Missions Resources
| 2009 Student Missions Handbook |
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The Student Missions Handbook is now available exclusively online to all participants of Lipscomb University mission trips. The handbook is an essential document in order for one to be a part of a Lipscomb mission trip. In the five appendices below, you will find important information pertaining to being a member of a Lipscomb mission trip as well as recommended resources for pre-trip planning, fundraising, spiritual preparation and much more. Appendix V: Sample Fundraising Letters |
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| Additional Resources Lipscomb Missions Need-to-Know |
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| Steps for Discernment Find out how you can stop talking and start serving: focus, explore, contact, commit, serve. U.S. Passport Information and Application If you are a U.S. citizen and are planning on participating in a mission trip through Lipscomb University that will take you outside the country, you are required to have a U.S. Passport. On this page you should find a DS-11 Passport application to download, access the US State Dept website and below you will find some basic Q&A’s for when you apply for your passport. |
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| Helpful Websites and Organizations These links are outside of Lipscomb's network, but we believe them, at the time of their addition to be potentially helpful resources for mission work. |
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| United States Department of State Travel: travel.state.gov This website includes information concerning travel of United States citizens. Important information regardingInternational Travel, Passports,and Visas are vital resources to view before traveling to do mission work. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Travel: cdc.gov/travel This website contains vital information concerning certain vaccines and shots that need to be taken before travel. The CDC requires and recommends certain health treatments before travel by United States citizens. Also, health information for your specific travel destination is also presented on this site. Church Planting Ministries Continent of Great Cities: greatcities.org Missions Resource Network: mrnet.org Education MInistries Let's Start Talking: lst.org South Pacific Bible College: spbc.org.nz World Bible School: wbschool.org Media Ministries World Christian Broadcasting: wcbroadcasting.org/ Youth 4 Youth: youth4youth.com Medical Missions Health Talents International: healthtalents.org Predisan: predisan.org Christian Orphanages City of Children: cityofchildren.com Ciudad de Angeles: ciudaddeangeles.org Jovenes en Camino: jovenesencamino.org Tennessee Children's Home: tennesseechildrenshome.org Worldwide Relief Efforts Churches of Christ Disaster Relief: disasterreliefeffort.org Healing Hands International: hhi.org Youth Camps Camp Shiloh: shilohnyc.org World Wide Youth Camps: wwyc.org Geographically Based Organizations Eastern European Missions: eem.org Great Britain Outreach: gboutreach.org Travel Information Christian Mission Travel: www.ChristianMissionTravel.com 1-877-865-6711 • mark@ChristianMissionTravel.com (Mark Story) If you have a link or know of a link that you think would be beneficial to add to this page, please email it to mark.jent@lipscomb.edu. |
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Lipscomb University College of Bible & Ministry Missions Program
One University Park Drive Nashville, Tennessee 37204-3951
missions@lipscomb.edu | 615. 966.6049 | Ezell 220



