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Short-term missions


10 Relationship guidelines on mission projects (6/25/2006 by Seth Barnes)
5 Lessons from my worst short-term mission project (11/5/2007 by Seth Barnes)
A family mission trip - 3 years later (4/4/2009 by Seth Barnes)
Are short-term missions becoming faddish? (2/22/2007 by Seth Barnes)
Bangkok airport turmoil strands World Racers (11/30/2008 by Seth Barnes)
Confessions of a youth minister seeking good STMs (3/10/2007 by Seth Barnes)
Contingency planning on a short-term trip (7/27/2006 by Seth Barnes)
Cost-me-nothing missions (5/29/2007 by Seth Barnes)
Debriefing our World Race team (10/7/2008 by Seth Barnes)
Debriefing resources (7/1/2006 by Seth Barnes)
Doing Short-Terms Missions without Doing Long-Term Harm (4/26/2008 by Seth Barnes)
Evening ministry chaos on my project (12/20/2006 by Seth Barnes)
Excellence in short-term missions (11/16/2006 by Seth Barnes)
Excellent mission team prep (2/24/2007 by Seth Barnes)
Few Americans have gone on short-term missions (10/11/2008 by Seth Barnes)
Finding translators for mission projects (12/21/2006 by Seth Barnes)
Following up on your short-term trip (9/5/2008 by Seth Barnes)
Help clean up after hurricane Ike! (9/20/2008 by Seth Barnes)
Here’s an effective model of short-term missions (12/19/2006 by Seth Barnes)
How mission projects change lives (4/7/2008 by Seth Barnes)
How to communicate on a mission project (11/15/2007 by Seth Barnes)
How to follow up on your mission project (2/26/2007 by Seth Barnes)
Is it time to declare a mission trip moratorium? (6/15/2010 by Seth Barnes)
Leadership tips for great mission projects (4/1/2009 by Seth Barnes)
Life can be a Luke 10 adventure (1/13/2008 by Seth Barnes)
Limits of a U.S.-based mission trip (3/15/2007 by Seth Barnes)
Minimizing risk on a mission project (6/24/2006 by Seth Barnes)
Mission projects change lives (2/25/2009 by Seth Barnes)
Mission trips as spiritual formation (9/6/2010 by Seth Barnes)
Missionaries forgetting where they came from (9/10/2007 by Seth Barnes)
Mixed motives require a bait and switch (8/14/2006 by Seth Barnes)
My worst project - Lesson 1: Picking the wrong leaders (11/6/2007 by Seth Barnes)
My worst project - Lesson 2: Not matching setup to the expectations (11/8/2007 by Seth Barnes)
My worst project - Lesson 3: Poor planning (11/9/2007 by Seth Barnes)
My worst project - Lesson 4: Poor team preparation (11/10/2007 by Seth Barnes)
Our petty complaints (7/3/2007 by Seth Barnes)
Project leaders need to realize they’re on-stage (12/23/2006 by Seth Barnes)
Responding to critics of short-term missions (7/6/2009 by Seth Barnes)
Short-term missions as vacation (12/14/2009 by Seth Barnes)
Short-term missions done poorly (4/13/2008 by Seth Barnes)
Short-term missions in Time magazine (8/4/2007 by Seth Barnes)
Short-term missions should be about relationships (12/18/2006 by Seth Barnes)
Short-term missions should mobilize you for the kingdom (12/16/2006 by Seth Barnes)
Short-term missions trips continue to boom (7/14/2008 by Seth Barnes)
Short-term missions: Are one-week projects bad? (12/17/2006 by Seth Barnes)
The case for short-term missions (3/3/2008 by Seth Barnes)
The case for short-term missions, Pt. 2 (3/3/2008 by Seth Barnes)
The dangers of dependency on a mission trip (part 1) (3/12/2007 by Seth Barnes)
The dangers of dependency on a mission trip (part 2) (3/13/2007 by Seth Barnes)
The dangers of dependency on a mission trip (part 3) (3/14/2007 by Seth Barnes)
The future of short-term missions (5/4/2006 by )
The importance of prayer on a mission trip (2/2/2009 by Seth Barnes)
Two roles of a mission project leader (6/11/2006 by Seth Barnes)
VBS ladies – the pros and cons (12/22/2006 by Seth Barnes)
What are gringos good for? (3/15/2010 by Seth Barnes)
What does an excellent mission project look like? (2/23/2007 by Seth Barnes)
Why does the idea of a missions cruise turn my stomach? (4/22/2006 by )
Why go on a family mission trip? (2/11/2009 by Seth Barnes)
Why short-term mission trips work (2/17/2009 by Seth Barnes)
Why we didn't ask for money for Ike (10/4/2008 by Seth Barnes)
Yearning for a Matthew 10 experience (6/24/2007 by Seth Barnes)
You have to go out to go in (12/3/2008 by Seth Barnes)
Youth leader from Jamaica trip responds (7/8/2008 by Seth Barnes)