Your MAP // Missionary Action Plan
As stated before, this MAP is designed to help build a strong missions foundation and support for those being sent. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive missionary training guide but simply a starting point or a foundation for future missions education and training. It has been created based on the recommendations of a variety of veteran missionaries, professors and missions pastors. Also, please note that this MAP is designed to take an individual between 12 and 24 months to complete but in some cases may be completed much sooner. It’s now time to get started with Phase 1:
Phase One: Developing/Being - Character and Community
- Read "Divine Mentor" and commit to daily devotions through SOAP
- Pray daily for nations using the River Valley App and the additional information from Prayercast.com and Joshuaproject.com
- Take the 30 Day Live Dead Challenge from the "Live Dead Journal"
- Attend, and if possible, lead or host an Explore Small Group.
- Join and faithfully serve each weekend on a Serve Team at your campus through Phases 1 and 2 of the MAP
- In addition to your tithe, become a Kingdom Builder with over and above generosity.
- Pick a Global Team and go!!
- Begin to read some short classic Christian biographies like "They Knew their God"
- Attend River Valley's Welcome Home, Alpha, and Freedom classes
- If married, contact marriage@rivervalley.org to request a Marriage Mentor
Phase Two: Discovering/Knowing - Awareness and Education
- Read "The Missionary Call"
- Interview at least two long-term missionaries
- Email GlobalProject@rivervalley.org and request a list of Global Advocates for your campus. Then reach out to one of them and meet with them
- Start to explore possible missions sending agencies
- Research resources and ministries focused on your specific missions passion (see Resources)
- Consider possible educational options
- Through a relationship, share your personal testimony with an immigrant living in the U.S. and if possible, begin to study the Bible with them
- Read another classic Christian biography like "No Compromise"
- Review other possible recommended readings (see Recommended Readings)
- Meet with your Global Advocate
Phase Three: Doing - Leadership and Practical
- Read "Insanity of Obedience"
- Go on another Global Team to a different continent than your last one
- Be a part of or lead a cross-cultural ministry and begin to develop a cross-cultural friendship. If possible, start a Bible Study with them
- Interview at least two additional long-term missionaries
- Continue to research missionaries and sending organizations
- Live more simply, get out of debt, and grow a cash reserve of $10K
- Find the Global Support Team Information Packet on this page and begin developing your Global Support Team
- Connect with your Global Advocate; review your MAP progress
Phase Four: Deploying - Going
- Decide on a sending organization and apply. Email Globalproject@rivervalley.org when you start the application process to let them know you have applied
- Read "The Spirituality of Fundraising"
- Once you are approved by your sending agency and have a good idea of what your budget will be, email GlobalProject@rivervalley.org and request an official River Valley Global Project Missionary Profile
- Meet again with your Global Advocate
- Find opportunities to present to other churches and groups outside River Valley
- Once you have raised at least 50% of your budget outside of River Valley Church, email GlobalProject@rivervalley.org and let them know
- Develop a timeline for going
- Once you have been approved to purchase tickets for your assignment, please email GlobalProject@rivervalley.org so we can schedule a commissioning service at your home campus
- Go!!!!