Hey there,
We are excited that you want to discern mission work with SPO! Completing this application is only a piece of the discernment process, and it is a mutual discernment between you and the hiring team. Here is what we hope you will get out of the application process:
- Recall what God has done for you in your own life.
- Learn what need SPO serves the Church and the world.
- See which of your gifts/skills align with the needs of our mission.
- Discover God's call for you in the near future.
- Experience the gift of discernment. God intentionally uses discernment to bring us closer to Himself.
At the end of the day, we know this process will have worked NOT based on whether you become an SPO Missionary, but if you can say:
"I took the time and effort to prayerfully consider being on mission with SPO; I am now more aware of God's love for me, his vision for my life, and the reality of mission. In light of that, I'm making a free, confident choice to say "yes" or "no" to full-time mission."