Missions Internship

Catalog description

An internship program placing the prospective missionary under the supervision of the University and an experienced missionary. In-the-field training giving practical experience for at least six weeks is required. Before the student departs, he/she will receive instruction and practice in selecting and applying to a mission board and in developing necessary elements for missionary support (a resume, a prayer card, a presentation, prayer letters, and a website). Every student must bring back a daily diary plus a weekly evaluation of his/her work. He/she also will bring back an evaluation by his/her field supervisor for the course. Upon return, the student also will be involved in a doctrinal review (preparing a doctrinal statement with a philosophy of missions) and a doctrinal examination. A prescribed number of books will be read.