Articles (updated 1/1/21)The following articles address issues related to missions, especially short-term missions. Check back regularly for updates.Rethinking the Language of Short-Term Missions By Amy Peterson https://nationsmedia.org/language-short-term-missions/What your student won’t learn on mission trips https://www.worldvision.org/ignite/2019/10/23/what-your-student-wont-learn-on-mission-trips/Five Reasons Your Short-Term Mission Trip Might Do More Harm Than Good Daniel Threlfall https://www.sharefaith.com/blog/2014/02/reasons-short-term-mission-trip-harm-good/The Problem(s) With Mission Trips https://intentionaltravelers.com/problems-with-mission-trips/Things No One Tells You About Going on Short-Term Mission Trips By Michelle Acker-Perez http://www.relevantmagazine.com/reject-apathy/things-no-one-tells-you-about-going-short-term-mission-tripsMissionary Tourism By Libby Anne http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2014/07/missionary-tourism.htmlAre Short-Term Mission Trips a Waste of Time and Money? By Greg Stier https://www.christianpost.com/news/are-short-term-mission-trips-a-waste-of-time-and-money.htmlWhy You Should Consider Canceling Your Short-Term Mission Trips By Darren Carlson https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/why-you-should-consider-cancelling-your-short-term-mission-tripsShort Term Missions: Are They Worth the Cost? https://calvin.edu/offices-services/service-learning-center/resources/publications/files/readings/vanengen-short_term.pdfWhy I Hate Short-Term Missions Trips By Jennifer Miller https://www.bootsnall.com/articles/short-term-missions-trips.htmlRethinking the $3,000 Missions Trip By Doug Bannister http://www.christianitytoday.com/thisisourcity/7thcity/rethinking-3000-missions-trip.htmlShort Term Missions: Missionary Work or Religious Tourism? https://ohnimus.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/short-term-missions-missionary-work-or-religious-tourism/