Partnership in Mission
Frequently Asked Mission Trip Questions
What is a mission trip?
Is a mission trip for me?
Am I ready for a mission trip?
It is important to have the covering and support of your local church before making plans for a trip. Your Pastor or Mission Director are excellent resources for you to help pray, discuss, and discern your next steps. If you have never been on a mission trip before, it is best to first participate in a trip before leading a team.
At least 6-9 months before your trip, we encourage you to begin planning logistics such as:
- Obtaining or updating your passport (your passport must be valid for 6 months past the dates of your trip)
- Talking with your family physician about any necessary vaccinations
- Starting to fundraise
What is the registration process?
Once a team leader has communicated with a missionary host to determine dates and confirm plans for the trip, the team leader can then proceed with emailing Global Outreach at [email protected] to initiate the registration process for their team.
The team leader will be directed to our online registration form. Once the registration has been completed by the team leader, he or she will then receive a fund number and weblink, as well as information on completing the registration process for the team.
Why register with Global Outreach?
Registering with Global Outreach provides us with important details of your trip, such as who is traveling, when and where you are traveling, and what missionary you are visiting. We require all short-term mission teams or individuals traveling to visit Global Outreach missionaries to purchase travel insurance through us.
This provides us with the information we need in the case of an emergency. We are here to serve and care for our Global Outreach missionaries, and for the short-term mission team members who travel to see them.
What is the cost for registration?
Registration is $60 per person.
Why a registration fee? Many mission agencies keep 15-20% of funds used for short-term mission trips. We only charge a one-time $60 registration fee (valid for the entire calendar year).
What is the timeline?
We strongly encourage teams to inquire with Global Outreach and begin the preparation process at least 6-9 months prior to your trip.
All team member registrations are due no less than 45 days prior to your trip, and all funds for the trip are due 30 days before trip.
Role of the missionary
Serves as host to the short-term mission team.
Communicates clearly with Team Leader regarding:
- Travel dates
- Registration and required insurance with GOI
- Important information on country, culture or missionary host expectations
- Itinerary, ministry plans, ground costs
- Visa requirements
Prepares for the team while they are in the country:
- Logistics: transportation, food, lodging
- Ministry/Activities/Goals for time in the country
Role of the church
The sender. The Team Leader is the identified point person for the team and is responsible for the following:
Holds responsibility and authority to vet team members:
- Assesses faith, maturity, readiness of team members
- Responsible for the people they bring on a trip
- Aware of requirements and expectations of the missionary host
Prepares the team:
- Spiritually through prayer and shepherding team members before, during, and in de-briefing trip
- Financially through raising necessary funds for the trip
- Logistically through overseeing registration and arranging flights
- Communicates with GOI regarding registration and insurance
Role of Global Outreach
We facilitate the registration process for short-term mission teams and process all funds for the trip. This includes receiving, tracking, and sending funds to the missionary host and receipting for the donor. Our stateside team is here to support team leaders throughout the registration process.
Because of our 100% pass-through policy for our missionaries, there are no administrative fees taken from gifts made to your short-term mission account. We are a 501(c)(3) organization and all donations are tax-deductible!
Our partnership with IMG provides exceptional travel insurance coverage at a low cost of $3/day per person. Global Outreach acts as the liaison with the insurance company to help in an emergency and with claims.
Global Outreach works together with the team leader and the missionary host to facilitate a world-class short-term mission experience.
