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Many of us who have invested in students and their families over the years have experienced first hand the impact that mission projects and trips have on their lives as individuals and as families. Personally, some of my most memorable ministry moments took place during intentional missional practice both domestically and internationally. One of my friends Tiffany Smith, Missions Mobilization Associate for the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, compiled the following, valuable information on mobilizing your students in Gospel-centered, mission projects and trips in 2010.
Youth Mission Options
Texas Connections
• Brent and Savannah Sorrels, Port Arthur, TX.
They have plenty of space for teams to stay, and there are twelve individual shower stalls built into the facility at the partner church, Trinity Baptist Church in Port Arthur. Our primary focus is “international missions without leaving Texas,” and includes Vietnamese and Indian outreach efforts. All kinds of teams are welcome – youth, adult, family, small or large. Ministry opportunities include prayerwalking, evangelism, VBS, service projects, etc.
Phone: (409) 293-3950
Email: outreach2pa@sbcglobal.net
Also, there will be a Powerplant youth mission week in Port Arthur, TX – June 7-12, 2010!
• Carl & Kerry Lorey – they are church planters in Dallas, TX working with Bhutanese refugees. This is really a cross-cultural experience right here at home. They LOVE having volunteer teams come and help! There are opportunities to do all sorts of different projects. Contact the Loreys to see what would work best for your team. They are excellent at providing training and debriefing with the teams, too!
Phone: 972-951-9630
Email: carllorey@sbcglobal.net
HIS BridgeBuilders, Dallas, TX
• H.I.S. BridgeBuilders exists to build bridges of love, one life at a time. Through these bridges of love come relationships that can truly transform communities and cities for Christ. Scripture is clear about believers working together towards this goal. We have all been given different talents and gifts that we are to use for his service. BridgeBuilders has many opportunities that will fit your gifting, level of commitment and personal schedule. Please look at the Volunteer Opportunities to see how your gifting can be used within the ministry of H.I.S. BridgeBuilders.
For further information contact Roger Sappington, Director of Spiritual Development -
Email: rsappington@hisbb.org
Phone: 1-214-377-1554
Or go to http://hisbridgebuilders.org/
Church Plant:
• The Crossroads Community Church, Anna, TX; Shawn Kemp, pastor
Email: shawnkemp@hotmail.com
Phone: 903.893.8783
Houston’s First Baptist Church
• Houston’s First Baptist Church has ongoing ministries in the community to strategically reach the lost for Christ. They will accept teams all year round for prayerwalking, church planting, Outreach ministries, Muslim or People group outreach, etc. The church has facilities to house teams with a special rate to accommodate mission volunteers. This is a perfect mission opportunity for youth, college, adults, family mission groups, & senior citizens.
• July 10th-17th, 2010 – Houston Summer Project – In addition to the ongoing ministry throughout the year, HFBC has a special event outreach designed for youth – The Houston Summer Project. Go check out their website: www.HoustonProject.org The dates are July 10-17th and the cost is $175 per student including meals, lodging, training, and a portion of the ministry costs. Smaller teams and individuals could merge with others in order to assist with transportation and ministry needs. Here is the link for the schedule and details: http://www.houstonproject.org/hp_1.html This evangelistic summer project is a strategic nine-day period where 800 students and adults will experience evangelistic instruction and field training in Houston, Texas. This ministry takes place in declining churches as well as strategic new church start areas. For information with the ongoing options or the Houston Summer Project, contact Becky Parker.
Email: becky.parker@hfbc.org Phone: 713-681-8000
National Connections
Bill & Bettye Roberts – Native American Partnership Missions with NAMB
• Teams are needed to deliver items to small Indian churches on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico and to some Indian churches in Oklahoma. This is a great chance to share the Lord with the Indian people. Please contact Bill and Bettye – Phone: 903-364-2515 Email: wrobb@texoma.net
Hudson Baptist Association, Schenectady, NY
• Hudson Baptist Association exists to facilitate the starting and strengthening of churches. New York’s state capital, Albany, is the heart of our area in which only 2% of the people have a personal relationship with Christ. Fifteen churches have been planted since 2000 as we partner to engage every one of the 1.4 million people in New York’s capital region with the Good News of Jesus Christ. CONTACT: Sean Pierce, 518.355.4964; seanpierce@hbany.net
Power Plant – PowerPlant is a new student missions initiative of the North American Mission Board. At a PowerPlant event, participants will be taught evangelism skills and church planting principles. They will work alongside church planters on ministry teams that will be involved in survey work, vbs, sports camps, servant evangelism, and more. For more information & registration, please go to the website to look at the list of 2010 Projects.
June 7-12 June 14-19
Port Arthur, TX St. Louis, MO
Memphis, TN Atlanta, GA
Savannah, GA Phoenix, AZ
Indianapolis, IN
June 21-26 July 5-10
Denver, CO Seattle, WA
Greenville, SC Nashville, TN
Philadelphia, PA Ottawa, ON (Canada)
July 12-17 July 19-24
San Francisco, CA Los Angeles, CA
Charleston, WV Cincinnati, OH
Chicago, IL Madison, WI
Families on Mission
Families on Mission is a pre-packaged, week-long (Saturday through Thursday) family mission opportunity that allows mom, dad, and grandparents to model an on-mission lifestyle for their children and grandchildren. Parents and grandparents have the unique privilege to be “hands on” as they guide their family through devotions, missions awareness, mission projects, worship, family small group discussions, and interaction with resident missionaries and the community. Mission activities include acts of kindness and other evangelism events, light construction and painting, yard work, prayer walking, Vacation Bible School, sports camps, block parties, and others. Children must have completed kindergarten in order to participate. For more information and registration, please go to the website to look at the list of 2010 Projects.
