Who should go on an unreached-peoples exposure trip?
Church leaders: elders, missions committee members, lay leaders, and, most of all, pastors. You say, “I bet theres no way I could get this pastor to go on a trip like that.” Youd win that bet. At least thats my experience. You cant get pastors to go. But the Holy Spirit exerts more influence than you do. Admittedly it is uncommon, and difficult. But when it happens, the results can be staggering. A pastor who went on a recent trip to Bombay, India with Caleb Project has since worked to provide a housing allowance for a missionary family there, is hosting a national worker at his church, and is considering rallying a group of pastors from his area to go there. All of these activities are in the context of a new, church-wide, long-term commitment to India. When inviting pastors, explain to them that though they wont get to preach, they may well get to sit down over a cup of tea and talk to someone whos never met a Christian before, and though there will be no hammers and no buildings to
