Next Steps


Getting There – Linking
The next critical step to consider (and the point at which many prospective candidates get sidetracked or detoured) is how you'll get there. Will you serve with a specific mission agency, church, or denomination? Who will you serve and where are they? And how about training?

Step 5: Church and agency contact and candidacy.
What sending group or “team” (church or agency) is the best fit for you as the vehicle for service? Your best work is not a solo effort. What kind of team do you need to make you most effective and to help you grow the most? What kind of team leader do you need to stay focused and effective? What are the options? How do you think through the various possi-bilities?

Church and Agency Contact and Candidacy
by Steve Hoke

How to Choose a Sending Church or Agency
by Bill Taylor

What the Sending Group (Church/Mission) Wants to Know About You
by Bill Taylor

Calling for the Return of the Rare Breed
by Bill Taylor

Journal Worksheet 5

Step 6: Ministry assignment search.
Related to the question of the mission sending group are the questions of location, people group, and specific role on a church planting team that God is asking you to fulfill in reaching others with the gospel. Who are they? Where are they? How can your gifts be used in reaching those people or in building up the national church? What is your lifelong assignment in God’s overall game plan?

Ministry Assignment Search
by Steve Hoke

The Missionary Preparation Matrix
by Steve Hoke

Biblical “Road Signs” to Guide Your Decision-Making
by Steve Hoke

Decision-Making Worksheet
by Steve Hoke

Journal Worksheet 6

Step 7: Hands-on missionary training.
Language and culture learning are part of a missionary’s “Basic Training” in the hands-on and practical side of living among and relating to people who need the Lord. What are the various ways to gain the most practical skill training outside the classroom?

Hands-On Missionary Training
by Steve Hoke

Why Overseas Missionary Training Works
by Roger Charles

Customize Your Mission Training
by Steve Hoke

Journal Worksheet 7

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