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Morning Seminar – May 7, 2008

Morning Seminar – May 7, 2008. Missiology Journal – January ‘08. Short-Term Missions. “They See Everything, and Understand Nothing”: Short-Term Mission and Service Learning By Robert J. Priest and Joseph Paul Priest. Short-Term Missions - Research.

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Morning Seminar – May 7, 2008

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  1. Morning Seminar – May 7, 2008 Missiology Journal – January ‘08

  2. Short-Term Missions • “They See Everything, and Understand Nothing”: Short-Term Mission and Service Learning • By Robert J. Priest and Joseph Paul Priest

  3. Short-Term Missions - Research • Surveyed students from 48 seminaries (1935 total surveys, 1375 from MDiv students) • Also surveyed Christian college students for a total sample of 5,270.

  4. Short-Term Missions - Results • 1.5 million Americans on STM each year. • 51% of all MDiv students . Similar % for undergraduate students (30-70% range) • Median cost of a STM trip is between $1000-$1500. • Length of trip: • 11% 1-6 days • 27% 7-9 days • 34% 10-14 days • 15% 15-30 days

  5. Short-Term Missions - Results • Mexico clearly the #1 destination (more than 25% of total trips) • Other top 10 destinations: • Dominican Republic • Canada • Honduras • Jamaica • Guatemala • UK • Costa Rica • China • Peru

  6. Short-Term Missions - Results • Only 13% go to a country within the 10/40 window. • 3.5% travel to the least evangelized world (World A). • 12.5% travel to the somewhat evangelized (World B). • 84% travel to the most evangelized (World C).

  7. Short-Term Missions - Results • “There is a marked divide between scholars and practitioners, between missiology and short-term mission.” • “STM leaders often avoid missiology, and missiologists avoid STM.” • “There has been a failure on the part of missiologists to recognize the strategic value of working closely with this new movement.”

  8. Short-Term Missions - Questions • How can STM be better utilized in mission mobilization? • How can STM be better utilized in mission training? • How can STM be better utilized in mission strategy?

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