WHY should I consider Expedition 237

Your Personal Expedition (cont.):

2. Communicate and Get Advice! Include others in your expedition. Seek accountability and advice for your expedition. Share your thoughts with a small group of friends and your pastor. Have them pray with you for clarification and a sense of peace concerning your new direction. This will help you to begin to learn how to effectively communicate your vision to others.

 

3. How and When? Establish a timeline of transition. When do you start your transition? In most cases it will take a person 18 - 24 months to get to the field once you start the process. Most people remain employed up until the time they start their pre-field training. We can help you develop a time line for your transition. Just give us a call.

 

4. Set Your Compass! Instead of asking, "Where do I want to go?" Ask, "Where am I needed; where is God working and how can I join Him?" Learn about effective ways to reach a town, village, city, region, or country.

 

5. Know Who's Who! With all the effort it will take to fulfill God's plan for your life, it is important that you select an agency or company that is right for you. Make sure they provide quality pre-field education and training, leadership, and field support. Do they have the ability to facilitate your work whether it is among the unreached or in a place where the national church leadership requires training? Do theyhave a strategy which sees the big picture and works toward the goal?

 

6. Gadzooks, Where Did All This Paperwork Come From? We do not have the privilege to know you as your friends do, so in order to provide you with the support you will need to succeed and be healthy in body, mind, and spirit we will need to know you as a friend. Knowing how you believe, think, and the skills you have acquired, will help us support you in your call and passion for ministry. This knowledge will come from you completing papers describing who you are, what you know, and getting input from others.

 

7. Getting Hitched! By attending Candidate Assessment & Orientation you will have the opportunity to share and explore your passions and desires in light of global opportunities. A time of reviewing test results and discussing life experiences will help determine what type and how much pre-field training will be needed to help you become successful in the pursuit of God's dream for your life. In addition you will learn about how to fund your expedition. At the end of this time together you will be official.

 

8. It Takes A Team! Establishing a prayer and financial support team takes some time but it is the most important thing you can do. You will be connecting with people and connecting them to the place you are going. Building a support team is not about you but rather about God getting others involved in what He is doing through you. You are just the vehicle to engage others in His plan for the world.

 

9. The Training Game! Many overlook pre-field training by giving a very sketchy overview of the field and what you will be doing. This is not good enough. You would not let a doctor operate on you without going through school, would you? Why would we think we could move to another culture without proper training?

 

10. Saying "Au revoir!" Packing up what you will need and having it sent off to the field takes time and focus. You may decide to sell your home or rent it out, put your things in storage or hold a large garage sale. However you do it, your support team will be a great help to tie up all the loose ends. You may want to talk to a financial planner to make sure your affairs are in order or you may designate a family member or friend or attorney to take care of your assets while you serve cross-culturally. But now it is time to leave and get started on the next step of your expedition.