LifeYear Missionary

LifeYear occurs in three main phases over an eighteen to twenty-one-month period.

Phase 1: Before You Go. The goal of Phase 1 is to make sure you are well-connected, well-funded, and well-prepared for the international receiving location that fits you best.

• LifeYear orientation,
• Develop a full partnership team,
• Spiritual & character formation,
• Ministry & cross-cultural skills,
• Receive coaching & mentoring,
• Official send-off by the local church.

Phase 2: On Location. The goal of Phase 2 is to support you in discerning God’s calling for your life as you serve the receiving church well and develop in your character, ministry skills, and cross-cultural knowledge,

• Discover the best fit within the church and campus team.
• Sending church and LifeYear team provide ongoing connection, guidance, and encouragement.
• Quarterly check-ins and equipping times with MAL and LifeYear team.
• L215 courses and other discipleship and training times.

Phase 3: Once You Return. The goal of Phase 3 is that you have successfully re-entered your home church & culture as well as taken significant steps toward pursuing God’s calling for your life.

• Decompress and debrief with the sending church and LifeYear team.
• Next steps forward (LifeYear+, domestic ministry, marketplace ministry).

Additional Responsibilities of the LifeYear Missionary:

• Must complete 100% monthly partnership before leaving for ministry assignment, and maintain a minimum of 80% partnership while on assignment.
• Must send monthly MPD newsletters to partners.
• Must communicate monthly updates to sending church and LifeYear Office.
• Must check-in weekly with Ministry Assignment leader.
• Quarterly evaluations via google meet and online google forms.

• Attend Missions Connect call (monthly).

Minimum Qualifying Experience:

• Must be eighteen years old or above.
• Must have a high school diploma.
• Must have been on an international short term or Ten Days Mission trip.
• Must be an active member of a U.S. based Every Nation church.
• Must attend an Every Nation life/small group regularly.
• Must have pastoral recommendation.
• Must be willing to complete a full financial partnership team before leaving for ministry assignment.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Able to lead someone to the Lord

• Stable emotional life

• High relational intelligence

• Able to work on a team

• Moderate reading skills

• Adaptable to change

• Good listener

• Proactive work ethic

• Technical skills