how to plan a mission trip
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HOW toPLAN a
TRIPMISSION
Change the Focus From
“Where to Go?” to “Let’s Make Disciples”
When thinking about mission trips, don’t get caught in the short-sighted thinking of just planning a trip
As you ponder the trip being one aspect of discipleship, consider these things:
A ProgressionHow can your students plug into the existing community outreach of your church or help advance it?
Build toward that trip with some late winter and spring service projects in your own backyard
Plan to go back to those service
projects in August – October
A RhythmYou might consider a very local mission trip for your students in middle school, then a regional one for grades 9 and 10 and a longer distance trip for your older students
No matter where you live
You can find first/second generation immigrants
Youth Unlimited has some SERVE locations that include cross-cultural learning
Your TeachingOur mission trip and service projects are like fence posts
Talk about or even bring in and interview
the business leader
Who sees their career as missions or the pregnancy center director or the prayer
warrior for your missionaries, etc
If you’re planning a trip and are planning to come to
YOUTH UNLIMITED’S SERVE mission trips, keep in mind:
The Resource Box is full of great
helps
Check dates with
parents early in
the process
Consider distance
and destinatio
n
Budget carefully
Raise prayer
support as well
Plan your post-trip
process in three parts
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Youth Unlimited provides week-long mission experiences for middle and high school age
students. We passionately strive to help youth leaders challenge youth to commit their lives to
Jesus Christ and transform this world for him.
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