George Barna found some interesting statistic related to short term mission trips. After reading it how can we improve on the long term affects of short term mission trips?
Who takes short term mission trips?
9% of American adults
>> only 3.5% of American adults went in the last 5 years
11% of churchgoers
23% evangelical Christians
12% of Mosaics (ages 18-24)
9% of Busters (ages 25-43)
7% of Boomers (ages 44-62)
9% of Elders (ages 63+)
How do short-term mission trips affect those who go?
75% say the experience changed their life in some way
25% say it helped them become more aware of other people’s struggles
16% say it taught them more about poverty, justice, or the world
11% say it increased their compassion
9% say it enriched their faith
9% say it broadened their spiritual understanding
5% say it boosted their financial generosity
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