Training Modules

Round Trip Missions: Module 1

Short-Term Missions, Long Lasting Change

By the end of this session, you will have been introduced to the trip you’re planning to go on and the schedule for getting ready, begun working together with and interacting with your team and started thinking about the cross-cultural nature of your missions trip.

Round Trip Missions: Module 3

Cross-Cultural Encounters

By the end of this session, you will have reflected on the unique model that we, as Christians, possess for crossing cultures, considered the strengths and weaknesses of your own culture as well as the culture you’re visiting, and committed to a few concrete strategies for relating to the people you will be serving.

Round Trip Missions: Module 5

Living With a Broader Perspective

By the end of this session, you will have shared with your group some of the formative experiences you’ve had on this trip, voiced the questions and challenges brought up by your experiences, and committed to new ways of living at home, in light of the things you’ve witnessed here.

Round Trip Missions: Module 2

The Preparations

By the end of this session, you will have a grasp on the practical things you need to address so you can go on your missions trip, discussed the values that will characterize your team’s preparation, and begun the most important work of preparation for missions: getting your heart ready for service.

Round Trip Missions: Module 4

Uprooted Emotions: Grounded Faith

By the end of this session, you will have discussed together how to handle the roller coaster of emotions that accompanies short-term missions, talked about the values that you want to characterize the culture of your team, and planned ways to debrief and process important events.

Trip Tips from Romy: Module 6

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