Team Member Information
Packing List: In preparation for your trip be sure to closely follow the recommended list. There are some differences depending on your team's location & ministry.
Check out the FAQ page for answers to questions you may have. If you can't find the answer to you question... please email us and ask!
Testimony preparation: One of the most powerful tools you'll use this summer is sharing your personal testimony. Read the documents below and begin working on your testimony before you leave the US so you'll be prepared to share it at orientation.
Sharpening Your Testimony: Basic tips on sharing your story
Sample testimonies:
Required pre-field reading:
All members/leaders are
asked to read Spiritual
Warfare: Victory over the Powers of this World by Timothy Warner. New
& used copies available on Amazon. Read the book before you arrive at
orientation but please bring it with you to the field.
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All
members/leaders also need to read Foreign to Familar by Sarah A.
Lanier. Foreign to Familiar is a splendidly written, well
researched work on cultures. Anyone traveling abroad should not leave home
without this valuable resource! Sarah's love and sensitivity for people of all
nations will touch your heart. This book creates within us a greater
appreciation for our extended families around the world and an increased desire
to better understand them. New & used copies available on Amazon.com
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Members/leaders on
"work teams" (Project #100174, 100205, 100290, 100294,
100295, 100291, 100292, 100737, 100951, 101176) need to read Kingdom
Communities by Jeff Palmer. This can be ordered by emailing Dr.
Jim Brown. Cost is $5 per book which includes shipping. Send your
request with $5 payment to:
Baptist Global Response
402 BNA Drive, Suite 411
Nashville, TN 37217
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All leaders are asked to get a copy of
Impact Your World: Basic Training
for Mission Teams (Member book). Go ahead
& order the book and begin working through chapters 1-5.
This
can be ordered online through the IMB or through Lifeway online or store. We've
included the links below: