
← Optimistic Voices10 nov 2025 · 54 min
Help Desk or Round Table? Your Mission Trip Might Need a Makeover
Help Desk or Round Table? Your Mission Trip Might Need a Makeover
Send us Fan Mail Dr. Hunter Farrell challenges everything you thought you knew about short-term missions with compelling insights drawn from his 30+ years of global mission experience and anthropological research. He reveals startling statistics about our mission economy: American Christians spend $3.5-5 billion annually sending 1.6 million people on short-term trips, yet often these efforts fall short of creating lasting change. What's gone wrong? Farrell introduces the concept of "selfie m...