FIVE STEPS TO START A TRAVEL MINISTRY
1. Find a volunteer to head up the Travel Ministry.
- This is should not be difficult since there are avid
travelers in every group.
2. The leader may want to form a travel committee or team,
to develop a yearly calendar of events, such as:
- An International Pot Luck Dinner
- Evenings of movies, videos, or slides of various
destinations, especially faith- based destinations
- Speaker, such as local Christian travel agent
- The actual trip itself
3. Work with a local Christian travel agent to help the
process be easy and stress-free.
4. Offer one popular vacation trip once a year.
5. Invite the pastor,or other favorite speaker/teacher to be
the spiritual leader on the trip.
TOP 15 REASONS FOR A TRAVEL MINISTRY
1. Deepens faith
2. Enriches life
3. Builds fellowship and enlivens a community
4. Enables members to experience faith sites first-hand
5. Develops greater insight into one's personal faith
6. Makes religious history, heritage, and culture come alive
7. Faith-based t ravel touches every aspect of the human person
including spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, socially, and
physically
8. Provides faith-based vacation option for members
9. Appeals to all ages including retirees, families, couples, singles,
and youth
10. Offers outreach opportunities to inactive or non-members
11. Fills travel participants with inspiration, purpose, or healing in
life
12. Presents chance to see the world and God's creation
13. Opportunity to learn about world history, events, cultures,
politics, and peoples
14. Creates closer bond between church/organization leaders and
members
15. Travel Ministry can provide for free travel or possibly serve as
a fundraiser
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