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7 Standards of Excellence

1. GOD CENTEREDNESS

We seek first God’s glory and His kingdom. This is expressed through our:

  • Purpose — Centering on God’s glory and His ends throughout our entire STM process.

  • Lives — Sound biblical doctrine, persistent prayer, and godliness in our thoughts, words, and deeds.

  • Methods — Wise, biblical, and culturally-appropriate methods which bear spiritual fruit.

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2. EMPOWERING PARTNERSHIPS

We establish healthy, interdependent, ongoing relationships with our global partners. This is expressed by:

  • Focus — Our primary focus is on intended receptors.

  • Plans which benefit all participants.

  • Mutual trust and accountability.

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3. MUTUAL DESIGN

We collaboratively plan each specific outreach for the benefit of all participants. This is expressed by:

  • On-field methods and activities that align with long-term strategies of the partnership.

  • Goer-guests’ ability to implement their part of the plan.

  • Host receivers’ ability to implement their part of the plan.

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4. COMPREHENSIVE ADMINISTRATION

We exhibit integrity through reliable set-up and thorough administration for all participants. This is expressed by:

  • Truthfulness in promotion, finances, and reporting results.

  • Appropriate risk management.

  • Quality program delivery and support logistics.

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5. QUALIFIED LEADERSHIP

We screen, train, and develop capable leadership for all participants. This is expressed by:

  • Character — Spiritually mature servant leadership.

  • Skills — Prepared, competent, organized, and accountable leadership.

  • Values — Empowering and equipping leadership.

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6. APPROPRIATE TRAINING

We prepare and equip all participants for the mutually designed outreach. This is expressed by:

  • Biblical, appropriate, and timely training.

  • On-going training and equipping (pre-field, on-field, post-field).

  • Qualified trainers.

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7. THOROUGH FOLLOW-THROUGH

We assure evaluation, debriefing and appropriate follow-through for all participants. This is expressed by:

  • Comprehensive debriefing of all participants (pre-field, on-field, post-field).

  • Thoughtful and appropriate follow-through for goer-guests.

  • On–field and post-field evaluation among sending and receiving partners.

“7 Standards of Excellence.” MissionExcellence, 4 Dec. 2024, missionexcellence.global/7-standards/. 

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