Radstock Ministries

Posted by Brad Byrd.

Courtesy of John Piper and his team at the Desiring God blog, we plan to run a mini-series here on short-term missions. Short-term missions are a great way of growing mission and growing disciples, but they have their pitfalls. The following is taken by permission:

The last few decades have witnessed explosive growth in short-term missions as a strategy of the Western church for spreading the Gospel and serving the poor. Your church is probably sending teams out this summer.

As we approach this season, we want to direct your attention to articles that will challenge your assumptions about what it means to do short-term missions well. Many of us have made significant mistakes in the past, and some damage has likely been done. Thank God for his patience with us.

Please don’t receive these challenging articles as admonitions to drop short-term missions as a strategy. Rather, use them to think carefully and prayerfully about how your team should approach this task in a way that will honor the Lord and serve the cause of expanding the Kingdom.

Over the next four days, we will feature articles from some leaders who regularly address this topic.

Watch this space!