Is God calling you overseas? 

No one is called by God to build his Kingdom alone. We are always sent by God as a community of people.

NZCMS partnered with our first Mission Partner back in 1883 to Japan. Since then hun­dreds of Kiwis have found the mis­sions com­munity they need in NZCMS as they follow God’s call overseas.

Deep rela­tion­ships and part­ner­ship are in our DNA and we have a whole team of people with the passion, skills and exper­i­ence needed to support and send you.

Pathways to Serving God Overseas

From doing formal mis­sions focused study to becom­ing a long-term global Mission Partner, NZCMS has a whole host of part­ner­ship options.

We’ve split them into two sec­tions – Young Adults Path­ways and Mission Partner Path­ways. The first is for those of you who want inten­tional ment­or­ship  and train­ing as you discern God’s invit­a­tion into global mission long term… The second is for those who are ready to con­sider becom­ing a com­mit­ted Mission Partner with NZCMS in an over­seas community.

Young Adult Pathways:

Moments: An Apprenticeship in Global Mission
3 — 6 month overseas placement

At NZCMS everything is done through rela­tion­ships. We want to meet you face to face! We would love to know about your church, lead­er­ship, and discuss rela­tion­ships you already have with any over­seas communities.

Together, we’ll take the time to discern what the best pathway is for you.

 

NZQA Missions Internship
1 — 2 year based study

At NZCMS everything is done through rela­tion­ships. We want to meet you face to face! We would love to know about your church, lead­er­ship, and discuss rela­tion­ships you already have with any over­seas communities.

Together, we’ll take the time to discern what the best pathway is for you.

 

Mission Partner Pathways:

Short Term Mission Partner: 3 – 12 month 

At NZCMS everything is done through rela­tion­ships. We want to meet you face to face! We would love to know about your church, lead­er­ship, and discuss rela­tion­ships you already have with any over­seas communities.

Together, we’ll take the time to discern what the best pathway is for you.

Long Term Mission Partner: 2+ years

At NZCMS everything is done through rela­tion­ships. We want to meet you face to face! We would love to know about your church, lead­er­ship, and discuss rela­tion­ships you already have with any over­seas communities.

Together, we’ll take the time to discern what the best pathway is for you.

The Mission Partner Application Process 

These steps are for those who have chosen one of the two Mission Partner Path­ways. Depend­ing on whether you think short term or long-term pathway best suits you, this applic­a­tion process will look slightly dif­fer­ent, but the fol­low­ing steps are the stand­ard process we begin with.

Whatever option you choose, the pri­or­ity for us is that you are set up to succeed and are sup­por­ted from the very begin­ning. This process enables us to care­fully con­sider together the will of God step by slow, inten­tional step as we get to know each other and discern God’s calling for you.

Step One: Inquiring 

Step One is all about getting to know you! We’ll meet over a number of con­ver­sa­tions in person or on Zoom, so we can get to know  each other. Our Per­son­nel Man­agers are the ones you’ll be dis­cern­ing with and they’ll talk about what oppor­tun­it­ies there are that might fit the person God has created you to be and the life cir­cum­stances you are in. Well discuss the qual­it­ies and train­ing you’ll need to have and the steps you’ll need to take to prepare before your formal application.

This is an oblig­a­tion free process, won’t be rushed and will allow lots of time for rela­tion­ship build­ing, ques­tions and prayer.

Step Two: Application 

If it seems there’s a good fit between us, we’ll ask you to com­plete a formal applic­a­tion. This will include name and contact details of ref­er­ees who know you well. For long term Mission Partner applic­a­tions, we will include more formal assess­ments which include a medical exam, a police check and a psy­cho­lo­gical assessment.

If that sounds intim­id­at­ing don’t worry! These pro­cesses will all be clearly explained in Step One during inquiry and nothing will happen without your full per­mis­sion. This process is set up for your benefit and the benefit of the over­seas com­munity you’ll be serving in and will better help NZCMS under­stand how to prepare and support you.

Step Three: The Discernment Day 

This is the cul­min­a­tion of the mutual agree­ment to move for­wards together after Step Two. We’ll set a time for you to meet with our National Dir­ector and our Per­son­nel Man­agers. This is all about form­ally hearing your story, sense of call and where we all feel God has best pre­pared you to serve. Through spend­ing this day together, we seek to form­ally discern the way ahead.

Step Four: The Recommendation 

Fol­low­ing our face-to-face dis­cern­ment day, we’ll make a recom­mend­a­tion to the NZCMS Board. Our recom­mend­a­tion may be accept­ing you as a partner, explor­ing matters that arose during the Dis­cern­ment Day or sug­ges­tions for further train­ing or pre­par­a­tion to serve over­seas. At this stage there may be a clear place of service and timeline to leave New Zealand, but not neces­sar­ily. We are com­mit­ted to walking with you through every step in pas­toral care and concern.

Step Five: Getting you There! 

This is the final step! Everything is ready – you know where you’re going and have a clear time­frame. To make your accept­ance offi­cial, we will send you a Part­ner­ship Agree­ment Form for you to sign. Then it is all go in getting the prac­tic­al­it­ies final­ised. For long-term Mission Part­ners this will include, pre­par­ing a budget and linking you to sup­port­ing churches to connect with them. This is then fol­lowed by NZCMS spe­cific train­ing com­pleted prior to depar­ture, poten­tially inclus­ive of a five-month, global mission train­ing school in Mel­bourne. If you’d like to read through the in-depth applic­a­tion process we have you can down­load the full PDF here. Insert Down­load “Is God Calling You Over­seas” PDF button.

Our com­mit­ment is to support you through every step of the process through sup­port­ive rela­tion­ships and this con­tin­ues while you are over­seas and when you return home. At each stage of your service we will walk with you and help prepare you for what comes next.

Let’s get a coffee!

Sig­ni­fic­ant rela­tion­ships lead to sig­ni­fic­ant part­ner­ship. We want to meet you. We want to hear your story. We want to share the whakapapa and vision of NZCMS.

You don’t need to have your details sorted or decisions made, there is no oblig­a­tion. So, let’s grab a coffee and talk it through. Our shout!