|
The cost
of an average short term missions crusade for two weeks
Average round trip air and expenses: $3200
(for 30 individuals)
$96,000
Two weeks -- 1year, 8
weeks
|
The cost
of an average career missionary presence for two families for 1
year
Annual
Support per family: $35,000
Building, maintenance for bases, churches, etc.: $1000/month
(for two families)
$94,000
Two Families -- Two years |
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ü
20 teams of 43 people to assist 290
churches for two weeks
ü
cost/person: $2,595
ü
total costs: $2,231,700.00
for 860 volunteers for 14 days
ü
could have provided 47 missionary
families with $35,000 support and $12,000 project funds for 1 year |
ü
a short-term youth agency will send
7,000 teens to 32 countries for two months each summer
ü
cost per youth in range of $1,500 to $3,500
ü
total cost $17.5 million for the
7000 youth for the summer
ü
could have provided for 372
missionary families with $35,000 support and $12,000 project funds for 1
year |
Focusing on a Biblical
Philosophy of Missions: Detrimental Trends and Biblical Solutions (No.
1)
