by Josiah Holland

Our friends at Standards of Excellence in Short Term Mission (SOE) are hosting a series of webinars throughout 2019, and here is what they’ll be covering:

• January 22, 2019 – Evaluating Your STM Program 
• February 12, 2019 – Practical ways to address poverty through STMs
• March 12, 2019 – Virtual Training and Electronic Resources 
• April 9, 2019 – Responding to Natural Disasters: “how and when should we get involved?
• May 14, 2019 – Conflict Resolution
• June 11, 2019 – How Churches and Agencies Can Work Together
• August 13, 2019 – Evaluating your Mission Trip
• September 10, 2019 – Evaluating Your Training: criteria for an excellent team training
• October 8, 2019 – Are Your Mission Trips Using the Right Methods?
• November 12, 2019 – Effective Discipleship in mission trips

To access these webinars, you have to a member of SOE.  You can visit their website at SOE.org to learn more about the organization and what it takes to become a member.

I’ve highlighted the March topic because I’ll be on the panel discussion.

If you’re a short-term mission trip leader or coordinator interested in learning more about any of these topics from our perspective, we encourage you to consider membership with SOE, but we’d also be more than happy to share what we know. Email support@xpculture.com to start the conversation, or send us a message below.