Sources: Various
What’s going on in the short-term mission movement now that most trips are canceled? Missio Nexus did a survey of short-term mission sending agencies and published a report. Today (May 27) Missio Nexus will host an online discussion about this research and about COVID-19 and short-term missions in general. Sorry for the last-minute mention, but you can probably find the recording later.
Yesterday (May 26) The Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Mission did a webinar encouraging us all to ask why we do mission trips and if we can accomplish these purposes without people traveling. You can watch it on their Facebook page or on Vimeo, or find the recording on their website later. It’s called “You Don’t Have to Go to Give.” (No, the bottom line wasn’t “just send us your money.”)
The Upstream Collective is giving away a seven-page PDF download exploring how and why you might want to take your people on a virtual short-term trip. No cost, but you’ll have to give them your contact info.
See also this roundup of articles (including one of ours) about coronavirus and canceled travel from Rachel Pieh Jones.