Timeline to the Field
Is God leading you to share the gospel with those who have no access to it? Where do you start?
Consider Pioneers
Will joining a missions agency actually help?
Others have wondered the same thing. We made a video to answer this question. Follow the link to learn more.
Watch the video Why Go With a Mission Agency?
Fill out a Start Form
We want to get to know you and you want to get to know Pioneers better. The Start Form helps to launch that conversation.
After taking a minute to fill out the Start form, you’ll be able to schedule a call with us. Ready for the next step? We will assign you a coach to walk with you.
Take the first step by filling out a Start Form
Complete an application
Your coach will guide you through the steps of filling out the complete application.
We interviewed one of our coaches, and he highlights the importance of this step. Check it out below!
Read an interview with one of our candidate coaches, So You Think You Want to Be a Pioneer.
Attend orientation
Learn more about us by coming to Pioneers in sunny Orlando, Florida for a five-day event we call Explore.
Expect to come away with a personalized pre-field training plan, with tasks and steps to help you go to the field well prepared.
Think Pioneers could be a fit? Come find out. Explore Serving With Pioneers describes a five-day event where you can get to know us and we can get to know you.
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Build your support team
You’ll need an active team of supporters who will pray fervently and give financially to help you thrive on the field. Our coaches will help along the way!
We put together a helpful list of 10 key questions about budgets and raising support.
Thinking about missions, but anxious about raising support? You’re not alone. In What About Raising Support? a Pioneer named Ethan shares how he’s come to appreciate the privilege.
Get trained
After completing your pre-field preparation and raising support, you’ve got one more stop: Launch. This final five-day training event in Orlando ensures you are ready to go to the field.
We make a case for why pre-field preparation is so important. Don’t sleep on it!
Learn about Launch Teams, which bring new workers together to focus on preparing for service in years to come.
Go ahead!
This step is simple: GO! Buy your plane tickets, pack your bags and say your goodbyes.
A conversation with Andrew, a Pioneer reaching nomadic peoples in Chad.
Receive ongoing care
This final step is less of an actual step and more of an ongoing process of Pioneers caring for you while you live and minister cross-culturally.
Team leaders and teammates are the primary source of member care, but regional leaders and a skilled member development team are ready to come alongside you as needed.
Listen to an episode of the Relentless Pursuit Podcast where President Steve Richardson shares how God led his family to Southeast Asia and back.
Every journey is unique. Let’s talk about yours.
We have a dedicated team of mission mentors whose heart is to listen to your story, help you discern where God is leading you, and pray with you in your next steps. Once you’re ready, fill out the form below. We look forward to hearing from you!