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Basic Qualifications for Missions

To serve as an IMB student volunteer, you must:

  • Have a sense of God’s leadership
  • Have a desire to work with people of other cultures
  • Be emotionally and spiritually mature
  • Be at least 15 years old to apply for any IMB high-school project
  • Be at least 18 years old to apply for any IMB college or seminary project
  • Be currently enrolled in, or a recent (one year or less) graduate of a high school, college, university, seminary or graduate school
  • Have a 2.0 or higher grade-point average at the time of application
  • Be an active member of a Southern Baptist church or involved in Baptist Campus Ministry/Baptist Student Union.

Are you ready to be on mission? Take the Explore Self-Assessment* and find out. Ask someone to mentor* you on your weaknesses.

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Projects vary in length from one week to two semesters and include an almost endless variety of ministries. Students may apply directly to the International Mission Board’s Student Mobilization Team or through their state missions program. Students who serve directly through IMB Student Mobilization are responsible for raising their own support.

To serve through your state Baptist collegiate ministry, ask your campus minister for the list of projects and the application, or e-mail a message to your state Baptist student department. Some financial support may be available for students who serve through their state student department.

When Parents Say No

If the IMB is not a good fit for you, connect with Rightnow.org. The will help you find other agencies that are good options for you.

Looking for North American missions projects? Answerthecall.net

 


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