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Training Tools

Dozens of downloadable training tools are available for a small fee through RoundTripMissions.com's sister-site, BuildingChurchLeaders.com. Each month more will be added on topics most relevant to short-term missions leaders.

Articles

Also, dozens of free articles are available on RoundTripMissions.com. You'll find these articles categorized by Rethinking Missions, Fundraising, Planning, Safety & Liability, and Youth. To find a specific article or topic, simple use the search feature to find what you're looking for.

Trip Calendar

This unique feature is available once you create an account on RoundTripMissions.com. During this process, you can enter your mission trip start and end date and your trip location. Then, you'll have your own trip calendar that will give you every detail you will need to think about, plus target dates, to plan an effective trip.

The trip calendar will be included on your trip blog, and will also offer RoundTripMissions.com resources to help you with every detail.

Group Trip Blogs

This is available to you when you've created an account. You can join blogs that mission leaders have made public to learn how other groups planned and prepared to go on trips to various locations.

If you're leading your own team, you can create your own group blog, set it to private or public, invite your group members, and use the blog to interact with your team, your church, and your supporters before, during, and after the trip.

Online Fundraising Tool

RoundTripMissions.com has partnered with Webconnex to bring you this innovative and easy way to raise money for your missions trip. You can develop your own unique fundraising pages, connect with your donors personally, and have easier accounting than raising money via letters. Also, you'll want to include a link to your fundraising pages on your group blog so that you can direct supporters to it.

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You can easily register for the site by going here. You’ll need to create a username, and enter your email address and a password.

You can find more information about registering here, but with a registration, you can do the following:

• Create a group for your upcoming missions trip and invite your trip participants
• Connect 24/7 online with your group through a blog
• Share your group blog with your supporters before, during, and after your trip
• Create a personalized trip planning calendar and get practical resources to help you prepare
• Equip yourself before your trip by learning from other group’s blogs
• Raise support through the online Fundraising Tool

All you have to do is register for a free account to have full access to the following:

• Create a group for your upcoming missions trip and invite your trip participants
• Connect 24/7 online with your group through a blog
• Share your group blog with your supporters before, during, and after your trip
• Create a personalized trip planning calendar and get practical resources to help you prepare
• Equip yourself before your trip by learning from other groups' blogs
• Raise support through the online Fundraising Tool

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