Glenabbey church - short term mission team


global outreach	/ short term mission team:

Our aim is "To see people engage with God's work Globally via the local church"

Short-term mission trips are a proven tool for mobilizing the Church towards greater involvement in missions. At the moment Glenabbey has two primary objectives:

90% of our young people experience a short-term mission trip. It is also part of our desire to see an increase in adult involvement in short-term missions.
to identify and develop long-term missionaries.

The primary strategy of Glenabbey Church is to send out short-term teams to mission fields where Glenabbey has already invested, or plans to invest, in long-term fields, either in partnership with other churches or our own.

We feel the benefits to this strategy are numerous. As a church short-term team members often make a strong connection with the country and people they have personally seen and therefore become more effective prayer and financial supporters of our long-term mission fields. They may develop enough of a heart for missions that they would consider preparing to join one of our fields as a long-term worker. The larger congregation is mobilized indirectly by the enthusiasm of the team as well as the spiritual impact made on both the team members and the nationals that our long-term team is striving to reach.

So you want to know what we mean by short-term missions? How well do you know your poetry? Rudyard Kipling (no, not the baker) writes:

"I keep six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and Who"

What (we do)

Send you outside your cultural experience and your comfort zones

Why (we do it)

Many reasons! Here are 3 for starters:
Gobal Awareness - enlarge your perspective
Share Faith - what does Jesus mean to you
Practical Help/Support - the need is plenty

When (we do it)

Usually UK summer time (June - Aug) & UK autumn time (Sept - Nov)

How (we do it)

By working along side local churches, helping local people to build real Christian community

Where (we do it)

Europe, India, Africa, USA

Who (we work with)

Youth - Junior (11-14 age group), Senior (15-18), Student (18-25), Adults (25+)

Short term mission opportunities for 2008
To find out more about Short term mission opportunities for 2008 please read the attached brochure (PDF).

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