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Qualifications for BSU Summer Missions

Mississippi Baptist Student Union

  1. ACTIVE IN BSU AND CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
    • involved in BSU prior to becoming interested in missions
    • a well-rounded individual
    • someone who can be comfortable in different environments
  2. MATURE CHRISTIAN WHO IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF A BAPTIST CHURCH
    • flexible, non-judgmental, open, accepting
    • well-grounded in Biblical faith; evangelical
    • maintains a lifestyle that is in agreement with Biblical teaching
    • has an understanding of servanthood; is willing to live and work in the mission setting in circumstances not designed for the missionary’s convenience
    • student should be active in a local Baptist church
  3. GOOD PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH
    • has no history of health problems which would impair service
    • adaptable; common sense
  4. WILLING TO SERVE AS A MISSIONS VOLUNTEER
    • understands what it means to serve while receiving money for expenses only
    • has experienced a sense of call to which the student has responded in faith
  5. HAS TAKEN CLASSES AT LEAST ONE SEMESTER OF THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR, PLUS:
    • has a cumulative GPA for all course work of at least a 2.0 on a 4.0 scale
    • has completed the freshman year; at least 24 semester hours.