1. INSPIRE | EQUIP | CONNECT |

2. Planning and Leading a Great Mission Trip April 22, 2015 A webinar from Presbyterian World Mission

3. To provide mission trip leaders with tools and tips for leading short-term mission trips

4. Panelists Ellen Sherby Coordinator, Equipping for Mission Involvement Presbyterian World Mission Elizabeth Little Church Support Associate for the East Presbyterian Mission Agency Rev. Sara Armstrong and Rusty Edmondson Mission co-workers in Peru Presbyterian World Mission

5. To submit a question for Q&A, type your question into the box at the bottom of your GoToWebinar box, located at the right-hand side of your screen. Also use this feature if you have a technical question concerning today’s webinar. Submitting a Question

6. Short-term mission today $1.6 billion spent on projects alone 2 million from the U.S. to international sites

7. The fantastic, the good and the not-so-good Doing a better job leading STM trips: leading groups in learning and reflecting Short-term mission today

8. Learning and Reflecting Before the Trip Commitment to meet – Team building – Orientation Prayer

9. Purpose of trip Defining expectations Studying the culture and history Faith stories Learning and Reflecting Before the Trip

10. Learning and Reflecting During the Trip On-site orientation – History, culture, politics, local customs – Balanced and flexible schedule – Serving alongside the site host

11. Learning and Reflecting During the Trip Learning through personal connection – Fun time with site hosts – Cooking and eating together with site hosts – Limited time on social media Daily reflection – Debriefing – Devotional time

12. Personal care Personal challenges Storytelling Learning and Reflecting After the Trip

13. Resources pcusa.org/missionresources pcusa.org/missiontrips – tools for trip leaders Serving with Eyes Wide Open: Doing Short- Term Mission with Cultural Intelligence by David A. Livermore Helping without Hurting in Short-Term Missions: Leader’s Guide, by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert To sign up for Mission Crossroads magazine and for WM e-news: pcusa.org/missioncrossroads

14. Q&A

15. Save the Date pcusa.org/mission-magnified Registration opens May 30!

16. Closing

17. Contact Christine Coy Fohr with suggestions for future webinars: christine.coyfohr@pcusa.orgchristine.coyfohr@pcusa.org or 502-569-5391

18. Contact information Ellen Sherby – Coordinator, Equipping for Mission Involvement ellen.sherby@pcusa.org Elizabeth Little – Church Support Associate (East) elizabeth.little@pcusa.org Rev. Sara Armstrong and Rusty Edmondson – Mission co-workers, Peru dos_zapatos@yahoo.com