Not sure where you’d like to serve? All volunteers should first complete an initial inquiry form related to their interest. We will then contact you to begin your discernment process and discuss next steps, information about dates, forms, and other details. After discussion, agreement, and payment of the registration fee, you may log into your portal to obtain, complete and submit the necessary registration forms. We will also be in constant communication with you throughout the registration process. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at volunteers@internationalministries.org.

GROUPS please complete the online inquiry form.

INDIVIDUALS without a specific area or ministry in mind, please complete the online inquiry form.

We are here to help facilitate the process of responding to God’s call to serve cross-culturally. All adult volunteers, (18 years and older) will be required to process a background check as part of the online registration process with the Short-Term Mission (STM) Office. Any young adults and youth, ages 16 – 29 years old, curious about opportunities to serve cross-culturally, should send inquiries to Minister Nicole Cox, Associate to Short-Term Mission and Emerging Leaders at elc@internationalministries.org.

FEES
Please note that since February 1, 2020, a $45 per person non-refundable registration fee is required from all volunteers who decide to register with the Short-Term Mission office, before they travel to serve alongside IM global servants and/or partners. This registration fee is an important step to be completed as part of the registration process. It will be due before any forms can be submitted. The process needs to start as early as possible and must be completed (fee and all forms submitted and approved) 30 days prior to departure. This registration fee and process provides pre-trip orientation sessions, post-trip debriefings, assistance with trip planning, organization and budget planning, free background application, cross-cultural preparation, spiritual accompaniment, medical evacuation and repatriation insurance, in country logistics and the assurance that a sending agency is part of the safety net in an ever-changing world.

Please note that the medical evacuation and repatriation insurance IM’s Short-Term Mission is able to offer to registered volunteers only covers children older than 9. Children under the age of 9 traveling with parents are not covered. Trips to Afghanistan, Russia-North Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, Israel (West Bank and Gaza), Libya, Pakistan, Somalia are not covered by this insurance. Volunteers need to purchase separate emergency insurance.  COVID-related medical issues are not covered by this emergency insurance. Another insurance can be suggested for you to purchase, at minimal cost.