SHORT-TERM MISSIONS TRAINING

Equipping effective short-term team leaders.
Maximizing long-term benefits for all.
Help! We’re Going On A Short-Term Trip!

CULTURELink‘s hands-on seminars equip team leaders with resources for a comprehensive training experience. Our training outfits short-term team leaders with the tools to disciple their teams and prepare for cross-cultural ministry. CULTURELink‘s curriculum provides a systematic, interactive training approach for preparing short-term mission teams. Regardless of the specific ministry task or location, your teams will be well-trained to serve cross-culturally.

“Help! We’re Going on a Short-Term Trip!” seminars provide fifteen hours of instruction and may be taught over two or three days. Each participant receives a set of our curriculum: a Team Leader’s Manual and a Team Member’s Manual. This curriculum paves the way for a cohesive, linear, and systematic training experience.

“I wish I had this training years ago. I’ve been on thirty international trips, but through this training, I have learned so much about leadership, team-building skills, and spiritual and practical preparation for my teams.”

Short-Term Trip LeaderSeminar Participant • Woodstock, GA

“We have used CULTURELink’s curriculum for years and require our leaders to attend a training seminar before they take a team. The focus on ministry trips as a disciple-making process adds incredible value to our team members, missionaries, and global partners. God has been gracious to us, all of our Short Term Trips have accomplished their mission, and we have always been invited back by our Global Partners. CULTURELink’s knowledge in local church missions-related areas is an encouragement and resource to us. Thank you for our partnership!”

Church of the Open DoorYork, PA

“CULTURELink has been a great resource to equip and train groups that come to Costa Rica through Atlas Travel and Study Abroad. Team members come prepared to serve rather than to be served. They understand the importance of being flexible and teachable. CULTURELink also provides important information for those returning from a trip to go back to “normal” life and how to process what they’ve learned from another country and culture.”

Atlas Travel and Study AbroadCosta Rica

“We send more than 150 people on mission trips every year. The CULTURELink content is rooted in biblical truths that are of great importance for anyone going on the mission field. CULTURELink brings a fresh and unique perspective to the significance of discipleship, both prior to and during a mission trip. We believe it is the most effective mission trip training out there.”

Missions CoordinatorCleveland, OH

“This seminar is the best leadership training for missions. It's hands-on...hard to describe it accurately as a seminar. It's not just listening; it’s active learning. The training was a missiology gut check for me.”

Kyle H.Discipleship Pastor • Lutz, FL
Upcoming Seminars

March 20-21, 2026

Cleveland, OH
Cuyahoga Valley Church

Details & Registration

Pending: 2026

Northern Virginia
More details to come!

Details & Registration

Our seminars are recognized by Perspectives of the World Christian Movement and by numerous Bible colleges that offer college credit to seminar participants. Since 2010, CULTURELink has conducted more than 100 seminars, training over 3500 leaders. These alumni have gone on to mobilize teams to 141 nations. CULTURELink is also an approved Resource Provider for MissionExcellence. To learn more and read about the Seven Standards of Excellence, visit missionexcellence.global/7-standards.

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We are grateful to the following organizations and churches that have trusted us to make disciples with them:
  • Atlas Travel & Study Abroad
  • Cru
  • Catalyst Services
  • ELAM Ministries
  • Frontiers
  • GlobalX
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • International House of Prayer (IHOP)
  • International Mission Board (IMB)
  • Lancaster County Christian School
  • North American Mission Board (NAMB)
  • OPEN USA
  • Operation Mobilization (OM)
  • Pioneers
  • SCORE International
  • Send International
  • SERV International
  • WEC International
  • Winshape Foundation
  • Youth With A Mission (YWAM)
  • Blacksburg Christian Fellowship (Blacksburg, VA)
  • Christ Community Church (Huntersville, NC)
  • Church of the Open Door (York, PA)
  • Creekside Church (Lutz, FL)
  • Crossover Church (Spokane, WA)
  • Crossroads Church (Newnan, GA)
  • Cuyahoga Valley Church (Cleveland, OH)
  • Dunwoody Baptist Church (Dunwoody, GA)
  • Eagles Landing Baptist Church (McDonough, GA)
  • Epikos Church (Milwaukee, WI)
  • Fellowship Bible Church (Little Rock, AR)
  • Fellowship Community Church (Roanoke, VA)
  • First Baptist Church Atlanta
  • First Baptist Church Glenarden (Landover, MD)
  • First Baptist Church of Tampa (Tampa, FL)
  • Greenville Fellowship (Greenville, SC)
  • Idlewild Baptist Church (Lutz, FL)
  • Johnson Ferry Baptist Church (Marietta, GA)
  • Lake Ridge Baptist Church (VA)
  • Mars Hill Community Church (Powder Springs, GA)
  • Mount Paran North (Marietta, GA)
  • North Metro Church (Marietta, GA)
  • Peachtree Corners Baptist Church (GA)
  • Tampa Bay Baptist Association (FL)
  • The Bible Chapel (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Western PA Christian & Missionary Alliance
  • First Baptist Church Woodbridge (VA)