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The Essential Guide to the Short Term Mission Trip

• Paperback - 240 pages Spiral edition (January 1998)
• Moody Press; ISBN: 0802425267
• Dimensions (in inches): 0.96 x 9.00 x 6.53

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David Forward has written a practical guide for short-term missionaries and their team leaders, a response to the modern-day phenomena in missions of sending increasing numbers of volunteers to undertake specific, time-limited missions projects.

This book covers the biblical basis for missions, the invaluable tips on how to plan and operate mission trips, and useful anecdotes from numerous other teams that help you avoid the common mistakes they which they had not made.

Here’s what others said about The Essential Guide to the Short-Term Mission Trip:

“David Forward has done a great service to the body of Christ in writing The Essential Guide to the Short-Term Mission Trip. I commend this book to all who are thinking about crossing borders or cultures to share the good news of Christ.”   --- Robert A. Seiple, President, World Vision, Inc.

“This book will take you step by step along the creative path towards making your next short-term mission trip a Kingdom-building experience.” --- Dr. Tony Campolo, professor of Sociology and president of EAPE 

“David Forward’s book gives a Biblical foundation and the practical steps needed to enter the international arena of short-term missions as an effective player. Trainers of short-term missionaries will find this an excellent resource of practical steps for developing an international missions outreach from their local church.” --- Dr. Elizabeth R. Lightbody, Professor of World Missions, Moody Bible Institute.    

“”This is an outstandingly practical and new resource for short-term mission teams. It will motivate and prepare them for the trips they are about to embark upon. This book is very practical and the anecdotes add so much to make it come alive.” --- Carolyn Koons, Executive Director, Institute for Outreach Missions, Azusa Pacific University

“David Forward has given us a book that raises the vision for missionary outreach, and then empowers us to fulfill that vision effectively. His guide is desperately needed in so many churches.  I’m so glad he didn’t wait any longer to write it! Take full advantage of it.” --- David Bryant, founder and president, Concerts of Prayer International.

“My hope is that sending agencies and hosting missions alike will derive substantial benefits from using David Forward’s richly detailed, step-by-step approach to planning a successful short-term mission experience.”--- Millard Fuller, founder and president, Habitat for Humanity International.