Friday, August 29, 2008

OK, what is mission experience?

Now that is the million dollar question. What is mission experience?
To sum it up mission experience is the end to end experience (that is the the affect a mission has) of:
  • The missionary
  • Staff in the field
  • Local nationals who are partners in ministry
  • Ministry partners (NGO's, Churches, etc...)
  • Those being served
  • Support staff
  • Donors who support the mission

Throughout the lifecycle of a particular missionary undertaking whether it be a short term process, or multigenerational.

I will discuss more in depth as time progresses the importance of experience to each of the roles I described above as well as practical ways to enhance that experience.