Friends - Ask people and alumni to share with their friends. Give them some triggers for thinking of names. Some examples might be family, small group members, friends, roommates, colleagues, etc.
Social Media - It’s good to leverage things like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Be intentional with your messaging and create clear calls to action in each of your postings. Create links...
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Tip #5 - Share Stories
Big Picture: Stories are powerful and they are what people remember... share them well and often! Sharing a story well brings glory to God.
Stories are powerful things... many refer to stories as the language of the heart. I think we can all relate to hearing someone share some life experiences and all we walk away with are the st...
Diversifying Engagement Pathways
Pre-COVID kept many engagements in missions very unilateral… a great deal of short term trip engagement. The pandemic quickly slammed the breaks on international travel and much of global mission work. Post-COVID will release a variety of pathways to engage creating more opportunities for involvement, more systems to be created, and more able to use ...
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Tip #1 - Focus Your Message
Big Picture: Focus your message on living a missional life whenever and wherever you are. It’s a lifestyle, not just a single experience.
Missions and the vision we are inviting people into is far greater than simply engaging in a short term trip. We are inviting people into a radical lifestyle shift and a challenge to ...
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Tip #2 - Equip Your Leaders
Big Picture: Your leaders are your greatest vision advocates... equip them to multiply your vision.
A CEO once asked me if you were rolling out a new initiative... if the time should first be spent engaging your internal teams or making an announcement to the public. Answer... you should always first engage your internal team...
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Tip #3 - Communicate Well
Big Picture: Communicate well and often so your participants feel honored and stay well engaged... don’t allow room for doubt.
Seasons of uncertainty can bring doubt and confusion and as things shift around us, we’re all wondering what’s next, how do we navigate things, and what should we be doing. That’...
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Tip #4 - Shift To Local
Big Picture: You must give people the opportunity to serve wherever they are... but soon!
Many times we don’t think of missions as something that’s local. We won’t dive into that whole discussion... I’m just going to move right into an assumption that we need to shift into being hands and feet right here a...
Looking for ways to engage participants once they get back from a short term trip? Here are a few suggestions to take things to the next level.
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