Is the Academy for you?

Do you feel a call in the direction of long-term overseas mission? If so, this may be right for you. The Missionary Academy is for anyone seeking to serve overseas with Elim as a long-term missionary. It is an essential journey of learning, encounter and practical experience to prepare you for overseas missions.

If you are part of an Elim Church in the UK, then Elim Missions is here to support you on your journey of serving cross-culturally overseas. Many Elim Missionaries serve in nations with existing ministry opportunities, whether within Elim Churches or serving in partnership with another organisation at the same time. Additionally some of our missionaries seek to pioneer Gospel communities in new nations.

The Missionary Academy seeks to equip you with necessary pre-field training that is personally tailored for your individual needs, through: content, connecting, coaching and consultation. Those considering pioneering into new nations have access to an extended training programme in partnership with Seedbed.

*Completing the Missionary Academy is a requirement for anyone hoping to serve as a long-term Elim Missionary. However, successful completion of the course does not automatically guarantee your acceptance as an Elim Missionary.*

Why serve with Elim Missions? Have a look at some of the benefits...

 
Missionary Academy Missionary Academy: Pioneers
Ideal for those looking to serve overseas with Elim or vocationally, in partnership with another organization. Run in partnership with Seedbed in Warrington, this course is for those who could explore the possibility of representing Elim to pioneer new Gospel communities in unreached areas.
Course Cost
Individual: £435
Couple: £785
Course Cost
Individual: £585
Couple: £785
*Excluding Residential Costs
This course starts twice a year:
Start Date: September 2023
Application Deadline 22nd August 2023
Start Date: March 2024
Application Deadline: 20th February 2024.
This Course starts once per year
Residential: Malvern Residential: Warrington
Hubs: Once per fortnight Hubs: Weekly (Thursday Evenings)
Requirements:
Ongoing accountable Elim Church Membership and the full support of the senior leadership of the Church.
Agreement to the fundamental truths.
Experience serving in Church or ministry.

UK resident
Requirements:
Ongoing accountable Elim Church Membership.
Elim Pastors must have the support of their regional leader.
Agreement to the fundamental truths.
Experience serving in Church or ministry.
Preferably: Experience pioneering new ministry.

UK resident

Click below to find out more about the different pathways of training:

Missionary Academy
 
Missionary Academy Pioneers

Missionary Academy

Course Cost

Individual: £435
Couple: £785

 

This course starts twice a year:
Start Date: September 2022
Application Deadline 22nd August 2022

Start Date: March 2023
Application Deadline 20th February 2023

Connecting

The Missionary Academy begins with a residential event (Friday – Sunday) at the Elim International Centre in Malvern. The cost for the food and accommodation of the residential is included in the course fee.

This weekend provides an integral opportunity to meet other students who are undertaking a similar journey towards being an Elim Missionary. The course involves a strong emphasis upon personal discipleship; therefore, you will journey together through the compulsory training modules with other Missionary Academy students and create relationships that will help to support and sustain you overseas. Our aim is to help you connect in these three ways: with God, with one another and with the mission of God.

Content

This extensive learning experience features on-going teaching and mentoring from the Elim Missions team and other practitioners, alongside short-term overseas opportunities and resources to help you study at home. The Missionary Academy has 15 online modules to be completed prior to relocating overseas and can be done in a time frame to suit you.

Training covers a diverse range of topics needed to thrive as a long-term missionary:

  • Adaptive leadership
  • Dynamic discipleship
  • Effective evangelism
  • Cross-cultural mission

Read more about the training modules available

Coaching

Each student receives coaching from the International Missions Director, UK Missions Training Coordinator and, as appropriate to your needs, Elim approved missions practitioners. Students will receive 12 months of discipleship and training via bi-weekly video calls, whether you are in the UK or overseas.

Missionary Academy Pioneers

Course Cost

Individual: £585
Couple: £785
*Excluding Residential Costs

 

This Course starts in September 2022.
Application Deadline 22nd August 2022

Connecting

The Missionary Academy runs in partnership with Seedbed. This course begins with a residential event (Thursday – Sunday) in Warrington. This provides an integral opportunity to meet other students who are undertaking a similar journey towards pioneering in contexts. The course involves a strong emphasis upon personal discipleship; therefore, you will journey together through the compulsory training modules with other Missionary Academy students and create relationships that will help to support and sustain you overseas. Our aim is to help you connect in these three ways: with God, with one another and with the mission of God.

Content

This extensive learning experience features on-going teaching and mentoring from the Elim Missions team and other practitioners, alongside short-term overseas opportunities and resources to help you study at home. The Missionary Academy has 22 online modules, 15 of which need to be completed prior to relocating overseas and can be done in a time frame to suit you.

Training covers a diverse range of topics needed to thrive as a long-term missionary:

  • Adaptive leadership
  • Dynamic discipleship
  • Effective evangelism
  • Cross-cultural mission

Coaching

In partnership with Seedbed, students will join weekly online training calls (Thursday evenings). Each student will receive coaching from the International Missions Director, UK Missions Training Coordinator, Seedbed leadership team and, as appropriate to your needs, Elim approved missions practitioners.

Pioneer Missionaries will need to have proven experience of pioneering ministry in the UK, prior to joining the Missionary Academy. Alternatively, if you sense the call to pioneer but don't have experience, it will be important that you have the permission of your sending church to pioneer a missional ministry locally (preferably in a cross-cultural context) in order to gain pre-field experience. You will be coached along the journey so as to help you fulfil all that God has called you to be and do.

Are you are interested in applying for the next Missionary Academy?

(Please note that we are only accepting UK residents, at this time)

Why not try out the first Module for free here

 Enquiry Form   

Please click here for more details about the Missionary Academy

 

 

“God's provision has been awesome. When we joined in September we had no means to pay for the Academy, or to fund a visit to our placement country. Yet God has provided every single penny we have needed so far. This is a great encouragement to us as we begin to raise the financial support needed for our missionary work.”

Ian and Katie Moore, 2017, Missionaries to Macedonia