Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions
Monday, May 21, 2012
Alabama Baptist Convention State Board of Mission Great Commission Ministries

Mission Service Corps (MSC)

    

Mission Service Corps (MSC) is a pathway for adults to serve as missionaries in an assigned ministry that supports the evangelism and church planting efforts of the North American Mission Board (NAMB ).  MSC missionaries are self-funded through financial support from ministry partners, some are tentmakers - serving bivocationally and supporting themselves via markerplace employments - and some are supported through retirement income.  The placement of MSC missionaries is coordinated through the Missionary Deployment Team of the North American Mission Board. 

MSC missionaries commit to a minimum of 20 hours a week in a missionary role.
 
MSC missionaries may serve in a full-time career missionary role.
 
College and seminary not required.
 
More information:
Reggie Quimby
Phone:  1-800-264-1225, ext. 239
 
North American Mission Board
E-mail:  call@namb.net
Phone: 1-600-462-8657, ext. 6473
 
To request a MSC missionary to serve in your area, complete this form.
To apply for a MSC or MOST position, complete this form.
 
 Placement and Training
  • Applicants must be at least 18 years old and active members of a Southern Baptist Church;
  • Formal placement comes through the Sending Missionaries Team of the North American Mission Board after applications are approved;
  • Missionaries are assigned to a trained ministry supervisor;
  • MSC Basic Training and Support Development Schools are held regionally throughout the year in the US and Canada.
Benefits 
  • You will receive prayer support from NAMB's national prayer network as well as Alabama Baptist Prayer Network;
  • You will be able to involve others in your ministry through their prayer and financial support;
  • NAMB will administer your financial support at no cost to you;
  • You will be able to purchase your own insurance and retirement plans through GuideStone Financial Services.
 
M.O.S.T.
MISSIONS ON SHORT TERM
 
M.O.S.T. is the opportunity for adults to serve full-time or part-time in self-funded mission opportunities for terms of service ranging from three weeks up to two years. these terms may be renewable. The mission positions are engaged in church planting or evangelism or in directly supporting these efforts in cooperative partnership with state and Canadian conventions.  Often, MOST personnel serve in close support of other long-term missionaries.
 
Positions require a minimum of 20 hours per week ongoing service.
 
Educational and experience requirements are determined by the individual mission position.
 
Application and placement are handled as Administrative Process by NAMB and convention partners.
 
Candidates are baptized Christ followers 18 years or older and active members of Southern Baptist churches.
 
More information:
E-mail: msc@namb.net
Phone: 1-800-462-8657, ext. 6473