Handpicked links to websites on the following topics:
- Locating an Opportunity
- Articles
- Researching Countries
- Researching People Groups
- Training Resources
- Travel Health, Passports, Visas, Etc.
- Associations and Conferences
- Long-term Cross-cultural Service
Disclaimer: ShortTermMissions.com does not endorse the websites linked below. ShortTermMissons.com is not responsible for the content found on these websites. The links are solely provided as a helpful resource.
Locating an opportunity:
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Association of Gospel Rescue Missions Directory
Inner city rescue missions throughout North America. -
Mission Next
A service designed to provide Christian adults information and challenge for processing and discovering ministry opportunities in the missions enterprise – short-term or as a next career. -
Medical Opportunities
For serious medical involvement visit: www.MedicalMissions.com and www.healthenations.com/links.html. -
Mission Finder
Search through hundreds of short-term, medical, domestic and international mission trips including orphanages. Extensive directory of links and ministry opportunities categorized by skill. -
Oscar: The UK Information Service for World Mission
Your gateway to useful UK information, advice and resources; includes lists of mission organizations and job openings. -
ShortTermMissions.com’s Search Tool for Mission Trips
Full details on 1000+ one-week to three-year short-term mission opportunities from over 100 mission organizations. Search by length, country, region, start month, agency, or keyword.
Articles:
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Howard Culbertson’s Short-Term Missions Resources
Articles and training materials for people organizing and participating in short-term mission trips. -
Mission Frontiers
The news and issues bulletin of Frontier Ventures, formerly the U.S. Center for World Mission. -
Urbana’s Articles
Top quality articles on a wide range of topics related to missions.
Researching countries:
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CIA World Factbook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and international issues for 267 countries. -
CountryWatch
Provides critical country-specific intelligence and data to public and private sector organizations with overseas operations and global interests. -
The Library of Congress Country Studies
Presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world. -
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet’s online guide to the world. -
VirtualTourist
A worldwide travel community where travelers and locals share travel advice and experiences.
Researching people groups:
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Asia Harvest
Hundreds of prayer profiles (including many unreached people groups) are individual pages extracted from Asia Harvest publications. -
Joshua Project
Provides a complete list of the world's ethnic people groups with full profiles, country specific data, and basic status indicators.
Training resources:
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STEM International (Short-Term Evangelical Missions)
Mission trips, training and consulting, a well-stocked online bookstore. -
Articles from Building Church Leaders
Downloadable articles, previously published in Christianity Today and related publications, and designed to equip mission teams for effective service. -
STM Resource List
To download a PDF list of recommended short-term mission resources, go here.
Travel health, passports, visas, etc.:
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U.S. Department of State: Passports
Everything you need to know about how and where to get a U.S. passport. Includes downloadable applications as well as information on how to obtain a copy of your birth certificate. -
CDC Travelers’ Health
Official U.S. government health recommendations for traveling. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). -
Travisa
A commercial service that helps a person get passports and visas quickly. Includes visa information for every country. -
Yahoo! Finance: Currency Conversion
An easy-to-use currency converter. Simply select the currency you are converting from and the currency you are converting to.
Associations and conferences:
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Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Missions
An accrediting and resourcing body for those who send, receive, facilitate and support mission teams. - Best Practices for Christian Short-Term Healthcare Missions An international working group of Christian scholars, leaders and practitioners from diverse backgrounds seeking to promote best practices guidelines for the planning, execution, integration and follow-through of cross-cultural health missions.
Long-term cross-cultural service:
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Ask a Missionary
Provides answers from missionaries to frequently asked questions on topics like: support-raising, selecting an agency, the call, training, and singles/families concerns. -
The Journey Deepens Retreats
Weekend retreats to help prospective missionaries explore what it is like to be a missionary, discover whether a missionary or sender role is God's fit, and connect with mission agencies. -
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement
A course designed to help believers learn about God's heart for all nations and how believers worldwide can play an active role in the Great Commission. -
Go.Serve.Love.
Motivational stories for the aspiring missionary.