HOW toPLAN a

TRIPMISSION

Change the Focus From

“Where to Go?” to “Let’s Make Disciples”

When thinking about mission trips, don’t get caught in the short-sighted thinking of just planning a trip

As you ponder the trip being one aspect of discipleship, consider these things:

A ProgressionHow can your students plug into the existing community outreach of your church or help advance it?

Build toward that trip with some late winter and spring service projects in your own backyard

Plan to go back to those service

projects in August – October

A RhythmYou might consider a very local mission trip for your students in middle school, then a regional one for grades 9 and 10 and a longer distance trip for your older students

No matter where you live

You can find first/second generation immigrants

Youth Unlimited has some SERVE locations that include cross-cultural learning

Your TeachingOur mission trip and service projects are like fence posts

Talk about or even bring in and interview

the business leader

Who sees their career as missions or the pregnancy center director or the prayer

warrior for your missionaries, etc

If you’re planning a trip and are planning to come to

YOUTH UNLIMITED’S SERVE mission trips, keep in mind:

The Resource Box is full of great

helps

Check dates with

parents early in

the process

Consider distance

and destinatio

n

Budget carefully

Raise prayer

support as well

Plan your post-trip

process in three parts

yu@youthunlimited.org 616.241.5616

Youth Unlimited provides week-long mission experiences for middle and high school age

students. We passionately strive to help youth leaders challenge youth to commit their lives to

Jesus Christ and transform this world for him.

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