MST resource handbook

Thank you for serving on an MST! Your spiritual, relational, and financial care for the missionary you serve is an important part of a successful mission endeavor!

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If you have questions that are not answered in this handbook, feel free to contact EMM's MST coach.

Section 1: Team building

1. Biblical foundations for MSTs

2. Cord of three

3. Forming an MST

4. MST member covenant

Section 2: Member roles

1. Team leader

     Team leader resources

2. Prayer facilitator

     Prayer facilitator resources

3. Pastoral care provider

     Pastoral care provider resources

4. Finance coordinator

     Raising financial support resources

5. Church communicator

     Church communicator resources

6. Newsletter manager

     Newsletter manager resources

7. Children’s advocate

     Children’s advocate resources 

Section 3: Before departure

1. Help prepare for departure

2. Sensitivity guidelines

3. Understanding worker budgets

4. Budget lines explained

5. Sample ministry agreement

Section 4: Raising financial support

General resources

1. Biblical foundations of raising financial support

2. Missionary-MST partnership in raising financial support

3. Timeline for raising financial support

4. Why 100 percent

5. Goals and game plan for raising financial support

6. Do Say, Don't Say

7. Honoring and keeping ministry partners

8. Receipting guidelines for congregations

Tools for raising financial support

1. Overview of tools

2. Prayer and study

3. Face-to-face invitations to give support

4. Tips for connecting with large donors

5. Benefit auction guidelines

6. Mailings

DonorElf

Section 5: Welcome back

1. Reappointment or re-entry

2. The MST and home leave

3. Sample letter to donors before re-entry

4. Re-entry guide for MSTs

5. Welcome back