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Dr. Jim Lindgren serves as Chairman of the SOE. He is also founder and CEO of Window of Hope, a global medical and humanitarian charity. Over the past 21 years he has participated in and led more than 50 STMs. He has collaborated with the United Nations, W.H.O. and other large mission agencies in Disaster Relief. In the past he served as medical director for South Africa Medical Mission in Durban, South Africa. Dr. Lindgren is ordained and maintains an active preaching ministry. Jim’s wife Mónica served for several years as a field facilitator for “Christ for the City” in San Jose, Costa Rica. |
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Mark Thompson serves as Vice-Chairman of the SOE. He is also Vice-President of International Programs and Disaster Relief for Mercy Ships in Lindale, Texas. Mark is an ordained minister. He and his wife directed a ministry base in Nicaragua for 8 years giving him a unique perspective on host receiving as it relates to both short-term and long-term missions. |
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Brian Heerwagen serves as Secretary of the SOE. He is also Chief Executive Officer of DELTA Ministries International based in Vancouver, Washington. His first short-term mission was on a DELTA team in 1980 and he was hired as CEO in 1985. He has been to mission fields in 25 countries and has led or been on countless short-term teams. He is the author/collaborator of “The Next Mile – Short-Term Missions for the Long Haul”. |
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David Armstrong serves as Treasurer of the SOE. David previously served the SOE as Chairman and Executive Director as well. David is the Director of Operations for Mission Data International, best known for the website www.ShortTermMissions.com. He and his wife Mary previously spent 15 years working with pastors and church leaders in Guatemala and Colombia. David has sent short-term teams from the U.S. to assignments around the world. He has also received individuals and groups on the field in Guatemala and Colombia. |
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Jenny Collins is the Director of an international service learning program and an Associate Professor of Missions at Taylor University, Upland, Indiana. She has been involved in STMs for 19 years and has served on the national committee for the SOE since its inception. She has authored “Short-Term Missions: Maximizing for Long-Term Impact” in Overcoming the World Missions Crisis (Kregel, 2001) and several STM articles. Jenny has served on and chaired two church mission committees in the past 16 years. She earned her BS at Taylor University and her MAR from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
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Dr. Barb Dewald is the Associate Dean of Spiritual Formation serving in campus ministry at Northwestern College in Iowa. She has participated in, led and equipped college students for STMs across the U.S. and around the world for the past 20 years. She has held leadership roles within the Fellowship of Short-Term Mission Leaders and has served the SOE steering committee since its inception. Barb holds a Doctor of Ministry Degree from George Fox Evangelical Seminary and a Masters in Divinity from Sioux Falls Seminary.
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Scott B. - Scott oversees the Global Outreach Program of Casas Church in Tucson, Arizona. He has extensive experience both leading and training volunteers for STMs in the U.S. and abroad. Scott guided Casas to SOE Accredited Member Status and following this joined the Steering Committee in 2009. |
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