Christian Mission Trips

5 Reasons to Re Engage Mission Trips in 2022 In the wake of Covid-19, we've left so many important things behind. It's time to intentionally seek out the good and life-changing elements of mission trips we've been missing.

If One Part Suffers: Our Commitment to Fighting Racism and Injustice In seeking to DO JUSTICE, love mercy, and walk humbly with God, we feel compelled to continue this work until there is an end to racism, inequality, and unjust systems that are the opposite of the heart of Jesus.

The Best Mission Work You Can Do This Year Mission work centers around following the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and intentionally loving and serving others. Your mission could take you across the globe, but it's also just as likely to call you to serve others across the street.

How to Go on a Mission Trip You are well on your way to serving on a mission trip! Check out our the simple 3-step process to serving on a mission trip with Experience Mission.

Why Serve with a Missionary Organization? Selecting the right partner missionary organization can be a great first step in making sure you serve in a way that brings life to all involved.

How to Know If a Mission Trip is Right for You There are only 3 things you need in order to serve on a mission trip, and they are accessible to everyone.

What Mission Trips Mean to Us The members of our staff are all passionate about missions, but many do not have the opportunity to talk about it with those considering trips. Hear from some of the EM family what mission trips mean to them.

What I'm Grateful For This Thanksgiving Missions can't happen in the conventional way we think of it, but it can still happen right where we are.

13 Books to Help You Love Your Neighbor (and grow in your faith!) If you are looking for ways to grow in your faith and understanding of God and serving others, check out these recommendations.

Best Christian Gap Year Programs of 2021 & 2022 After the year we've all been through, there's no denying that we could all use a break. But a Gap Year is way more than just a break from normal life.

What to Know about Christian Travel 3 big ideas to consider as you decide whether or not to embark on a mission trip or a different Christian travel experience.

Why Go on a Mission Trip? It may be surprising that we think everyone should ask this question, but the honest truth is serving others on missionary trips in an unhealthy way can do more harm than good.

Is Missions about Social Justice or Evangelism? When I look at the life of Jesus, his example seems clear. He didn't just care about people's spiritual condition, but he cared about their social and physical needs as well.

How to Select a Partner Organization for Church Mission Trips Selecting the right partner missions organization can be a great first step in making sure you serve in a way that brings life to all involved, while also removing the burden of putting it all together yourself.

How to Take a Christian Gap Year While gap years can take many forms, this "Year on Pause" is a chance to pursue your passions, discover your unique gifts, and hopefully, mature and grow in your faith.

Best Mission Trips in Latin America Latin America is full of beauty, culture, and people who are bursting with love for others. Where should you start?

5 Virtual Mission Trip Fundraising Ideas We want to be a resource for all mission trip teams and individual participants as we all navigate this unknown situation together.

20 Ways to Fundraise for Your Mission Trip During a Pandemic 20 great fundraising ideas that help mission trip volunteers be creative and fundraise effectively within the limitations of stay at home orders or bans on large gatherings.

Resources for Fighting Racism and Injustice Books and films that introduce topics of racism and injustice, tell important stories and invite you to engage in the work of sacrificially loving your neighbors. Every single one.

10 Best High School Mission Trips During this time of life, mission trips can be an incredibly impactful way to challenge students and help them engage deeply with service at a local and global level — and that’s worth pursuing.

Top Mission Trips to Take Post Grad If you are post-grad and think it’s too late to travel, it’s not! Take three months to explore the world, and see the heart of God in new and exciting places. It may be scary to take the leap of faith, but I guarantee you will never regret it.

5 Steps to Serving Others Well As followers of Christ, we know that we are called to serve others, but how does this translate in our complicated cultural context?

‘These People’ Have Names Most of the time I view my life with me at the center. And if we’re not careful, we can take this perspective with us into missions, accidentally overlooking the very people we desire to know and serve.

5 Myths About Taking a Gap Year More and more young adults are committing to spend a year abroad, but there are still a lot of unhelpful myths surrounding the choice to do a Gap Year.