'If you believe we can gain the whole world but lose America, you may be called to a vast harvest field here at home. Assemblies of God U.S. Missions has various ministerial opportunities that will help you reach the world God has brought to America's doorstep.'

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U.S. Missions offers a variety of missionary appointments:

Missionary in Training (MIT)

MIT appointment provides opportunity for those with limited ministry experience to serve apprenticeships and be mentored by an experienced missionary or pastor. The length of the apprenticeship may vary depending on circumstances. The MIT applicant must be a licensed minister with the Assemblies of God.

Special Missionary Appointment

Special appointments are granted to those who have specialized ministries that do not fit into other categories of assignment and to those who do not meet the general appointment requirement of ordination. Normally, it is required that missionaries with special appointment hold a licensed credential.

Short-Term Missionary Appointment

Short-term appointment may be granted for ministers to serve in a needed area of ministry. Appointment is normally for one year or less. Requests are considered on a case by case basis. Short-term missionaries are not required to submit application forms and are not required to attend the orientation and interview session. It is expected that short-term missionaries be ordained.

General Missionary Appointment

General missionary appointment is granted to missionaries who have raised their full budgets and to foreign missions transfers. Ordination is required of the appointed general missionary.

Youth Alive

Youth Alive is a campus ministry strategy to present Jesus Christ and the message of hope to every student on every campus. The 62,000 middle, junior, and high schools with 29 million students are the biggest mission field in the United States . Youth Alive is training an army of campus missionaries to share Jesus with friends, empowering campus clubs, encouraging Prayer Zone Partners to adopt schools and reaching students through the Seven Project. If you are interested in becoming a Youth Alive U.S. Missionary, contact National Youth Alive at 800.545.2766.

• Contact the appropriate department within U.S. Missions. You will be asked questions about your background, ministry experience, educational experience, training, credential status and God's call on your life.

• Meet with your district superintendent or his designee to explain your calling in regards to national appointment to U.S. Missions. The district must state in writing to the appropriate U.S. Missions department director that you may begin the application process. You will then receive an application packet (note deadlines for returning applications).

• Once the U.S. Missions department director has approved the application, the administration office will pursue a credit report, criminal background check, district endorsement and references. You will then receive psychological forms to complete.

• At pre-screening, a determination will be made by the U.S. Missions Committee whether to continue the application process. If the determination is favorable, you will be invited to Candidate Orientation week for training and a final interview. If approved, you will then be commissioned as a nationally appointed U.S. missionary.

• In most cases, ordination is required for national appointment as a U.S. missionary. An exception can be made for those who lack ministerial experience and ordination through the Missionary-in-Training (MIT) program. In this program, you will work for a minimum of two years under a veteran minister, with the option of gaining full missionary status after ordination.

• After receiving official approval from the U.S. Missions Committee, you will focus full-time on itineration and be considered a candidate until your full monthly budget is raised. At that time, your status will change to Appointed General.

*The above steps are an overview of the process of receiving U.S. missionary appointment. The actual procedure is more detailed than is listed above.