The Next Step

If you have a heart for global missions and have received theological training (primarily pastors/professors), we encourage you to apply to join ELLS International on a short-term trip. We also encourage you to apply if you are currently pursuing a theological degree of some kind (Masters of Divinity, Masters of Theology, doctorate, etc.) and considering a vocational call to full-time missions. If you are sensing a call to pastor in U.S. or serve in the academy, a trip with ELLS International might be a way for you to see how short-term missions can impact your future teaching ministry and scholarship.

International travel can be emotionally and physically fatiguing, not to mention risky and dangerous (at times). However, witnessing the work of the Holy Spirit in other cultures and taking part in Christ’s Great Commission is both encouraging and faith-building. Whatever your motivation, be sure to prayerfully “count the cost” as you considering taking an international mission trip. One thing is for sure:

You will never look at your life and the world around you the same!