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Missionary Roles

These three primary missionary roles are available with the IMB.

Team Member

Duration: 2-4+ Years

Description

Team Members are missionaries who are fully funded by the IMB, and, as IMB employees, receive full benefits and services. Team Members participate full time in the missionary task.

Qualifications

Funding

  • Fully funded by the IMB

Benefits & Services

Fully Provided
Health
Care
Housing
Children's
Education
Transport
403 (B)
Member
Care
Visa
Support
Tech
Support
Training
Not Provided for Mid-Term Team Member
403 (B)
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Field Support

Duration: 2–4+ Years

Description

Field Support personnel are missionaries who are fully funded by the IMB to provide a critical support service on behalf of the IMB in an international location. Field Support missionaries engage in the missionary task, but their primary responsibility is to provide a professional service and support to IMB missionary teams.

Qualifications

Funding

  • Fully funded by the IMB

Benefits & Services

Fully Provided
Health
Care
Housing
Children's
Education
Transport
403 (B)
Member
Care
Visa
Support
Tech
Support
Training
Not Provided for Mid-Term Team Member
403 (B)
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Team Associate

Duration: 1+ Years

Description

Team Associates are missionaries who receive funding from non-IMB sources. They are either self-funded, which means they provide their own support from things like 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.

Qualifications

Funding

  • Non-IMB funded
  • Self-funded

Benefits & Services

CONSULTING SERVICES ONLY
Health
Care
Housing
Children's
Education
Transport
Member
Care
Visa
Support
PARTIALLY PROVIDED
Tech
Support
Training
NOT PROVIDED
403 (B)
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