Short-Term Mission Leaders’ Conference (STMLC)

The Annual Minneapolis Short-Term Mission Leaders’ Conference!

Everyone Who Does Mission Trips Needs to Attend! The Short-Term Mission Leaders’ Conference (STMLC) is an annual training event open to North American church, school, and agency goers, leaders, and those who train, organize, or supervise Christian short-term mission trips. And if you have a short-term mission program at your church, or you desire to get one started, or you simply want to learn how to lead short-term mission teams with excellence, this is an event you won’t want to miss!

2008: Apr 17–19 STMLC features…

Risk Assessment and Crisis Management in Short-Term Missions — Keeping Your Short-Term Teams Safe in a Risky World

2008 Plenary & Workshop Leaders and topics.

2008 Exhibitors & Advertisers information page.

2008 Conference Schedule

Register NOW for the Minneapolis Apr 17–19, 2008 STM Leaders' Conference!

STMLC '08

STMLC Purpose

The STMLC seeks to empower the local church and other sending entities to achieve maximum effectiveness in their STM programs.

STMLC Cost

The April 2008 Conference Registration opened November 01, 2007. Conference Registration includes all seminar materials (conference notebook, workshop handouts, and other helpful materials), and 5 great meals! Conference Registration does not include overnight housing; see “Overnight Housing” section below. A non-refundable deposit of $50 per person is required with your Registration (use a major credit card); balance is due (cash, check, or credit card) at the door. Deposit is transferable only to a family member or another person in your organization.

	1-2 People	3 or More
Registration by Mar 26 (promo postcard had wrong date of 3/21…sorry!!) **	$189	$159
Registration by Apr 09 (promo postcard had wrong date of 4/11…sorry!!) **	$209	$179
Registration after Apr 09 (promo postcard had wrong date of 4/11…sorry!!) **	$229	$209
Registration at the door Apr 17	$249	$239

** After April 09, our website will charge you the "after Apr 09" price just like indicated above. If you are registering on either Apr 10 or Apr 11 based on the promotional postcard cutoff dates, we'll be glad to refund you the difference if you ask us to (when you check into the conference on Apr 17). We are so very sorry we failed to catch the mistake on the postcard until after we had sent it out!

Cancellation & Refund Policy

$50 deposits are non-refundable. Should you need to cancel your registration, you will receive a refund within 30 days (minus $50 non-refundable deposit), if written notice is postmarked or emailed (email stmlc@STEMintl.org) on or before April 09, 2008. There is no refund after April 09, but you may send a substitute person from your church or organization.

Register NOW for the Minneapolis Apr 17–19, 2008 STM Leaders' Conference!

Other Conference Events

1. STEM Team Leader Certification (STEM TLC)

(available only to official STEM Team Leaders and approved STEM Leaders in Training … to learn how to become an official STEM Team Leader, click here)

Thursday April 17, 2008 — 8:00am–4:00pm
Hosted at Bethany Church
Includes breakfast and lunch. Dinner at Bethany is extra (reservations required).

Registration by Mar 26: $40 (this date is correct!!)
Registration by Apr 09: $45 (this date is correct!!)
Registration after Apr 09: $50 (this date is correct!!)

STEM Team Leaders! The STMLC is a requirement for STEM Team Leaders to maintain their “official” Team Leader status, in addition to the STEM Team Leaders Certification.

2. Specialized Sending Entity Training (SSET)

Although you cannot use this online form to register for any other SSET events, the April 2007 STMLC will host other groups that come one day early to do their own private, specialized training unique to them as a sending entity (for example, the North American Baptist mission trip leaders set up their own 1-day specialized training prior to the STMLC). Contact the Conference Coordinator Dana Bromley at dbromley@STEMintl.org to see about setting up your group’s own SSET at the April 2007 STMLC. Groups pay for room set-up and meals; you have the option of taking your meals at the campus cafeteria if confirmed in advance.

Register NOW for the Minneapolis Apr 17–19, 2008 STM Leaders' Conference!

Overnight Housing

We’ve negotiated a discounted daily room rate of $89 (plus 13.5% tax) with the Country Inn & Suites (Bloomington-West). This hotel is located 6 miles north of Bethany Church and College of Missions, the site of the Conference. This is the only hotel providing complimentary shuttle service mornings and evenings to and from the Conference. You will have the option of registering on-line with this hotel immediately after completing the on-line Conference Registration Form (or at any other time you choose by clicking http://www.countryinns.com/bloomingtonmn_west , or call 800-395-7787). You must specify the special promotion code “STEM1” ("STEM" and the single digit “1”) to obtain our special discounted rate.

* * * IMPORTANT HOUSING NOTE: Sorry! — when this hotel fills up (which is likely), you will need to make your own reservations elsewhere (there are 4 other hotels in the immediate area of I-494 and Highway 100/Normandale; and other hotels along I-494 closer to the MSP airport); note that costs at these other hotels will likely be much higher; and that these other hotels will NOT be providing daily transportation to/from the Conference hosting site at Bethany College of Missions (you'll need to have a rental car).

STMLC Programming

The STMLC uses a combination of:

Large group sessions
Medium-sized group interactive workshops
Small group discussions
Spontaneous (but intentional) “hallway and meal-table discussions”

The STMLC is teeming with wisdom, experience, tools, ideas, and information you need for an effective mission trip program. Each day is intense, interactive, and packed to capacity with the conference program (so get plenty of rest at night!).

Large group sessions also include times of worship and devotional teachings.
An on-site Conference Bookstore sells a variety of excellent short-term mission books and resources at discounted prices.
Several exhibitors & displayers (that specialize in some aspect of short-tem mission) will also be present to answer questions about the products or services they offer.
Great prizes will be given away! (books, t-shirts … and maybe even some free airline tickets??)

Exhibitors & Notebook Advertisers

Does your group or organization have a product, resource, or service that supports people and organizations that do short-term mission trips? If so, you need to know that many STMLC attendees are looking for such resources! Your participation as an STMLC Exhibitor or Notebook Advertiser is a very important part of this conference. Find complete Exhibitor & Advertiser Information here.

Register NOW for the Minneapolis Apr 17–19, 2008 STM Leaders' Conference!

Conference Questions?

If you have any other questions concerning the STMLC or other related conference events, contact the Conference Coordinator Mary Lou White at mlwhite@STEMintl.org.

2007: 158 Leaders Trained at the 2007 STMLC!

158 attendees originated from 3 nations — Japan, Mexico, and 25 states in the United States. 35 churches, 30 mission agencies, 4 schools, and 6 other groups were represented.

See last year's 2007 Daily Schedule

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Short-Term Evangelical Missions

Short-Term Impact / Long-Term Results Since 1985

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