Maximum Impact Short-Term Mission: The God-Commanded Repetitive Deplayment of Swift, Temporary Non-Professional Missionaries [Paperback]

Roger P. Peterson (Author), Gordon Aeschliman (Author), R. Wayne Sneed (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2008

The most recent April 2008 second print run of this 285-page comprehensive perfect-bound paperback features everything you need to know to organize a short-term mission trip with high-level Kingdom impact and across-the-board effectiveness. This insight-laden second edition also includes the finalized Seven U.S. Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Mission, in addition to:

• the exceptionally constructive 9-cell planning matrix, the MISTM-Grid
• your must-plan time frames (pre-field, on-field, post-field)
• your must-include stakeholders (senders, goers, receivers)
• ground-breaking, solid short-term mission theology (OT & NT)
• historical overview of short-term mission, including more than 40 case studies of churches, agencies, and schools which send STMs
• 16 well-drawn illustrations/tables which capture summarized snapshots of the critical subject matter contained in this book.

Maximum Impact Short-Term Mission can help mission trip leaders reduce unnecessary exposure (risk) and improve mission trip outcomes for everyone involved, by helping to correctly identify all stakeholder and their three time periods of short-term mission trip responsibility.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Dr. Ralph Winter calls this the Bible of the short-term mission movement

Rev. Paul Borthwick calls it the most comprehensive resource on short-term mission available

Rev. Dr. Roberta Hestenes: Churches, pastors, mission committees, colleges, single workers, and others involved in short-term mission NEED THIS BOOK!

Jim Killgore: I wish I would have had this resource when I was a mission pastor.

Prof. Gerry Stanton: This book offers a helpful guide for church teams, agencies, and undergraduate and graduate study.

From the Author

Maximum Impact Short-Term Mission helps church mission leaders and other organizers of mission trips who want to reduce their risks and improve their outcomes. Its well-researched content helps you better understand how to mitigate potential problems through better identification of your divergent stakeholders while simultaneously maximizing all areas of effectiveness for everyone involved. Its unique insight comes from three practitioners who bring 70+ collective years of first-hand experience working with multiple thousands of short-termers in a plethora of nations around God's world. 

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Product Details

• Paperback: 285 pages
• Publisher: STEM Press (April 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971125813
• ISBN-13: 978-0971125810
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #313,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Roger P. Peterson is a family man, tree house builder, and survivor of the harrowing TWA Flight #841 barrel roll and 35,000-ft accelerated nosedive over Flint, Michigan (April 1979).

Roger is in the ministry 'business' of helping churches and organizations reduce their risk when doing short-term mission trips by providing field-tested, research-driven options for improving overall Kingdom impact in both short- and long-term mission programs.

He's also done the school thing (B.A., Organizational Leadership, M.A., Intercultural Leadership), is a Licensed Minister of the Gospel, and oft-cited expert in Christian short-term missions. He founded STEM Int'l in 1984 (STEM Ministries, STEM Share, STEM Training, STEM Press) and has organized/led several other U.S.-based short-term mission networks, including the U.S. Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Mission.

But can he write? Roger is the lead co-author of "Maximum Impact Short-Term Mission" and author/co-author of other books, popular press magazine articles, and an article in the scholarly journal "Missiology: An International Review" (Vol. XXII, No. 3, July 1994). He is a contributing author to the 4th edition of the "Perspectives Reader" and other books, the editor of "These Words Changed Everything," and founding publisher of "Mission Maker Magazine."

But is he entertaining? Roger is also an accomplished keyboard musician (both pop rock and Christian worship) and engaging speaker who detests cold weather and snow -- but lives in Minneapolis anyway. At least for now.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive, for both the 'seasoned' STM'er and those just getting started. A STAPLE!, January 2, 2012

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Ralph M. Snyder "snyral" (Saint Paul, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maximum Impact Short-Term Mission: The God-Commanded Repetitive Deplayment of Swift, Temporary Non-Professional Missionaries (Paperback)

First as the national director of a denominational short term missions program responsible for approximately 1000 churches nationwide, and now as the owner of a missions travel firm, I regularly keep a supply of Roger and Waynes' work 'MAXIMUM IMPACT SHORT TERM MISSION' handy to send to those desiring to truly MAXIMIZE their short term missions' program.

I consider this book a must-read for the individual desiring to prepare his/her team for a short term mission or service project, AND for the leader responsible for multiple teams or even an entire short term program. *** One thing that I especially appreciate about this work is that it helps you work through EVERY aspect of the short term mission. From initial planning to final debrief on return from the field, and continued strategic ministry for the years beyond.

If you are serious about MAXIMIZING the impact of YOUR short term mission, order this book, and apply it's principles and instruction.
Biblically sound, Theologically on-base, and truly a 'classic' in this type of ministry. ~ Mike