No matter how experienced or inexperienced you might be in missions work, Stepping Out can offer you some fresh ideas and easy-to-use informations. Whether you're part of a church, school, or mission group, select and discuss articles together and use the checkpoints to prompt conversation and help you work through issues you are facing together.
This book has a lot of good advice for any going on or even considering a short term missions trip. While it leaves me with a sense of intimidation, it was very emphatic that failure and brokenness are essential to the missionary. All of the deeper spiritual truths apply to any mission field.