Career Missions
Missionary Development
The local church sends missionaries. At MissioSERVE, we prepare the church to send and train missionaries to go. This training program is divided into three phrases: (1) Prospect, (2) Candidate, and (3) Missionary
Initial Interest & Conversation
With you, your local church leader(s), and MissioSERVE. Fill out a contact form to start the
conversation!
Application & Interview
After approval from your church leaders, you may complete an online missionary application
process with MissioSERVE which includes an interview (in person or online) and personal
reference. Application Link
Approval, Onboarding, & Assessments
Upon approval from the church and MissioSERVE, the prospect and their church will undergo
an assessment process including Online Training Module 1: Missionary Onboarding and
Assessments, a comprehensive assessment for the church to assess their missionary prospect,
and the first of five total on-site visits (5-7 days) at the MissioSERVE Station in Florida for
further orientation, training, and in-person assessments. We encourage a church leader or
mentor to accompany the prospect during this first on-site visit.
Training Agreement
Concluding the first on-site visit, MissioSERVE, the church, and the prospect will formalize a
comprehensive Training Agreement which includes a waiver of confidentiality between all
partners (church, candidate, agency), agreement of training costs (see a breakdown here), a
church engagement plan (MissioSERVE’s training for the church), a missionary discipleship
plan (the church’s training for their candidate), and a missionary training plan (MissioSERVE’s
training for the candidate through their discovery trip).
Discovery Trip Preparation
Online Training Module 2 focuses on preparing for a discovery trip to assess the church and
candidate’s compatibility with a potential long-term field, partnerships, and ministry
opportunities. This module covers the following subjects: The Spirit-Filled Life, Introduction
to Discipleship, Stress Management, Prayer, and Practical Skills for the Discovery Trip. The
candidate will also have their second on-site visit to MissioSERVE focused mainly on Spiritual
Warfare Training. The Online Training includes a combination of reading, written responses,
exercises, and scheduled online (or in person, if local) 90 min. meetings.
Discovery Trip
The discovery trip is a 6-8 week trip to the church and candidate’s prospective field. We also
highly encourage and equip the church to send a small “evaluation team” to join the
candidate on the field in the latter half of the trip (7-10 days). The purpose of this trip is for
the candidate (and the church) to assess the candidate’s compatibility with the field, potential
partners, and ministry opportunities. This on-the-ground research lays the foundation for
mission design, strategy, and budget. The church evaluation team’s purpose is to further
assess, confirm, and reinforce the church’s missions vision, and help the candidate assess the
opportunities on the field.
Mission Design
Immediately following their Discovery Trip, the candidate will return to MissioSERVE for their
third on-site visit which includes Discovery Trip debriefing, mission design training, supportraising training, and part 2 of the missionary training plan with MissioSERVE, now that a true
mission is in view.
Mission Design is a unique part of MissioSERVE’s training that synchronizes the sending
church and candidate’s individual gifts, skills, and resources with the facts , opportunities, and
partnerships in the field to form a unique missions vision to pursue. The strategy will likely be
tweaked after the candidate acquires a greater of culture and language during their term on
the field, but the mission will largely remain unchanged and will serve as an anchor for longterm ministry.
The result of this third on-site visit is a mission proposal by the candidate to present to their
sending church leaders for their evaluation, revision, and approval. This proposal includes a
proposed mission statement, strategy, and budget. The sending church’s involvement in this
phase is crucial as it will also be the church’s mission to carry out.
Church Partnership Agreement
Once the sending church and their candidate have agreed on the mission design,
MissioSERVE will work with them to formalize a Church Partnership Agreement, with
statements of solidarity (or commitments) for the missionary, the sending church, and
MissioSERVE. This agreement is unique to every mission/missionary/church and provides
specific areas of responsibility and accountability for all parties to see that the missionary and
church are adequately cared for and supported, and the agreed mission is carried out over
the long-term.
Discovery Trip Preparation
Online Training Module 2 focuses on preparing for a discovery trip to assess the church and
candidate’s compatibility with a potential long-term field, partnerships, and ministry
opportunities. This module covers the following subjects: The Spirit-Filled Life, Introduction
to Discipleship, Stress Management, Prayer, and Practical Skills for the Discovery Trip. The
candidate will also have their second on-site visit to MissioSERVE focused mainly on Spiritual
Warfare Training. The Online Training includes a combination of reading, written responses,
exercises, and scheduled online (or in person, if local) 90 min. meetings.
Discovery Trip
The discovery trip is a 6-8 week trip to the church and candidate’s prospective field. We also
highly encourage and equip the church to send a small “evaluation team” to join the
candidate on the field in the latter half of the trip (7-10 days). The purpose of this trip is for
the candidate (and the church) to assess the candidate’s compatibility with the field, potential
partners, and ministry opportunities. This on-the-ground research lays the foundation for
mission design, strategy, and budget. The church evaluation team’s purpose is to further
assess, confirm, and reinforce the church’s missions vision, and help the candidate assess the
opportunities on the field.
Mission Design
Immediately following their Discovery Trip, the candidate will return to MissioSERVE for their
third on-site visit which includes Discovery Trip debriefing, mission design training, supportraising training, and part 2 of the missionary training plan with MissioSERVE, now that a true
mission is in view.
Mission Design is a unique part of MissioSERVE’s training that synchronizes the sending
church and candidate’s individual gifts, skills, and resources with the facts , opportunities, and
partnerships in the field to form a unique missions vision to pursue. The strategy will likely be
tweaked after the candidate acquires a greater of culture and language during their term on
the field, but the mission will largely remain unchanged and will serve as an anchor for longterm ministry.
The result of this third on-site visit is a mission proposal by the candidate to present to their
sending church leaders for their evaluation, revision, and approval. This proposal includes a
proposed mission statement, strategy, and budget. The sending church’s involvement in this
phase is crucial as it will also be the church’s mission to carry out.
Church Partnership Agreement
Once the sending church and their candidate have agreed on the mission design,
MissioSERVE will work with them to formalize a Church Partnership Agreement, with
statements of solidarity (or commitments) for the missionary, the sending church, and
MissioSERVE. This agreement is unique to every mission/missionary/church and provides
specific areas of responsibility and accountability for all parties to see that the missionary and
church are adequately cared for and supported, and the agreed mission is carried out over
the long-term.