Ideal buddy on a mission trip

Contrary to the approach mentioned by Travis Frampton (discussed yesterday), the LifeWay Adult Extra for “Take part in missions” starts off with an International Mission focus. Oh, well.

A couple of the commentaries highlight elements about the disciples. Mark Rathel notes the pairings of the disciples’ names in Matthew 10:1-4 actually indicates the pairs in which they were sent. David Self’s commentary highlights the character qualities of each of the disciples.

Who would be your ideal mission trip buddy? Scuba diving is one activity that should always be performed with a buddy. Read about elements of an ideal scuba diving buddy and think about how you can stimulate a discussion with class members to cause them to think about who they would want to buddy up with on a future mission trip.


Thanks to all of you who are answering the poll questions! I appreciate it!