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What is the Pre-Candidate Fellowship?

A fellowship group made for those who want to be career missionaries but have not yet chosen an agency.

It is not an academic or training class, but rather a fellowship of pre-candidates meeting to help each other get to the mission field.

Pre-Candidate:

This means a person who has not yet chosen a mission agency to join. Once you join an agency, you will then be a candidate (a new member of a mission agency who is being trained by that agency to become an official missionary with that agency).

Fellowship:

This is a fellowship, meaning a gathering of people with the same heart, vision and commitment, regularly in an ongoing basis. In this sense, it is much like other fellowship groups, which never stop meeting.

Realities about Career Missionary Preparation:

1. The average missionary on the field today took 7 - 10 years from decision to joining an agency.

2. There is no structure that exists to regularly encourage pre-candidates during those entire 7-10 years.

3. After 7 years, only 10% of mission conference decision makers join agencies, 90% change their mind.

What the Pre-Candidate Fellowship is:

A place where you can be encouraged and encourage others during the long preparation years.
A monthly meeting with the content designed by the members based on their preparation needs.
A fellowship group with others who are committed to lifetime (career) service as missionaries.
A place where you can think, pray, learn about and then take action on further steps of preparation.
A local club that is owned and operated by the members who serve as the leaders.

What the Pre-Candidate Fellowship is NOT:

It is not training.
It is not a program with a start and stop date.
It is not run by a mission agency.

Pre-Candidate Fellowship Purpose Statement

The Pre-Candidate Fellowship exists for one purpose: to continuously help and encourage pre-candidates until they join mission agencies.

Revised: January 20, 2008