Missions

Team Associate:

A Team Associate is not funded through the IMB but works closely with an IMB church-planting team. This individual generally uses his or her profession overseas while supporting a church-planting effort. They serve two year assignments.

Journeyman:

IMB offers a unique, fully funded, two year missions opportunity for college graduates under age 30. Journeymen are sent by their church through IMB to join an international missionary team to share the gospel, make disciples and help plant churches. For more information go to: www.imb.org/students/go-2-years-journeyman/

Macedonia Project:

This is for individuals who have a long-term call but do not have seminary training yet. Those who sign up for this program go to the field and take seminary clasess while they are working on a church-planting team. The IMB pays for half of the degree, while the seminary covers the other half (one of six Southern Baptist Seminaries). There is no age limit for this pathway. Macedonia workers serve three to four years and are funded through the IMB.

TWO + TWO:

The Two + Two program is another avenue through the seminaries. The first two years are spent at a seminary, and the last two years are spent working with a church-planting team on the field. This option is not funded through a scholarship. The last two years overseas are IMB-funded.

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE CORPS

This program is for anyone who wants to go, but doesn’t want to go long-term. An individual can serve for two or three years on missionary church-planting teams. No college degree or seminary credits are required. Retirees would be encouraged to go this route, if they wanted to spend a few years on the field. This opportunity is also IMB-funded.

FIELD SUPPORT

Field support roles include professionals who work in logistics, finance or some other role that directly supports church planters and other IMB personnel on the field. They work overseas and do share the gospel, but most of their time is spent on their professional role. The IMB fully funds this position.

CAREER MISSIONARY

A Career Missionary serves as a church planter. They begin their first four-year term as an apprentice missionary, and work alongside an established church-planting team. On their next term, they return as a church planter. Their full time job is the core missionary task. They are fully funded and this would be a long-term pathway.

MISSIONARY ASSOCIATE

An associate does the same work as a church planter, but they do not have to have a seminary background. It is an ideal role for someone who has pastored or worked in ministry for many years but has no seminary degree. The requirement here is a life experience requirement. This is IMB-funded and a long-term pathway.

Members of each team going on a short term mission trip with Englewood Baptist Church must:

Be a member of Englewood Baptist Church, or a member in good standing at another local church.

Meet Minimum Age Requirements:

Domestic Trips – Minimum age is 15 (Exceptions may be considered at the discretion of the Acts 1:8 Ministry team on an individual basis based on the location of the trip).

International Trips – Minimum age is 16/17 with a parent or guardian (Notarized paperwork required).

There must be a student/adult ratio for each trip of 1 adult per every 3 youth (age 15-17) on a domestic/international trip. There will be no exceptions to this rule for security reasons.

Every volunteer must submit to and be cleared by a background check once every 3 years before being confirmed as a team member on a trip.

Every volunteer is required to take the appropriate Security Training. Child Safety Training is required for both domestic and international trips. Domestic Training is in a classroom, offered once a quarter. International Security is offered online via a password sent by the Missions Office to each individual. Training is required every 3 years.

Approx. Trip Cost: TBD

We are looking for energetic men and women to join our team heading out to work with the staff and members of Favor City Church in Henderson, Nevada. This will be an exciting week of helping this new church canvass their city to let folks know about their Easter Worship Service and telling people who Favor City Church is and what they are all about! They will be doing prep work for their upcoming Easter Celebration. There will be prayer walking and other ministry projects announced as we get closer to the trip dates!

Child Safety Training and Domestic Security Training are required to go on this trip.

Approx. Trip Cost: TBD

This will be the third year we are blessed to put a team together to help Favor City Church and Pastor Joseph with their annual Fall Festival in Henderson Nevada! This team will canvass the areas near the park where the festival is held, promoting their event, and prayer walking. Then we will help host the festival, talking with adults and helping with the many children's games and activities that night! It is a great time of interacting with their community and sharing about Jesus and Favor City Church! There will be various other ministry projects that week, and an opportunity to worship with them on Sunday morning. This is a great opportunity to be a part of what God is doing in Las Vegas.

Child Safety Training and Domestic Security Training are required to go on this trip.

Approx. Trip Cost: TBD

Trip Leader: Doug Ezzell

Working with: James & Tracey

This team will minister to our partners on the field and will join them as they go out and share the gospel with the people in the villages in their area. Most people in this area have never heard the name of Jesus Christ! Prayer walking and other projects will also be planned.

**International Training & Child Safety training will be required. You must have a current passport and visas will be applied for before the departure date.

Approx. Trip Cost: TBD

Working with: Bill & Merrilea

Come alongside others who have a vision for the Work of the Gospel among all peoples so that you can encourage laborers, getting knee-deep in the trenches with them. Daily routine would include prep in the Word and prayer, visiting local homes , opportunities to invest in real-life discipleship with local laborers and gatherings, getting the message of the Gospel out in the heart of communities. It can boost your experience of what God’s Kingdom really looks like outside the bounds of the familiar. Requires long hours and willingness to travel and intentionality.

Approx. Trip Cost: TBD

Working with: James & Tracey

If you have not been to South Asia yet this year, ask the Lord to prepare your heart for this amazing opportunity to minister alongside our Global Partners for a week of sharing the gospel with those who have never heard of Jesus Christ! Wow what an opportunity to be used by God as the Word gets spread to those who need to hear! Prayer walking and other projects will also be planned.

**International Training & Child Safety training will be required. You must have a current passport and visas will be applied for before the departure date.