Identify local and formal training you will need and the best way for you to get that training. To help you with this Finishers has compiled the very best training resources that will help you prepare for service in missions.

Read other books on the biblical basis, praying, sending, serving and the big picture in missions:

• Let the Nations Be Glad! The Supremacy of God in Missions, John Piper
  
• Operation World: When we pray God works by Patrick Johnstone
  
• The Church Is Bigger Than You Think by Patrick Johnstone
  
• Serving as Senders by Neal Pirolo
• Marching to a Different Drummer by Jim Raymo

Complete the Process STEPs, if you haven't already done so.

Seek confirmation that this is God's call for your life. This section of our web page will really help you in this area.

Review other resources suggested here.

Perhaps you feel you would like to explore what is suggested for other stages. Click on another stage that partially describes where you are for an array of "next steps" that you could take now.

I’m just beginning
I've been so busy with life, work, family and church that I'm just now "looking up from my desk", as it were, and beginning to think about the second half of life. I'm considering how to balance my priorities and where missions might fit. I'm asking if my current career is where God wants me to stay. How would I begin to investigate mission possibilities? Now...don't get me wrong... I am not considering moving to some far-off country! I just want the freedom to think broader than I have been able to in the recent past.

I’m investigating
I have decided that my unique spiritual gifts as well as my secular skills, which I have refined over the years, need to be deployed more fully for the kingdom of God. I am in the process of finding the spot God has for me. I could use some help assessing my ministry preferences, establishing a financial plan with live mission costs in hand, and connecting with agencies relative to specific opportunities. I'd also like to interact with others who are going through this same process.

I’m investigating, but am uncertain I can be used
A while back I decided that I wanted to pursue something that would outlast me. I wanted to do something significant with my life in my remaining adult years. Frankly, I haven't found a place to plug in. I'd love some help assessing my spiritual gifts and passions, learning about the opportunities available, and determining what I would have to do to prepare.

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