Missionaries require training as do all vocations. How this training is accomplished depends on varying factors.
The Apostle Paul trained many missionaries however, most are familiar with Timothy and Titus.
Modern day missionary training is not much different – a mature Christian leader guides one with less experience providing the important tools and skillsets required for missions.
In the following list of missionary training opportunities each sending agency or training location may differ based on their mission goal such as:
a) Pilot b) School Missions
c) Bible translation d) Church planting
e) Connecting with loss people groups
f) Etc.
This list is not an endorsement of any one group of training agency/school. However, this list is a great source to view the opportunities available to you in your search.
Check out this amazing site by Ethnos360 -Discover their training programs.
Watch the informative You tube videos on “Get Ready…Go” and “Which is more important” – an insight on what to do if overseas mission work is not the right path for you.
Ethnos360 Is an Excellent Program.
Another amazing site is by Radius International – Encounter their training programs for long term Missionaries – Church Planting.
Watch the informative You tube video on “Radius International Cross-Cultural Church-Planting Training.”
This is a MUST HAVE TRAINING for the serious minded missionary… Training provides a first-hand real world insight on what overseas mission work is and is not — all conducted in an out-of-USA location.
Radius International is an Excellent Program…I greatly enjoyed meeting them during Seminary…
Radius International Mission Statement:
“Radius International is committed to assisting the evangelical church and missions community by providing pre-field missions training that will equip cross-cultural workers to establish healthy, indigenous, reproducing churches among unreached language groups.”
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