FIRST STEPS
Checklist for Long Term Service
Are you ready to go? Here is a list of questions to help you prepare for tentmaking overseas. You will also discover links to more info as you scroll over each item.
Professional Preparation
- Do you have a career plan?
- Do you need further education and training before going overseas?
- Are you interested in business as mission?
- Do you want to teach?
- Are you open to staying overseas for at least a couple of years?
- What if you are a seasoned professional?
Ministry Preparation
- Do you have experience in ministering to others?
- Do you have what it takes to serve your target group overseas?
- Do you have a team of people praying for you regularly?
- Do you have a church community for financial support if needed?
- Do you have mentors and like-minded friends for personal support and accountability?
Personal Preparation
- Do you need to do language study?
- What if your parents are not supportive of your plan to go overseas?
- What if your spouse or boy/girlfriend is not on the same page?
- What is it like to go overseas as a single person?
- What about getting married first?
- How might going overseas affect your children’s education and future?
- What if you have unpaid school loans or other financial obligations?
