Dancing with the Elephant: True Partnership in Short-Term Missions
In 2001, I started teaching at Wheaton College, a Christian liberal arts school outside Chicago. I would often start my Introduction to...
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- Jan 18
Teachability in Short-Term Missions: Learning from what does and doesn’t work
Bonita Broadnax and Brian Fikkert, with Emily Carminati There’s something really strange about how the western church does short-term...
- Jan 13
Stop Calling it a “Short-Term Missions”
by Craig Greenfield Imagine if I were to write this letter to my local dentist: Dear Sir, I’d like to come and be a dentist for two...
- Dec 22, 2022
Choosing Humility: Working together for respectful short-term missions
by Danilo Cyruis, Clelie Cyrius, Stephanie Robinson, and David Sanon, with Andrea Sielaff In the story of missions, who are the central...
- Dec 16, 2022
Mutuality in Missions: A relational approach to short-term trips
by Robert Katende with Lisa San Martin The ways that Western churches do short-term missions are often criticized, and for good reasons....
- May 23, 2022
Steve Corbett
Steve Corbett is the Community Development Specialist for the Chalmers Center for Economic Development and an Assistant Professor in the...
- May 23, 2022
Brian Fikkert
Dr. Brian Fikkert is the Founder and President of the Chalmers Center for Economic Development at Covenant College (www.chalmers.org),...
- May 23, 2022
Bonita Broadnax
Bonita Broadnax is a former Section 8 property manager for a private affordable housing company in Chattanooga, TN. Prior to property...
- May 23, 2022
Megan Pratt
Serving as Faith to Action’s Director of Engagement, Megan has a passion for mobilizing the Church around best practices in global...
- May 23, 2022
Austin Robinson
Austin Robinson is the cofounder and Executive Director of Eternal Anchor, an NGO dedicated to alleviating the suffering caused by...
- May 23, 2022
Lisa San Martin
Originally from Seattle, Lisa San Martin has lived in British Columbia, Ukraine, and Argentina, for studies and service in...
- May 23, 2022
Craig Greenfield
Craig Greenfield is the founder of Alongsiders International, a grassroots discipleship movement of 8000 children and youth across Asia...
- May 23, 2022
Rachel Nesbitt
Rachel Nesbitt has a Masters degree from Northwest University in International Community Development and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology...
- May 23, 2022
Emily Carminati
Emily is a communications expert, community development practitioner, and writer working in an international ministry setting. She finds...
- May 23, 2022
Doug Volle
Doug Volle is a graduate of the International Community Development master’s program at Northwest University. He participated in...
- May 23, 2022
Robert Katende
Katende is best known as mentor to Phiona Mutesi, seen in the 2017 Disney movie, Queen of Katwe. Robert worked as a consultant, helping...
- May 23, 2022
Danilo Cyrius
Danilo Cyrius was born to help communities create more autonomy in their lives. He is the current Director of Operations for Konbit Haiti...
- May 23, 2022
David Sanon
David Sanon has been a community development practitioner for 15 years. He has overseen multiple areas of water, sanitation, and hygiene...
- May 23, 2022
Sylvia Ramquist
Sylvia Ramquist grew up in a missionary family, invested 20 years as a missionary in Japan, and currently serves in local and global...
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