Stepping out : a guide to short term missions

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Why stepping out? / Jim Rogers. -- A long-term leader looks at short-term missions / John Kyle. -- Where are you stepping out?. -- Ready? A call to ordinary people / Douglas Millham. -- Does it work? / Greg Livingstone. -- Not thirsty, still hungry / Steven C. Hawthorne. -- Get set. Opening the world / Dick Staub. -- What to ask an agency: discovering the right information. -- Discovering the best short-term mission / Steven C. Hawthorne. -- Decision points: a worksheet to narrow down the choices. -- Make the right connections / Lucinda Secrest McDowell. -- How to talk with mission people / Gail C. Bennett. -- Jargon: a dictionary of basic mission terms. -- Bridge building / Paul Borthwick. -- Build bridges to your church. -- Get blessed before blasting off / Chris Stanton. -- Honoring parents / David M. Howard. -- God's pattern of provision / Roger Randall. -- Have fun getting funded / Chris Stanton. -- Go! Maximum short-term mission / Steve C. Hawthorne. -- Brokenness / George Verwer. -- Winning by losing / Loren Cunningham. -- Trial by team / Dave Hicks. -- Follow the leader / Stephen T. Hoke. Allies / Stephen T. Hokes. -- No longer strangers / Stephen T. Hoke. -- God's gift arrived first / Miriam Adeney. -- Taking marriage overseas / Dan and Bonnie Porter. -- Taking the kids / Joyce Bowers. -- Suddenly significant others / Teri Bulicek and Linda Olson. -- Prayer power / Robert Munger. -- Bible steady / Virgil Amos. -- Writers keepers / Mark Labberton. -- Some practical tips before you go. -- Great expectations / Bob Howell. -- Culture clash / Laurel A. Cocks. -- Preparation / Ray Howard. -- Entering "closed" countries / Steve Chism. -- Keeping healthy / Lynn Samaan. -- Twelve ways to ruin a short term: cross-cultural romance and other potential disasters. -- Expectation check: drawing hidden dreams and fears to the surface. -- My first night / Robert Hitching. -- Going on ... The homecoming / Roger Randall. -- Tell the story / Ron Blue. -- Evaluating your experience. -- Bouncing back / Stanley E. Lindquist and Daniel B. Peters. -- "Degriefing". -- Growing as world Christians / David Bryant. -- Looking ahead / Ralph D. Winter. -- Go for life / Robertson McQuilkin. -- Linking up for life / Kathi Maresco. -- More to learn / Ted Ward. -- Should I go on for life?