The potential for good that short-term trips hold calls for continued refining, correction, and improvement. To do this well, trip organizers and participants must have a clear sense of how to plan, prepare for, and carry out their service in ways that ensure the safety and lasting well-being of children, families, and their communities.
In this guide are 8 principles of better practice that provide a framework for preparing, leading, and planning a short-term missions trip. Along with these 8 principles, we point to a more in-depth document providing 10 alternative models and 6 case studies for wiser, more fruitful short-term mission trips.
