The graduate who completes this program will:

1.  Preach and teach the Word of God and the principles of Christian living.
2.  Be familiar with the place and ministry of the local church and
     the contributions of Baptists to gospel missionary work.
3.  Build churches by winning and making disciples of nationals.
4.  Be able to interpret the difference between North American culture and
     the gospel message while applying gospel principles to a particular culture.
5.  Have a basis upon which to build a philosophy of mission work.
6.  Have skills necessary to carry out the specialized tasks of missionary work.
7.  Understand what is necessary to adjust to a foreign culture.
8.  Understand the missionary's relationship to the local church, the
     mission agency and faithful individual supporters of the missionary's work.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

1.  The core curriculum (Bible and Theology Electives only 10 hours)
      Bible/Theology - THL 3305, 3306, BIB 4303, 4306
      Bible/Theology - 18 of the Bible/Theology hours must be in 3000 or
                                  4000 level courses
      Language requirement: LNG 2301, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2305, or 2306 (6 hours only)
      Church Ministries - C M 2301, 2305, 3301, 3206, 3303,
                                       4200, 4201, 4202, 4203, 4304,
                                       (C M 4200, 4201, 4202, and 4203 are for men only)
      General Education - HIS 3305, 3306
      Music requirement: MUS 1211
      General Elective - 1 hours for men and 9 hours for women
2.  Fulfillment of all requirements in the Christian Service Program
3.  Character and conduct becoming of a missionary

SPECIAL INFORMATION

While requirements of all mission agencies cannot be reproduced here, the guidelines of the World Baptist Fellowship Mission Agency are provided as an example of what agencies require of missionary candidates.

The guidelines to establish candidacy with the agency are as follows:

1.  Show evidence of having completed an acceptable program of study from  a
     Bible school, institute, college or seminary.  This is normally taken to be a
     four year undergraduate program or a one year graduate program or
     equivalent.
2.  Wives of candidates are recommended to complete a full program of study.
     However, a special course of study may be acceptable in certain cases.
     Consult the agency office.
3.  Spend one year in an approved internship.  Outstanding Christian service
     during Bible college studies may be accepted in lieu of the internship.
4.  Participate in the agency sponsored preparation seminar.
5.  Pass a series of psychological and personality inventories and be interviewed
     by the agency's committee.
6.  Once approved, a candidate is expected to conduct himself/herself according
     to the agency's principles and practices.