TransforMission: Making Disciples through Short-Term Missions

by Michael S. Wilder, Shane W. Parker

Remarkably, thirty percent of North American teenagers—millions of people between the ages of 13 and 17—have engaged in religious missions or service projects. Building on this statistic, the authors of TransforMission believe that short-term mission is one way God is taking the gospel to the nations and, concurrently, transforming the lives of these student participants. Writing to youth ministers, missiologists, church leaders, adult volunteers, and post-high school students, they assess strategies for further promoting this kind of involvement by exploring several • What mechanisms is God employing to achieve this advance in mission? • What is taking place in the lives of believers who are obediently participating in the fulfillment of the Great Commision? • What are the theological and theoretical foundations for the life transformation that is occurring? • What is the most effective means of conducting short-term mission experiences?

256 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2010

Reviews

[Jon · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a solid book on short term missions. However, it took me a while to get through it, which is never a good sign. It's solid in its biblical and statistical analysis of short term mission teams and gives helpful tips to those thinking of leading them. There are important matters at stake when thinking through the reasons why short term missions exist and should continue. These guys articulate these matters well. Worth the read, just not as disjointed as I did. That's what I'd recommend.