God is with us, even in our hardest moments. Come learn how to navigate through depression, trauma, and a sense of hopelessness. Be encouraged that we are God’s beloved, made in his image, gifted with his presence, even in the darkest of moments.
Preparing to Go
The need for leaders who love God and his mission in the world is greater than ever. We will focus on a model to spiritually, culturally, and vocationally prepare international students to be sent as global disciples and leaders.
How do we live between “Fear not, you can only be killed" (Luke 12:4) and our desire to live comfortably? How do fear, passion, and obedience intertwine when accepting God’s calling? Learn from a pilot, whose mission flying in East Africa prompts her to routinely balance risk and safety.
The saying goes that a man knocking on the door of a brothel is looking for God. Are sexuality and spirituality more connected than we think? Discover how faith impacts our understanding of our sexuality, gender, and identity, and how we engage missions and discipleship.
Fundraising for missions can be very challenging, but God says he will meet our needs. How can these both be true? Come discover biblical insight on how God provides for us and practical ideas to raise funds for your call.
God calls some to go and others to send. Explore biblical, practical ways a student ministry or local church can support people who are serving in local and overseas missions in a short-term or long-term capacity.
Many of us think getting involved in missions requires you to be a certain type of person with a very specific skill set. Discover how God often calls us to go beyond our cookie-cutter ideas of the who, how, and what of missions.
Learn what key abilities every missionary needs to build cross-cultural relationships and accomplish the gospel’s work when living abroad, based upon a groundbreaking study of 949 missionaries working in 127 nations.
Deepen your biblical understanding of fundraising. Use this time and space to process some of the emotions and questions you might be wrestling with as you sense God’s call to ministry.
Have you ever hesitated to respond to God’s call, wondering what you could possibly do for his kingdom? Discern what it means to trust God despite our perceived shortcomings and see how he works in extraordinary ways through the lives of ordinary people.