Ever notice when students return from a mission trip they always talk about how they were impacted more than the people they went to help? We need to pay attention. Students are telling us that mission trips are more about their growth than their service. Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying service is [...]

There are some things I like about freebies and some things I don’t. I like freebies when they are resources because they allow youth workers a chance to tryout a new ministry. I also like that they help smaller ministries, because often times these groups live off free resources that work. However, I don’t like [...]

At LeaderTreks, we think there is a better way to run missions trips. Because your group is special and unique, we only lead trips for one group at a time. Our trip leaders are with you every minute of the day. By the way, our trip leaders are professional, full-time staff members — not college [...]

Often we think that if students will simply go on a mission trip, they will be changed. As youth workers, we know this is not necessarily true. At LeaderTreks, we believe that going is not enough; we must be intentional with the mission experience if we want students to grow in their faith. Mission trips [...]