How Long to Read Short-Term Mission

How Long Does it Take to Read Short-Term Mission?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Short-Term Mission by Brian M. Howell

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Over the past few decades, short-term mission trips have exploded in popularity. With easy access to affordable air travel, millions of American Christians have journeyed internationally for ministry, service and evangelism. Short-term trips are praised for involving many in global mission but also critiqued for their limitations. Despite the diversity of destinations, certain universal commonalities emerge in how mission trip participants describe their experiences: "My eyes were opened to the world's needs." "They ministered to us more than we ministered to them." "It changed my life." Anthropologist Brian Howell explores the narrative shape of short-term mission (STM). Drawing on the anthropology of tourism and pilgrimage, he shows how STM combines these elements with Christian purposes of mission to create its own distinct narrative. He provides a careful historical survey of the development of STM and then offers an in-depth ethnographic study of a particular mission trip to the Dominican Republic. He explores how participants remember and interpret their experiences, and he unpacks the implications for how North American churches understand mission, grapple with poverty and relate to the larger global church. A groundbreaking book for all who want to understand how and why American Christians undertake short-term mission.

How long is Short-Term Mission?

Short-Term Mission by Brian M. Howell is 257 pages long, and a total of 66,049 words.

This makes it 87% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Short-Term Mission Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours to read Short-Term Mission aloud.

What Reading Level is Short-Term Mission?

Short-Term Mission is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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