“Tim Dearborn is extraordinarily wise. This workbook is an outstanding guide to help all Christians think more thoroughly about our mission in the world—wherever and however we serve. The questions in this manual are useful for each of us personally, for discussion groups, for congregations. They challenge our assumptions, upset our provincialisms, widen our horizons, and deepen our visions. Most of all, this guide ushers us into following Jesus more faithfully—globally and locally.”
-- Marva Dawn, author of How Shall We Worship?
“Tim Dearborn is extraordinarily wise. This workbook is an outstanding guide to help all Christians think more thoroughly about our mission in the world—wherever and however we serve. The questions in this manual are useful for each of us personally, for discussion groups, for congregations. They challenge our assumptions, upset our provincialisms, widen our horizons, and deepen our visions. Most of all, this guide ushers us into following Jesus more faithfully—globally and locally.”
-- Marva Dawn, author of How Shall We Worship?
"Tim is a lifelong friend who never fails to inspire. I am thrilled to see an updated version of his practical and deceptively simple book. Via simulations, discussion questions, and the study of Scripture, mission groups are able to process the joys and frustrations of doing ministry together. The book is so full of gems that it's hard to count them all!"
-- Alec Hill, president emeritus, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
"Tim Dearborn's insightful knowledge on short-term missions coupled with years of field experience and leading mission trips internationally qualifies him to write on a subject that still continues to be relevant in advancing God's great kingdom enterprise in a fast-changing world today. This new workbook as an essential tool for separating the 'wheat from the chaff' in short-term missions because it provides the best platform for inducting not only the participants but also the churches, mission agencies, and organizations that are involved in short-term missions. This is a must-read and should be second only to the Bible for short-term missionaries. I strongly recommend it."
-- Daniel Muvengi, World Vision International, East Africa Regional Director, Faith & Development, former participant and trainer in Short-Term Mission, FOCUS Kenya
"Tim Dearborn's insightful knowledge on short-term missions coupled with years of field experience and leading mission trips internationally qualifies him to write on a subject that still continues to be relevant in advancing God's great kingdom enterprise in a fast-changing world today. This new workbook as an essential tool for separating the 'wheat from the chaff' in short-term missions because it provides the best platform for inducting not only the participants but also the churches, mission agencies, and organizations that are involved in short-term missions. This is a must-read and should be second only to the Bible for short-term missionaries. I strongly recommend it."
-- Daniel Muvengi, World Vision International, East Africa Regional Director, Faith & Development, former participant and trainer in Short-Term Mission, FOCUS Kenya
"If we Christians are not personally engaged in God's great mission in the world, we have missed the very thing God created us to do. But doing what we were made for isn't always easy. Traveling to the hard places and entering other cultures to witness and to serve can be fraught with challenges. And how we do it has everything to do with the impact we have as ambassadors of Christ. This classic guide from my dear friend Tim Dearborn continues to be an excellent resource for preparing your most important missions tool—your heart."
-- Richard Stearns, president emeritus of World Vision United States, author of The Hole in Our Gospel
"If we Christians are not personally engaged in God's great mission in the world, we have missed the very thing God created us to do. But doing what we were made for isn't always easy. Traveling to the hard places and entering other cultures to witness and to serve can be fraught with challenges. And how we do it has everything to do with the impact we have as ambassadors of Christ. This classic guide from my dear friend Tim Dearborn continues to be an excellent resource for preparing your most important missions tool—your heart."
-- Richard Stearns, president emeritus of World Vision United States, author of The Hole in Our Gospel
“This workbook is really a complete resource kit to help the short-term ministry team prepare themselves culturally and spiritually for their service. It provides just what is needed (and what we have lacked)—a program of preparation and reflection that will help turn the short-term ministry into preparation for a lifetime of service. Don’t leave home without it.”
-- Bill Dyrness, author of Changing the Mind of Missions
“This workbook is really a complete resource kit to help the short-term ministry team prepare themselves culturally and spiritually for their service. It provides just what is needed (and what we have lacked)—a program of preparation and reflection that will help turn the short-term ministry into preparation for a lifetime of service. Don’t leave home without it.”
-- Bill Dyrness, author of Changing the Mind of Missions
“Tim Dearborn’s very helpful workbook draws on over twenty-five years of experience in enabling the Western church to relate in partnership for mission with the church and mission groups in the non-Western world. The workbook focuses on the key issue in short-term missions: the challenge of crossing into a different culture. It leads the short-term mission aspirant through a practical and theoretically rigorous learning process. It enables the short-term mission team member to discern the richness of the gospel as experienced and lived out by people of many cultures. I commend this book warmly.”
-- Vinay Samuel, founder, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies
“Tim Dearborn’s very helpful workbook draws on over twenty-five years of experience in enabling the Western church to relate in partnership for mission with the church and mission groups in the non-Western world. The workbook focuses on the key issue in short-term missions: the challenge of crossing into a different culture. It leads the short-term mission aspirant through a practical and theoretically rigorous learning process. It enables the short-term mission team member to discern the richness of the gospel as experienced and lived out by people of many cultures. I commend this book warmly.”
-- Vinay Samuel, founder, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies
“‘Mission preparation’ is a spiritually invigorating, powerfully pragmatic exposure to effective global ministry. Captured passions turn into lifelong commitments; resources are maximized toward relevant actions. Tim is sharing a lifetime of wisdom. Don’t leave home without it.”
-- Robert A. Seiple, US Special Ambassador for Religious Freedom (retired), and founder and president, Institute for Global Engagement
"This is the best tool I’ve seen for preparing individuals for the entire short-term mission experience. The topics covered prepare the soil of one’s heart to allow the transformation process to begin. Don’t let a team leave without working through it!"
-- Bennie Ingraham, short-term mission coordinator, Menlo Church, and cochair, National Short-Term Mission Conference
"This is the best tool I’ve seen for preparing individuals for the entire short-term mission experience. The topics covered prepare the soil of one’s heart to allow the transformation process to begin. Don’t let a team leave without working through it!"
-- Bennie Ingraham, short-term mission coordinator, Menlo Church, and cochair, National Short-Term Mission Conference
"Tim is a lifelong friend who never fails to inspire. I am thrilled to see an updated version of his practical and deceptively simple book. Via simulations, discussion questions, and the study of Scripture, mission groups are able to process the joys and frustrations of doing ministry together. The book is so full of gems that it's hard to count them all!"
-- Alec Hill, president emeritus, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
