For most of us small groups is our program for discipleship. We want students to join a group and begin to grow in their faith in the context of a caring community. For our students who have been attending small groups and are actively growing in their faith we offer them the opportunity to go [...]

This weekend 20  students leaders are coming to LeaderTreks (LT) to be trained in leading their summer mission trip. These students are some of the sharpest kids out there. Every year LT brings these students together for an intensive weekend of leadership development. The students will learn the LeaderTreks program called Game Plan. Game Plan [...]

There are so many good organizations out there offering mission trips. It seems at times there is a new one every month. So how do you know what you’re getting when you purchase a trip from them? Here are five questions you have to ask before you buy a trip.

1.    Who are your staff and [...]

Many of you have asked me to go deeper into what makes a good student mission trip so I want to take some time this week discuss mission trips. I want to start with the essentials; what must every trip provide? I think that every student mission trip must have these three elements:
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