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Frequently Asked Questions about PCF |
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Other pre-candidates who have a vision to help each other join mission agencies. In the future, we hope to develop an Advisory Board made up of mission agency leaders and others committed to the PCF vision. |
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Each local club will decide on membership dues based on the content they choose each month. |
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When does it start and when does it finish? New members can join whenever they meet the requirements. Current members leave upon joining agencies, even if that is many years from now! |
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What kind of training will I receive? The focus is not on training but rather learning about yourself and the variety of options and opportunities for further training. We believe you will learn a great deal from each other and from guests you choose to invite to your monthly meeting. Through this process you can discover, plan and take action on future training steps. |
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What are the entry requirements? The most important requirement is that you are sure God has called you to be a missionary and you have committed to career mission service. Other requirements are: at least one short term cross-cultural mission experience, graduation from PSP, currently serving at your local church, and willingness to meet with a personal mentor. We also suggest you complete any pre-candidate program offered by your home church. |
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Every month new members can join as long as they meet the entry requirements. |
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There is no stop date or graduation. The goal and purpose is to join a mission agency. You are encouraged to participate in your local PCF club until you actually join a sending agency, even if that is several years from now. So, members don’t graduate from a program or school but rather, they join mission agencies. |
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What will we do at the monthly PCF meetings? The content for the actual monthly meetings will be decided by the pre-candidates in each local PCF club. So if you join, you can suggest content that fits your needs and that will help you towards joining an agency. (See suggestions) |
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Can I start a PCF Club in my church? We very much encourage two types of PCF clubs. For the many pre-candidates from smaller churches, we will have Pre-Candidate Fellowship clubs made of members from many churches. Also, church-based clubs where there are at least 10-15 pre-candidates, can form one or several clubs based on the numbers of pre-candidates. Both kinds of clubs will be limited to 15 members or less. |
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My friend wants to join but does not meet one of the entry requirements. No problem, simply encourage them to do what they need to join (take PSP, go on a short-term, volunteer to serve at their church). Later, in 6-12 months they will most likely be ready to join! |
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The day of the week, time and location will be arranged by the members, a few of which will serve as the leaders for each local club. They will check schedules and arrange a place to meet. |
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Why do Pre-Candidate Fellowships meet monthly rather than weekly, quarterly or annually? When you were in college you may have attended a weekly campus fellowship group. Now you probably participate in your local church singles group, which also meets weekly. Most pre-candidates are very busy people, so a monthly fellowship meeting is more practical than weekly (and of course you should continue to participate in your weekly singles group at your church). But, we feel that once every year or even once every 6 months is not enough to build a close relationship with the other members. Monthly seems just right! |
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How will the Leaders of local Pre-Candidate Fellowships be trained? A special seminar is being developed to train anyone who wants to volunteer to help lead a local Pre-Candidate Fellowship. Of course, they must be a pre-candidate themselves and we recommend a leader and a co-leader for each club. Regionally, regular meetings of those local club leaders could be arranged in the future so that they can share ideas, resources and encourage one another in their role as leaders. |
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At this time there is a need for many leader members to catch this vision and start local clubs. So if no club exists in your city or church, then prayerfully consider starting one. The most important thing for every member is the commitment you will make to the other members of your club to encourage them by faithful participation until each one of you joins a mission agency. |
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Revised:
January 20, 2008 |
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