Serving with CBF Global Missions
Whether it's a one-time mission trip, a two-to-three year commitment, or a lifetime of service, CBF Global Missions can connect you with ministry opportunities among the most neglected in a world without borders.
The categories below briefly outline the different ways you can serve. We take very seriously our mission to collaborate with churches and other groups to engage in holistic missions and ministries with the most neglected people of this world. We reflect this commitment in our candidate process, which we developed intentionally to help us meet our mission goals.
This process blends the collective experience and wisdom of years of global cross-cultural ministry. We direct candidates in a life reflection process, in which they learn about the Missiology of CBF and respond to ideas like missional church, contextualization, sustainability, and networking. The encourager church process is a crucial step for candidates as they determine a church that might fill this role. It is our desire to aid, equip, and guide candidates so that they can serve God as called.
Goals for the candidate process:
1. Reflection and discernment of calling
2. Responding and shaping of service assignment
3. Learning and engaging in CBF GM Missiology and team structure
4. Encourager Church Covenant development
5. Health and wellness
6. Character exploration
The first step in our candidate process is a 10-week online cohort session. This year's session dates are:
Beginning Ending (6 p.m. EST)
Spring 2008 Session Dates:
Monday, March 17, 2008 Friday, May 23, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008 Friday, June 13, 2008
Summer 2008 Session Date:
Monday, June 23, 2008 Friday, August 29, 2008
Fall 2008 Session Dates:
Monday, September 22, 2008 Friday, December 5, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008 Friday, December 19, 2008
Registration is required at least 5 business days prior to the beginning of each session.
AsYouGo Affiliate
AsYouGo Affiliate service offers a means for self-supporting personnel to serve through the CBF Global Missions field team structure. This may be through their career (tent making) as teachers, professors, business people, medical professionals, etc. It may also be through the direct financial support of partners. Regardless of support structure, the ultimate goal is to have long term self sustaining ministry.
If you would like to start our exploratory process and become an active candidate, download and fill out the information form (one for each person) and return it along with a photo so that we can know more about you and begin a file. Please view possible service opportunities. If you would like to ask further questions before becoming an active candidate, contact Matt Norman at (770) 220-1600 or mnorman@thefellowship.info or Lori Irons-Crenshaw at (770) 220-1600 or lcrenshaw@thefellowship.info.
Career
Career service field personnel are Christians who sense the leadership of God to share their faith cross-culturally.
If you would like to start our exploratory process and become an active candidate, download and fill out the information form (one for each person) and return it along with a photo so that we can know more about you and begin a file. Please view possible service opportunities. If you would like to ask further questions before becoming an active candidate, feel free to call Matt Norman or Lori Irons-Crenshaw at (770) 220-1600. You may also e-mail us at mnorman@thefellowship.info or lcrenshaw@thefellowship.info.
Encourager Church
An encourager church participates in the ministry with CBF Global Missions field personnel providing broad support – spiritually, relationally and financially through a formal partnership covenant.
Encourager church responsibilities include:
- Provide a system for prayer support.
- Provide a means for promotion of volunteer needs among congregants and others.
- Act as the primary point for encouragement and member care.
- Provide mutually agreed level of financial support.
- Give administrative support (e.g., newsletter, board members where needed, assistance in ‘off field assignment,’ etc.)
Download encourager church description. If you would like to ask further questions before becoming an encourager church, feel free to call Matt Norman or Lori Irons-Crenshaw at (770) 220-1600. You may also e-mail us at mnorman@thefellowship.info or lcrenshaw@thefellowship.info.
Global Service Corps
The Global Service Corps (GSC) provides opportunities for service from one to three years in assignments that fill strategic needs all over the world. The GSC Program is a great option for all types of people - whether they are recently graduating from college or seminary, considering career mission service, approaching retirement, or even just wanting a break from their current career. No matter who you are, GSC is an exciting and challenging way to follow your calling.
If you would like to start our exploratory process and become an active candidate, download and fill out the information form (one for each person) and return it along with a photo so that we can know more about you and begin a file. Please view possible service opportunities. If you would like to ask further questions before becoming an active candidate, call Matt Norman or Lori Irons-Crenshaw at (770) 220-1600. You may also e-mail us at mnorman@thefellowship.info or lcrenshaw@thefellowship.info.
Student.Go
Student.Go is a venture of CBF Global Missions that provides opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to serve among the unevangelized and marginalized people in our world. Our positions include a wide variety of locations and types of ministry and are intended to provide students with hands-on missions experience. Students serve for a summer or a semester alongside CBF Global Missions field personnel and ministry partners in locations around the globe. Not only do the students gain invaluable experience, they also provide invaluable assistance to the ministries with which they work.
Student.Go is open to undergraduate and graduate students 18 years of age and older. Applicants must have completed at least one semester of college before their term of service begins. Contact student.go@thefellowship.info with questions.