mission trips
Mission trips are an evangelical rite of passage for US teens – but why?
By Caroline R. Nagel — June 21, 2023
(The Conversation) — Today’s short-term missionaries continue a long legacy, but in a very different way.
Dodging dangers, mission groups weigh risks and rewards
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — August 15, 2018
(RNS) — This year's many pitfalls, from fuel price riots in Haiti to violent unrest in Nicaragua, have forced a fresh reckoning with thorny questions: How much risk is too much?
How to say no to racism and yes to God on your mission trip
By Anna Czarnik-Neimeyer — August 5, 2016
(RNS) Mission trips can be life-changing experiences, but it’s not acceptable for white learning and spiritual development to flourish at the expense of people of color.
Mission trips aren’t just for Christians anymore as Jews aim to ‘heal the world’
By Lauren Markoe — January 15, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) Proselytizing isn't part of Jewish DNA. But alumni say that synagogue-sponsored mission trips provide a hands-on way for Jews to fulfill the obligation of "tikkun olam," Hebrew for "heal the world."
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