Pre-Deployment Training for new missionaries is focused on the six components of the missionary task: entry, evangelism, discipleship, church formation, leadership development, and exit, with the main focus being on entry. The training is curriculum and content focused for sequenced learning. This training is what every IMB missionary needs regardless of where they are going or where they are serving.
The training is comprised of the following:
Each participant will complete the Pre-Arrival course before arriving to prepare them for instruction, learning activities, and discussion. Courses are arranged by topic and weeks are scheduled around themes. There is a calendar/syllabus that directs participants to the large group instruction, cohort time, or independent reading and course preparation materials.
Together with training leaders from across the organization, we have developed a set of training outcomes for all new missionaries. Pre-Deployment courses are designed to meet a number of specific outcomes that are arranged under the following categories:
