One useful short-term mission that I have seen is sending a seasoned pastor from the U.S. to train local pastors in countries with little Christian presence. The local pastors usually have not had the opportunity to obtain much theological education and training, and the 1-2 week time period of a short-term mission matches the available time that a local pastor can go away for training. A couple years ago a missionary arranged for my pastor to visit a closed country and meet with a group of local pastors for a week. My pastor changed his teaching plans on the fly when he saw what the local pastors valued most was training on how to prepare a sermon that exposits and applies a Bible passage.
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