Mission trips and service projects can be meaningful for students—but planning them well takes more than good intentions. Brad M. Griffin chats with Carlos Piñero of YouthWorks and youth leaders Dick Lee and Jen Bradbury about why mission trips still have value in youth ministry today, and what the caveats are to that statement! They share real-world examples of some of their best practices from over the years, and what they are continuing to learn.  

This season explores mission trips, or service trips, and why they can still be a really valuable part of youth ministry. But the key, as we hear from youth pastors and ministry leaders, is that planning them well takes more than good intentions. Episodes in this season will explore cultural humility, alternative ideas to a trip, and how to process a trip with your students.  This season is brought to you by the On-The-Go Youth Leader resources Faith & Mission Collection (Discussion Guides, Prayer Activities, Youth Leader Guides), and created through support from Tenx10.

Mentioned in this episode:

00:00 - Introductions

05:33 - Why still do trips?

15:00 - How to prepare students to enter communities with humility

22:05 - Free Youth Leader Guide for Intergenerational Service Projects

22:32 - Practices for long-term discipleship vs. quick emotional highs

31:50 - Preparation, processing, and follow-up

40:33 - Final word: Why are mission trips still valuable?

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