We are committed to our volunteers.

Join God at work in South Asia today.

The International Mission Board has many resources to aid you in preparing for your trip. You can visit their volunteer portion of the IMB.org site at Going.


Qualifications to be an IMB volunteer:

• All team leaders must be Southern Baptist


• Assignments for church planting, preaching and teaching, theological education, etc., must be led by a Southern Baptist and include team members who are Southern Baptist.


• Members of other evangelical churches can be enlisted as team members on other assignments (depending on the type of assignment). These types of assignments include ministry to human needs, prayer, Scripture distribution and construction projects.


• Volunteers must raise funds to pay their own way.


• All volunteers must be willing to work within missionary field strategies and be willing to go where needed.

Process for becoming a volunteer ...

Volunteer teams respond to requests from the mission field. As IMB field personnel have needs that volunteers can meet, they will complete a Volunteer Request form. The request will receive appropriate approval and will be automatically placed on our IMB Web site, www.going.imb.org/vim, for enlistment. Occasionally, there are requests for a single individual; however, most requests are for teams that will vary in size according to the need.

Volunteers interested in a particular assignment can respond to field personnel directly from our IMB Web site (see link above). You will have three options ..(1) you can request more information on a particular job, (2) you can accept the role of Team Leader, or (3) you can let our office know if you would prefer to be a Team Member rather than lead a team. If you prefer to be a Team Member, you will be notified once a Team Leader has accepted the assignment and has need for additional members for his/her team.

Now that you feel God leading you to serve as a volunteer and you meet the qualifications, you may be asking, "Just how do I go about this?" The steps below will assist in guiding you along this exciting journey.

• Step 1 - Prayerfully consider where God would have you serve and the type of ministry He would have you perform.


• Step 2 - Involve other individuals and/or groups in your decision


• Step 3 - Check our Web site (Search Projects: Adults or Students) for assignments that are of interest to you.


• Step 4 - If you feel led to accept an assignment listed on the website, you will be given an opportunity (by clicking on the appropriate link) to communicate directly with field personnel associated with that particular assignment. You will let them know of your availability and your willingness to accept the position.

Please be assured of our desire to be of assistance. Should you have questions regarding the steps listed above, someone will be available to help you.

For more information contact: SouthAsiaVIM@wigtake.org