Length of Service Options
You can be involved in the missionary task by participating in a short-term mission trip. Check out our trips ranging from 1 to 8 weeks.
Team Members are missionaries who are fully funded by the IMB, and, as IMB employees, receive full benefits and services. Team Members serving mid-term commitments are assigned to 1, 2, or 3 year terms.
Field Support personnel are professionals paid by the IMB to provide critical services on behalf of the IMB in an international location. They are an active member of a local missionary team. They are engaged full time in a specific professional service, and part-time in the missionary task. Mid-term options for Field Support require a 2-year minimum.
Team Associates are missionaries who receive funding from non-IMB sources. They are either self funded, which means they provide their own support from personal savings or an existing job, or they are ministry funded, which means they are funded from another organization or church. Team Associates can participate full time or part time in the missionary task. Time commitments for Team Associates are generally 1+ years, but can be less than 1 year for students.
Team Members are missionaries who are fully funded by the IMB, and, as IMB employees, receive full benefits and services. Team Members serving long-term commitments are assigned to 3+ year terms.
Field Support personnel are professionals paid by the IMB to provide critical services on behalf of the IMB in an international location. They are an active member of a local missionary team. They are engaged full time in a specific professional service, and part-time in the missionary task. Long-term options for Field Support require a 3-year minimum.
Short-term trips are for individuals and groups.
Mid-term missions are usually 1- to 3-year terms, and you can go on these terms as a Team Member, Team Associate, or Field Support.
Long-term missions are longer than 3 years and are offered only to IMB Team Member roles.