Summary: <p> </p> <h1>In this fourth episode we hear insights on Short Term Missions. Are they worth the cost and effort?</h1> <h3>Mark Crocker is Executive Director of STMleader.com</h3> <p><img class="size-full wp-image-99 alignleft" src="https://qt4cm.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Mark-Crocker-2.jpg" alt="Mark Crocker 2" width="300" height="300"></p> <p> </p> <p>Mark shares with us his insights on Short Term Missions, having trained tens of thousands of volunteers to head overseas and make a difference. Mark served as the chair for short term missions at the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada’s Global Mission round table. He now consults and trains for faith-based and secular NGOs. He heads of <a href="http://stmleader.com/" target="_blank">STMleader.com</a> and <a href="http://stopover.ca/" target="_blank">Stopover.ca</a>. His training courses are practically geared for STM beginners and masters level college courses. Mark leverages his extensive experience in the field, which includes leading multi-million dollar development projects in Congo and Haiti.</p> <p>You can read about Mark’s STM leadership training and certification at the website <a href="http://stmleader.com/">STMleader.com</a>. He can also be reached through <a href="http://stopover.ca/" target="_blank">Stopover.ca</a> where he provides diversity training and benevolence coaching. He and his team specialize in delivering customized training to individuals and organizations. Their coaching is engaging and memorable and will immediately give you the tools you need to make an impact as you travel abroad.</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Here are a few links to Mark Crocker's articles on the subject of his talk:</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2"><a href="http://stmleader.com/is-stm-a-waste-of-time-barometer/">http://stmleader.com/is-stm-a-waste-of-time-barometer/</a></span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2"><a href="http://stmleader.com/stm-is-a-waste-of-time/">http://stmleader.com/stm-is-a-waste-of-time/</a></span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2"><a href="http://stmleader.com/good-leaders-need-training-bad-leaders-dont/"> http://stmleader.com/good-leaders-need-training-bad-leaders-dont/</a></span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s3"><strong>Facebook</strong>: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/STMleader/"><span class="s4">https://www.facebook.com/STMleader/</span></a></span></p> <p><strong>LinkedIn</strong>: <a href="https://ca.linkedin.com/in/crockermark" target="_blank">https://ca.linkedin.com/in/crockermark</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Want to contribute your thoughts?</strong></p> <p><a title="Suggest a topic for a future QT4CM episode" href="https://qt4cm.org/suggest-a-topic/" target="_blank">Click here to suggest a topic for a future episode</a>.</p> <p>Or, <a title="Maven Inquiry Form at QT4CM" href="https://qt4cm.org/maven-inquiry/" target="_blank">click here to send us your proposal to be interviewed</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Want more information?</strong></p> <p>The Show Notes <a title="QT4CM Show Notes" href="https://qt4cm.org/show-notes/" target="_blank">can be accessed by clicking here</a>.</p> <p>Or, subscribe to <a title="Be among the first to know when a new episode is published" href="https://qt4cm.org/get-the-show-notes/" target="_blank">receive the Show Notes each Friday</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refresh-ministries/message
