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We love Jesus, and we love his church. And we’re passionate about youth groups taking the Good News into all the world. Like you, we wholeheartedly believe in what God does in and through students on mission trips. At LeaderTreks, we’ve been walking with churches for years, and we’d love to partner with you. Book a call today and let’s start planning your mission trip together!
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Students will discover their personal, God given mission by learning more about their Burdens, Passions, and Vision from God. They’ll serve alongside key urban ministries, learning how a personal mission can contribute to the overall Kingdom of God. Students will also participate in the Mission Race, a downtown team-based competitive learning experience.
Age Group: Junior High, High School, Combined
Level of Challenge: ●●●○○
Students learn to lead while embracing a community. LeaderTreks staff will plan every aspect, but gradually hand off leadership of the team house and worksite to students as the trip progresses. By the end of the trip, nearly every component will be student led. Students will also plan, prepare, and lead a ministry program.
Age Group: Junior High, High School, Combined
Level of Challenge: ●●●●○
Sites:
Dayton, OH Florence, SC Georgetown, SC Kentucky Knoxville, TN Pawleys Island, SC
Bring on the challenge! This trip is completely student-led trip. From food to worksite to VBS, every aspect is planned and led by students. This trip will push students well out of their comfort zones, but prepare them for real ministry and real life.
Age Group: High School
Level of Challenge: ●●●●●
Sites:
Dayton, OH Georgetown, SC
From the day you register until you return home, your dedicated Mission Trip Manager is your personal guide. They handle pre-trip communication, answer your questions, help your team prepare, and know every detail about your mission trip site. Their goal is simple: to make planning easy and ensure your team has an incredible, life-changing mission trip experience.
Your LeaderTreks mission trip includes nearly everything your team needs—housing, meals, all construction materials and tools, ministry supplies, a customized Trip Book for every student, and experienced LeaderTreks staff. The only additional costs are your transportation to and from the trip, dinner on the last evening, and any VBS materials needed for your team.
Every LeaderTreks mission trip includes a 4-session pre-trip study on the biblical foundation for missions, a customized Trip Book with Bible study methods, a prayer journal, and a growth journal, plus a 4-session post-trip study that helps students continue living on mission long after the trip ends.
*Construction & tool costs included in per student cost
Want to know what to expect from your LeaderTreks trip? Read more about our trip programs.
Your youth group! Trips are designed for middle and high school students, along with the youth pastor and adult chaperones.
Service: students cook for the team, clean the team house, and serve in the community.
Leadership: students will have opportunities to lead in the kitchen, lead in cleaning, and lead at the ministry/work sites. Urban Adventure Serve trips will also have a student-led Mission Race activity.
Growth: daily Bible study, team evaluations, growth journals, and operating in the “challenge zone” will push your students to grow in their leadership and their faith throughout the week.
Once you book a trip with us, you get access to your own personal dashboard.
We give you pre-trip, on-trip, and post-trip training and discipleship resources.
We provide fundraising ideas, adult volunteer training, and parent resources
You get a knowledgeable trip manager to walk you through every step of the process.
Every on-site staff member is background-checked and trained to run the LeaderTreks program.
Every host site is secure.
Local ministry partners are established in their communities.
Our staff or our ministry partners provide any training needed to safely complete the projects and participate in the ministries where we serve.
The contract will detail the cancellation policy, but there is a graduated fee based on when a cancellation occurs in relation to the start date of the trip.
Once the final payment is due, no refunds will be made for changes in trip participants or cancellation of the trip.
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Hi, I’m Brenda. I have served in youth ministry since I was in college, and I have been on/led several mission trips over the years.
I love the role I now have at LeaderTreks, supporting and equipping the interns and trip leaders as they lead our summer trips.
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