Tim Carriker, a PCUSA missionary in Brazil, has been a number of posts to his blog on the pros and cons of short term mission. The post I linked to is a summary of the ones so far. I've really had my eyes opened to some of the downsides recently. Tim has given us a
Most of them are in a case study format (and a bit long for me), but I really liked the section he recently added on Myers Park Presbyterian Church. As I was skimming over the pictures, I noticed a former pastor of mine, Bob Breed. Bob is now the Pastor of Mission at Myers Park. Seeing Bob got me to take a closer look at the article. The best part of the post is the comment Tim adds at the end summarizing what made the Myers Park short term mission trip successful. It's nice and succinct, just the way I like it.
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