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At Biblical Ministries Worldwide South Africa, we are passionate about mobilizing and equipping individuals to serve in the mission field. Whether you feel called to local or international missions, we provide the training, resources, and support you need.

How do I become a missionary?

Whether you are pursuing a call to missions or are just curious about the process, we are here to help.

We invite you to join us. Our process includes:

Application: Complete our missionary application form.
Training: Participate in our comprehensive training programme (see the four phases below). We offer training each year in Johannesburg, George, and Amanzimtoti.
Partnerships: Present your intended ministry to local churches and believers to solicit their prayer and financial partnership with you, or build your business plan and financial backing to serve as a bivocational missionary.
Deployment: Be commissioned and sent out to the field by your local church in partnership with your network of churches, believers, and our organization.

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Your pathway to missions at BMW

We exist to serve local churches and their missionaries as they plant HEALTHY CHURCHES EVERYWHERE through evangelism, discipleship, and leadership development.

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Focus: Reviewing Missions Basics

Introduction to Biblical Ministries Worldwide-SA
The gospel, evangelism, and cultural adaptation
Discipleship and leadership development basics
Basics of the local church and church planting
The Great Commission and the Great Commandment
Personal spiritual and ministry readiness
Your place in missions history
Introduction to culture

Onboard

Focus: Drawing together a partnership network

Support-raising theology and practice
Communication principles
Public speaking skills
Introduction to missionary finance
Partnership tracking and communication
Public presentation labs
Written/media/video communication labs

Equip

Focus: Getting ready for your work and your team

Support-raising debrief
Review of evangelism, discipleship, and leadership
Ministry teams, groups, and partnerships
Personal strengths and team dynamics
Language aptitude and acquisition
Tentmaking and Business as Ministry (BAM)
Biblical counselling
Risk management and child protection

Deploy

Focus: Preparing to leave, transition, and engage

Saying goodbye and culture shock
Worldview, cultures, and religions
Cross-cultural integration, Third Culture Kids (TCKs,) hospitality, and burnout
Culture-intelligence workshop
Church-planting models, strategy, and case study
Review of missionary finances
Worldview and cultural differences, and apologetics
Review of teamwork on the field
Developing national leaders

Short-Term Opportunities

1 week - 1 month

Vision Trip

Vision trips range from a week to a month in length. These are designed as introductory visits to a field or project-based trips and are usually done in groups or with missionary candidates considering the field.

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1 - 6 months

Internship

Internships range from one to six months in length. These trips take the individual deeper into cultural experiences such as learning the language, living life on the field, and first-hand ministry experience.

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6 months - 2 years

Apprenticeship

Apprenticeships range from 6 months to a couple of years. As the deepest level of short-term experience, these allow you to shadow an experienced missionary, dive deeply into language and cultural learning, and receive hands-on missionary training as you prepare for your role in missions.

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We are Great Commission focused, local church driven.

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