Excellence in Missions: 7 Standards [INFOGRAPHIC]

We’re all about bringing you tools you can use to truly go there, serve Him, and love them well. So we’ve partnered with Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Mission to bring you today’s (totally printable) infographic: 7 Standards of Excellence in Missions.

Then why do standards like these matter?

You might feel frustrated, too, by patronizing “help” that actually hurts. Or by work that makes us feel better but makes them worse. Or by global work that continues cycles of poverty. Maybe you’re angered by missions trips cannibalizing local employment, or blind to cultural norms so people are turned off to the Gospel. [su_pullquote align=”right”]Christianity, done well, doesn’t destroy culture. Christianity makes culture come alive–and development, too.[/su_pullquote]

That’s why excellence in missions needs center stage. 

Because loving well matters. And serving our King with excellence matters. Christianity, done well, doesn’t destroy culture. Christianity makes culture come alive–and development, too.

7 Standards of Excellence in missions

So when you’re wondering if your efforts–or the organization you’re thinking of going with– are on the right track to sustainable, effective outcomes? Check out these 7 critical standards for excellence in missions.

And print these standards here!

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