World Vision's Pastors Vision Trips

Our trips focus on learning rather than serving. Given the cultural, historical, and religious complexities of the communities we visit, this approach will help us lay a strong relational foundation with our colleagues while preparing us to discern God's direction for future involvement.

Change the world.

On a Pastors Vision Trip, the Senior Pastor plus one other key member of your church team will join with pastors from other U.S. churches to visit a global community impacted by poverty. The trip begins with a two-day conference, and then visits to communities where you will experience the day-to-day realities of life in a developing nation and see transformational development in action. During the final debrief you will can explore the ways your church can partner long-term with children, churches and a community in need to transform lives physically and spiritually.

Change your church.

Church partnership is a journey together. A journey that impacts your church as much as your partner community. This is where poverty gets personal, with a face and a name. Your church will be equipped to expand its vision and impact both.

Change your life.

If you are called to join a Pastor Vision Trip, it is likely because God is speaking to you about more significant global Kingdom ministry. Most pastors find that this is a humbling experience where they abandon their ideas of what they can do for God and begin to understand what God wants to do in their church through a relationship with the poorest of the poor.

Should you choose to join us on a Pastor Vision Trip, you'll be challenged to respond in the following ways:

1. Go Little (Individual). You'll meet a child that you can sponsor and know personally. Then, bring sponsorship to your church with the goal of helping more kids from the same area.
2. Go Big (Community). Many needs exist in the community you'll visit. Which one has your name on it? A well? A school? Immunizations? Ask the Lord then commit to meeting that need in a significant way.
3. Go Deep (Relationship). Make this the beginning of a relationship with this community that will last at least three years so your church and the community can experience mutual transformation.

Together we can all help turn the tide on poverty and injustice!

Meeting children in the project community

Praying with families

Learning about water projects