Become a Missionary
Vision Baptist Missions offers three exciting ministry fields of service—Foreign Missionary, Stateside Missionary, and Helps Missionary—all focused on planting and strengthening healthy, indigenous, independent Baptist churches. Missionaries start with cultural training and, when needed, language study alongside a veteran missionary. Foreign missionaries typically serve in four-year terms with a one-year furlough, while stateside and helps missionaries follow adjusted support-raising schedules.
Applicants should show spiritual maturity, solid doctrine, and a consistent Christian walk. Requirements include salvation and baptism, church membership with pastoral recommendation, key readings, a six-month internship, ministry experience, health and citizenship qualifications, limited unsecured debt, and a background check.
No matter the field of service, each missionary helps advance the gospel and train national leaders to continue the work for generations to come.
The following sections highlight the details concerning each of the fields of service.
Foreign Missionary
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Initial period of cultural adaptation and language studies (if applicable) under a veteran missionary
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Focused on establishing multiple indigenous, spiritually healthy, independent Baptist churches
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Training national pastors to take over the churches
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Typically spending four years on the field and one year off for furlough
Stateside Missionary
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Focused on establishing multiple indigenous, spiritually healthy, independent Baptist churches
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Occasional period of support raising and reporting to sending churches rather than furlough
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Reduced retained fund requirements
Helps Missions
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Focused on establishing multiple indigenous, spiritually healthy, independent Baptist churches
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Occasional period of support raising and reporting to sending churches rather than furlough
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Reduced retained fund requirements
Basic Requirements of VBM Missionaries
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At least 22 years old (If you are interested in college-level training, click here)
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Saved, baptized, and in doctrinal agreement (VBM Statement of Faith)
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Member of an independent Baptist church of like faith for at least six months and recommended by pastor
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Read the entire Bible, Challenge of Missions, Mentoring for Missions, and The Master Plan of Evangelism
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Not divorced. A testimony of freedom from sexual immorality for two years
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Led at least one person to Christ and discipled at least one person
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Completed a 6-month VBM internship as well as other educational requirements which vary for men, wives, helps, and representatives (For more information on Internships, click here)
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Able to meet the physical and mental demands of the field (includes healthcare release from doctor)
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U.S./Canadian citizen or resident who is applying for citizenship
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No more than $5,000 unsecured debt (exclusive of student loans)
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Background check and $75 application fee
Contact us if you feel called to missions!
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