Way back before Inner City work was hip, Bill Dillon started ministering to kids in the Inner city of Chicago. Now, 25+ years later, Bill’s vision of real ministry doing real discipleship is still plugging away one life at a time.
I have grown to love this simple yet profound ministry. Their methods have never been cutting edge, but they just get the job done. For the past two years I’ve enjoyed getting to know this ministry as we’ve taken our group there for short term trips over Spring Break… and I just can’t get enough. (We don’t know for sure if it is going to work out in 06, more on that later.)
But my point is that longitudinal simple ministry will always get the job done better and more effectively than a flash in the pan. Also, some people want to know "Are short term trips valuable to host ministries?" Absolutely. If a company is wise, they will integrate these short-termers into their long term goals. Mission agencies that make a business out of short term trips are well, short-sided.
So… check out Inner City Impact.
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