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Train Cross-Culturally
We move past abstract theory to evaluate if you can actually teach and pass on biblical truth effectively in a real cross-cultural setting. You’ll apply what you learn directly to your ministry ability on the field.
One-Year Missionary Training
Deeply Rooted. Fully Prepared. Ready to Stay.
Don’t fast-track your preparation for a lifelong calling. Our one-year missionary training gives you an intensive year in community to develop the theological grounding and real-world field experience you need to plant churches that last.
Pioneer Ministry Rarely Matches the Manual.
You feel a clear calling to take the Gospel to unreached peoples. But pioneer missions is slow, costly, and spiritually demanding. When raw excitement fades and reality collides with intense cultural pressure, passion alone isn’t enough to keep you there.
You shouldn’t have to risk your family’s health or your ministry’s future by stepping onto the field unprepared. We believe a lifetime of faithfulness deserves a foundational season of deep, intentional formation.
Where this fits in your journey.
One-Year Missionary Training can be a next step after an internship, preparation for someone pursuing career missionary service, or further development when deeper biblical, practical, and cross-cultural preparation is appropriate. A completed internship is not a universal prerequisite; admission and next steps are discerned individually with To Every Tribe and your church.
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Missionary Training in Ministry, For Ministry.
We’ve walked this path for over two decades. Throughout the year, our experienced field veterans will observe, coach, and assess you through our TEAMS development matrix to ensure your character supports your calling:
The 5 Evaluation Pillars
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Engage Community
We assess your outward engagement with specific people and places. You will learn to deeply “get” the local community from a surface and relational level, building real pathways into the culture.
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Assimilate into a Culture
We measure your internal adaptation to a new environment. To master this competency means moving completely past complaining about cultural differences, demonstrating the inward flexibility and humility required to truly fit into a certain culture.
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Make Disciples
We assess whether you possess the practical ability to build trust, evangelize, mentor, and actually multiply disciples within a cross-cultural context rather than just completing tasks.
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Submission
We look for a demonstrated, consistent ability to “be subject to one another”—evaluating how you handle team dynamics, receive feedback, and show humility in your character, your family, and your ministry.
One-Year In-Person Missionary Training Schedule
September
Establishing Churches
Classes
- Fundamentals of Cross-Cultural Church Planting
Mission Experience:
Religious Survey of DuPage County
October
Expositing Scripture
Classes
- Exposition Training
- Exposition Gospel
- Exposition Epistle
- Exposition Old Testament Wisdom
Mission Experience:
Phase 1: Find a coffee shop or any proximity space and meet people
November
Exposition Culture
Classes
- Missional Exposition Culture
- Ethno-Arts in Cross-Cultural Church Planting
- Gospel and Culture
Mission Experience:
Phase 2: Attend a religious gathering and identify different forms of religious expression
December
Engaging People
Classes
- Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally
- Theology of Risk
- Worldview Apologetics
- How Orals Learn
Mission Experience:
Phase 3: As you continue to engage in your proximity space, look for opportunities to have spiritual conversations
January
Evangelizing the Lost
Classes
- Oral Bible-Storying
- Gospel Theology
- Exegeting Idols
- Theological Foundations
Mission Experience:
Phase 4: Participate in a Hub Church outreach activity
February
Equipping New Converts
Classes
- Helping Others Discover Their Gifts
- How to Train Others
- Training Families
Mission Experience:
Phase 5: Work with the Hub Church to help develop a discipleship pathway for a ministry in the church
March
Developing a Pioneer Plan
Classes
- Developing a Pioneer Plan
- 4 Selves/Enduring in Ministry
- Spiritual Warfare
Mission Experience:
Phase 6: Shadow a biblical counselor
April
Field Experience Prep
Classes
- Traits Training
- Building Teams
- Practical Living
Mission Experience:
Phase 7: Observe the Ministry Training Academy of the Hub Church – noting ways that leaders are trained and developed
May
Field Experience Prep
Classes
- On-Field Training
Mission Experience:
TET Missionary Training Field
June
Field Debrief & Application
Classes
- Enduring as a 21st Century Missionary
- Missio vs Ekklesia
Mission Experience:
Phase 8: Do a deep-dive study of the work of the pastors at the hub-church noting what character and skills it takes to shepherd the sheep of God
July
Sending Agency Processing
Classes
- Meet with To Every Tribe’s Sending Department for Field Specific Conversations and Preparation
Mission Experience:
Write an overview of the type of ministry you believe the Lord has and is preparing you for
Simple, Transparent Financial Planning.
You don’t have to fundraise alone. We’ll provide coaching, resources, and templates to help you build a reliable partnership team.
Item | Estimated Cost |
|---|---|
Training Fee | $1,800 |
Field Training Deployment | ~$7,000 |
Housing | $1,000 – $2,000/mo |
Step Off the Plane with Quiet Confidence.
The Outcome
At the end of this year, you will be able to say: “I have lived in another culture, built relationships across cultural barriers, communicated the gospel, and gained complete clarity about my place in God’s global mission.” You will be ready to stay.
Avoid the Risk
Don’t risk heading to the nations guessing if your coping mechanisms, family rhythms, or theological framework can take the heat. Avoid the strategic pitfalls that cut short so many missionary careers.
Your Season of Preparation Begins Now.
Spaces for the 2026–2027 one-year missionary training program are limited to ensure high-relational mentorship.
Talk to Director of Training Ryan Faught today to take your next step.