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Mission and Community Service Project Design

Ensure the people receiving support have a real voice and that aid is not made conditional on religious participation.

Intended for: Church mission teams, charity volunteers and community project leaders

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How to work through this worksheet

Use a fictional project. Real community work requires local leadership, informed consent, appropriate safety screening, accurate finances and a feasible maintenance plan. Service should never depend on pressure to convert, appear in promotional photographs or disclose private struggles.

Read Scripture in context

Open the surrounding chapter and compare the passage's context. Scripture links open in a new tab so your worksheet remains available.

Work through the questions

1. The community-defined need

Who identified the problem, and how did affected people describe it?

2. Local partners and decision-making

Which local people hold genuine authority and veto power?

3. Activities and service eligibility

What will be offered? How are aid and religious invitations kept separate?

4. Budget, financial controls and supplies

Estimated costs, restricted gifts, approvals, reconciliation and maintenance.

5. Protection of vulnerable people

Screening, adult supervision, transport, reporting and accessible services.

6. Privacy, images and storytelling

What information may be collected, with what consent and retention limits?

7. Evidence of benefit and unintended harm

How will recipients evaluate success and report problems safely?

8. Exit and continuity plan

What happens if outside funding ends or the team leaves?

Practical review exercise

Present a six-month fictional mission plan to a reviewer who represents the affected community and revise it in response to their criticism.

Limits and safeguarding

A mission course does not authorize medical, social work, child protection or humanitarian professional practice.

Academy requirements