Here’s how it works.
Reading Time: 2 minutes

Someone once told me, “If you can’t write it down, you don’t understand it.”  So, in 2 minutes reading time, here’s how MissionMakr.com works …

MissionMakr.com is a web-based application that focuses on two essentials of missions and short-term missions in particular:  communication and impact.  Specifically, it focuses on helping churches and organizations deploy their communication and impact strategy through the four phases of every short-term trip … Launch, GearUP, GO! and Tell.

Let’s get practical …

After entering some trip details (where you’re going, trip date, cost, and uploading your logo), you start by creating Launch.  No doubt you have a series of things you want to communicate.  For example:  1) Purpose, 2) Details, 3) Testimonies (from previous trips), 4) Sign Up, 5) Photos or video.

Next, click on “Edit and Add Widgets” and you’re presented with a blank page — which already has your logo and the name of your trip on a cool changeable background color (actually there are 12 color themes to choose from).

Click “Add Page” and give it a name … let’s call it Purpose.

Click “Add Widget” and you’ll be presented with a list of Widgets — Add Text, Add Images, Sign Up, Add Files, Add Video and more (15 in all).

If you already have your information in a Word document, simply cut and paste into the text editor and your first page is done.  Repeat the process for every major page you want to create.  When you’re done, click on “All Done Designing”.

Your page — and your trip — is now visible to everyone to see and signup.  Each phase (although different in it’s purpose) works the same way.  It’s Widget based, requires no special software and is easy (really easy) to get in and create a trip.

Now for the cool part!  MissionMakr.com is not just a “web savy way” to communicate your trip.  People can sign up for your trip, download your trip application and be added to the trip as a “Pending MissionMakr” through Mission Control.  Once approved by you or someone on your team, they become an “Approved MissionMembr” and move on to GearUP — a password protected phase where they begin to interact with others on the trip.

Are my 2 minutes up?  I have so much more to say … did I mention that a church or organization can build their trip on MissionMakr.com at no cost?  The cost ($25 per person) applies only to people who sign up and are approved to go on the trip … and people identified as Mission Team (typically church/organization staff) always go free!