Not a Trip

April 5, 2023

This year, the Vultee Charitable Foundation created an endowment fund as a resource for Lipscomb students who want to explore their faith and vocation on a Lipscomb Missions team. The Vultee Student Missions Endowment Fund was established to honor the ongoing legacy of the relationship between the Vultee congregation and Lipscomb University.

April 4, 2023

What a CRAZY week (cue Humberto’s voice). For real though. What a week. One that felt like a year while at the same time only feeling like a day. It is quite literally impossible to recap all that we saw, heard, and experienced but I will do my best to give you a glimpse into it. The Lord was so faithful to meet us each individually, provide us with exactly what we needed in every moment, and used us all in so many different ways.

March 29, 2023

          We had a very successful trip with the Lipscomb BajaMed team from March 9 - 18, 2023. Our team of 30 included medical providers, a pharmacist, support staff, pre-professional undergraduate students, nursing students, and graduate students in pharmacy. Throughout the week, we were able to provide medical, dental and vision care for 542 patients.

March 24, 2023

My team of 12 Lipscomb students and 2 leaders left for Tabacundo, Ecuador on March 10, 2023. We were traveling to the Hacienda of Hope, which is a home for kids who have been placed there by the Ecuadorian CPS. We woke up early and traveled by car, plane, and bus all day until we arrived at the Hacienda of Hope on that Friday night. The next morning, our hosts took us to the marketplace in Otavalo – one of the biggest open markets in the world. This was really cool to experience, and we were all very grateful that our hosts could take the time out of their day to show us around.

February 22, 2023

In the years following the second World War, a few returning servicemen and their families began to meet on Sundays in the old army barracks alongside the airstrip at Nashville's Berry Field. This church did not have an official building or name. They were  Christians called to relationship and worship.

March 12, 2022

Dr. Earl Lavender serves as the Director of Missional Studies and a Professor in Lipscomb University’s Bible department. The passion of Dr. Lavender’s life is evangelism and he created Lipscomb’s Missions department. Dr.

December 13, 2021

Chris Klotz, Lipscomb’s Director of Spiritual Formation for athletics, began his time at Lipscomb as a women’s soccer coach, but found himself wanting something more three years later. He had a desire to mentor both men and women and teach about the love of Jesus.

December 4, 2021

Garner Goode and Stan Lowery have both been deeply involved with Hillsboro Church of Christ and Mateo Church of Christ in Honduras for nearly 20 years. On episode 13 of Not A Trip Garner and Stan shared about their experiences bringing students to work with Mateo Church of Christ.

November 18, 2021

Carlee Watson and Kari Bidwell love the people of Moldova. Carlee was a team member during her time at Lipscomb and then became a team leader. Kari has served as Mobilization and Events Manager with Justice and Mercy international for 7 years.

November 15, 2021

James and Elizabeth Parnell share about the relationships that keep them coming back to Baja.