| Is it for you? |
| Downloadable Short term Mission leaflet click 'here'. |
| What
is a short-term missionary? |
|
A short-term missionary spends a short period of time (perhaps a week, a
fortnight, a month or even a year) on a Christian project or in some form
of Christian service in the UK or overseas. |
| Can
I be a short-term missionary? |
| For St Peter’s to support you as a short-term missionary we ask only that you are a committed Christian, worshiping regularly at St Peter’s. |
| What
can I do? |
Volunteers get involved in a wide variety of short-term activities, these might include:
- Working with street children
- Building construction
- Evangelism
- Youth work and children’s work
- Medical work
- Parish work
- IT work
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| Who
can I work with? |
You must link up with a Christian organisation. This might be
- a missionary organisation
- an organised church group or
- a Church exchange programme with another Church.
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| Who
should I talk to? |
It is a good idea to discuss your ideas with
- Christian friends
- your family
- St Peter’s clergy
- your youth leader
- past short-term missionaries
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| What
else should I do? |
- Pray about your plans
- Share information about your ideas with others
- Tell your friends
- Seek advice from the Mission Committee
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| How
can I fund my short-term mission? |
You can raise funds through:
- Sponsored events
- Working
- Applying for grants or bursaries
- Applying to the Mission Committee
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| How
can the Mission Committee help? |
As the mission committee has met with many volunteers preparing for short-term mission, they can:
- Provide advice about organisations
- Help involve the Church
- Pray for you
- Assist with funding where appropriate – they will want to know what actions you are taking to arrange funding yourself.
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| How
do I apply to the Mission Committee? |
The Mission Committee will want to know what you are planning to do and why, and what assistance you require. You should
- Obtain a Short-term Mission application form from
- Complete it carefully and return it to Anne well in advance
|
To
contact the mission committee please phone or e-mail Anne
Hudson,
(phone number obtainable from the St Peter's
Parish Office) |
| Examples of organisations used by St Peter’s people for short-term mission activities
include: |
Other organisations: |
For more information click the name of the organisation that interests you.
CareForce (age 17-30)
CMS
Chinese Church Support Ministries
CRUSOE (age 14-20)
Habitat for Humanity
IFES (International branch of UCCF)
Latin Link
Leprosy Mission
Peckham Urban Mission Placement
Soul Time
Time for God (Gap Year)
UFM
World Horizons
Wycliffe
YWAM |
Other organisations:
Action Partners
Christians Abroad
Crosslinks (Smile projects)
Interserve
London City Mission
Scripture Union
Tearfund
WEC
Research Websites:
Mission Finder
Christian Vocations
Fund Raising: www.gapyear.com/fundraising
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