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Ed Smither | Making Progress

Short-term Missions serving Long-term Missions in Eastern Europe

10/1/2012

 
The following is an abstract of my article published in the October 2012 issue of Evangelical Missions Quarterly which can be fully accessed by subscription HERE.

Short-term missions (STMs), particularly from the United States, is a huge enterprise filled with the courageous stories of humble servants, but also the fun experiences of adventure seekers (Priest 2008, i-iv; Moreau 2008, 11-20; Livermore 2006, 43-108). The STM phenomenon raises important questions about both motivations for ministry and Christian stewardship. . . One of our biggest questions is how short-term work relates to long-term ministry. That is, how can a STM team helpfully contribute to long-term work, and how do we help short-termers become long-termers? . . . To illustrate this value and process, I would like to highlight a healthy model of a long-term team in Eastern Europe (we’ll call them “Go Global”) that effectively integrates STM work into their ongoing ministry. 

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