June 6-11 Blue Ridge, Georgia June 13-18 Big Stone Gap, Virginia
June 20-25 Helen, Georgia July 11-16 Hannibal, Missouri
July 18-23 Broken Arrow, Oklahoma July 25-30 Shelby County, Alabama
International Connections
Mexico
• Operation GO Mexico is an exciting, Bible based, evangelistic, and aggressively missional church planting plan that works in cooperation with the IMB, SBTC, and the Mexican Baptist Convention. Our ministry will work for your church in developing, training, planning and facilitating a mission trip into Mexico that will be “in strategy” with our partners.
Contact: Mike Due, SBTC Mexico Consultant, Port Arthur, TX; mikedue@mac.com; (409) 293-3864
Mexico-Texas Border-First Baptist Church, Brownsville
• Our purpose is to fulfill the Great Commission in the Rio Grande Valley and Mexico by furnishing affordable effective mission opportunities for church groups that fosters a life-changing experience for volunteers that encourages a calling to missions. Our Mission Outreach Center offers two types of missions program opportunities: 1) Summer Youth Program and 2) year-round Mexico Mission Program.
For further information contact the pastor, Steve Dorman. Phone: 1-956-542-5334 Or go to www.fbcbrownsville.org
International World Changers
(for youth/college groups or youth/college individuals)
International World Changers exists to see men and women, young and old, from every nation, tribe and tongue come to salvation through Jesus Christ. We seek to do this by:
• Providing high school and college groups and individual students with a short-term, hands-on missions experience that results in meeting the real needs, both physical and spiritual, of people.
• Partnering with Southern Baptist missionaries and national believers to help them accomplish their goals and strategies in reaching people groups and starting new churches
• Promoting a lifestyle of missions awareness and involvement to students and their leaders in churches, youth groups and campus ministries.
For information about 2010 locations & registration, please go to: http://www.thetask.org/iwc
Don’t see the overseas area you are interested in??? We can connect you!
The SBTC partners with the International Mission Board which has over 5,000 missionaries all over the world. If you are interested in connecting with a missionary in a particular area, then please contact Tiffany Smith and she will assist you in partnering with an overseas missionary and/or planning & preparing for your trip. We can do cross-cultural training for your volunteer team before you go overseas as well.
Tiffany’s contact info is:
Email: tsmith@sbtexas.com
Phone: 817-552-2500
Twitter: www.twitter.com/tiffanydsmith
Facebook: www.facebook.com/tiffanydsmith
Resources! Resources! Resources!
Need Training Resources??? Try these:
Online:
1. Fundraising Ideas/Resources: http://www.thetask.org/youth/IWC/fundraising.asp
2. Pre-Project Study:
From the International Mission Board: http://thetask.org/youth/IWC/preprojectstudy.htm
3. Becoming a World Christian downloads from the IMB: http://thetask.org/students/G_Passion/default.htm
Topics include: Prayer, God’s Passion, Bible Studies, Debt & Becoming a World Christian
Helpful Books:
For the Leader:
1. 
Serving with Eyes Wide Open: Doing Short-term Missions with Cultural Intelligence by David A. Livermore.
If you are going overseas, this is a MUST for the leader. Excellent insight on how volunteer teams can inadvertently cause harm in missions. This book helps you as a leader be more insightful and wise when leading a team in a cross-cultural setting. The principles are also applicable to working with in Mexico or with people groups in the United States.
2. 
Preach & Heal: A Biblical Model for Missions by Charles Fielding, M.D. – With the push for “social justice” issues, this is an excellent resource for leaders wanting to learn to balance evangelism with social justice. Jesus sent His disciples to preach the kingdom of God and heal the sick. Jesus practiced both. This book explores the ideology and practical ways for balanced ministry so that you can effectively reach the lost.
3. Mission Trip Prep Kit – Leader’s Guide by Kevin Johnson. Complete preparation for your students’ cross-cultural experience.
4. The Complete Student Missions Handbook by Ridge Burns with Noel Becchetti. This book embeds some of the logistical preparation for a trip within Bible study lessons. There are some great ideas that a leader can extract and implement with his/her group preparation/planning for a mission trip – in the U.S. or overseas.
To share with the students:
1. God’s Heart for the Nations by Jeff Lewis. This is a great little book that
is easy to do a Bible study with the students or small group.
2. My Life His Mission: True Stories from Students Living on the Edge by Kim Davis. Selected stories and questions can be incorporated into a weekly lesson or you can work through the entire book with a small group or volunteer team.
3. Taking Prayer to the Streets by C. Thomas Wright. Prayerwalking – Many of the mission trips now include prayerwalking. What does that mean? How do you do it? This book will help you teach your students how to prayerwalk effectively. The ancient proverb says “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Prayer Journeys is one step to spiritual growth and renewal. This Prayer Journeys binder is for a teacher or prayer coordinator. It includes everything needed to help believers to pray for and share Jesus with people in the communities where they live, work, play and worship. There are 12 sessions, including an introduction, bibliography, and appendices. The sessions can be printed for free by clicking on the image.
Thanks Tiffany for such great information! If you want to contact her or follow her Twitter feed, her contact information is below.
Email: tsmith@sbtexas.com
Phone: 817-552-2500
Twitter: www.twitter.com/tiffanydsmith
Facebook: www.facebook.com/tiffanydsmith
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