Missions

Poland Trip - June 26-July 4 (8 max. Must be 16 years or older)

Moldova Trip - July 17-25 (10 max. Adults only)

God has opened doors for the NC Baptist State Convention and Baptist on Mission to send volunteers into Moldova and Poland to assist with refugees who have left Ukraine. Because of the war, things change often. Right now, they are sending volunteers to assist displaced refugees. You must have a passport with at least 6 months left on the expiration in order to travel on one of the two trips we have planned this summer.

Location: Boston, MA

Partner: King’s Hill Church

Cost: TBD

Information Meeting: Sunday, June 5 at 12:15 pm in The Edge

The Mission Hill community in Boston is only about ¾ of a mile square. However, within that community, there are 5 hospitals, 5 low-income housing developments, and 10 colleges. Mission Hill is home to some of the most cultural diversity in all of the United States. King’s Hill Church is a young church plant right in the heart of Mission Hill. Every September, King’s Hill Church, with the help of volunteers from all over the country, embarks on their biggest outreach event of the year, “The Big Move!”

Mission Hill is home to around 60,000 college students at any given time. Every year, on September 1st, all of the rental agreements in that area terminate and begin. On this one day there are literally thousands of people moving in and out of condos and apartments.

“The Big Move” is for all people but we really need to bring as many “strong backs” with us as possible! It will be a rigorous trip with a lot of moving furniture and boxes. However, if we have individuals that are interested whose backs are not necessarily as strong, we need people who can prayer walk, pass out water bottles, and engage with the family members of these students as we help them move.

This is an incredibly neat opportunity, who knew moving furniture could have such large Gospel impact?!

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.