Religion & Spirituality
Hear from longtime missions pastor Brandon Beard as he shares tips on fundraising, the importance of pre-trip team meetings, planning, establishing leadership and more. Brandon Beard has served as a Pastor in the local Church for 25 years. Currently, Brandon is an Executive Pastor at Compass Church in Colleyville, Texas. He is committed to sharing the love of Jesus with everyone he comes into contact with. Brandon believes the Church is the hope of the world. His life calling is to help people follow Jesus’ in their neighborhoods and beyond. He also serves on the Board at Children of the Nations, an organization that rescues and cares for the orphan and destitute Children in 5 different countries. The mission of Children of the Nations is to raise children who transform nations. Brandon has been on over 21 mission trips to Uganda, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic with Children of the Nations. He has taken hundreds of people with him on these missions trips over the years and plans to spend the rest of his life investing in these children. In this show, we dive into great missions topics with highlights such as: A humbling role on his first trip and how it helped him see missions in a new light (and this is a common role on mission trips). How to establish authority as a first step to leading a successful missions trip A Spa Day on a missions trip?!? (This is incredible!) How to successfully fundraise like a Girl Scout Practical tips to succeed at mission trip fundraising Book recommendation: When Helping Hurts Connect with Brandon Beard: Twitter: @brandon_beard Facebook.com/beard.brandon Mycompasschurch.com