Moving into full-time Christian ministry is an incredible privilege and also sometimes a daunting commitment! It’s great to have family, friends and church leaders on that ‘journey’ with you so that they can pray and support you as you step out on your new adventure.

The best way to find out how we work as an organisation, where we serve and what we do, is by coming to a Step Weekend at our Centre for the Nations. There you will join in worship and prayer for other countries and hear stories from around the world. As you get to know us and we get to know you, we can see if it’s a good ‘fit’, and if the Lord is calling you to join the World Horizons family!

We also recommend that you participate in one of our short-term mission opportunities before applying to join World Horizons in full-time ministry. This is so that you have an understanding of how we operate overseas, and some of the aims and objectives of our mission work before you decide to work with us.

Some people have a strong calling to a certain field or ministry before they apply to join World Horizons. Others want to serve the Lord in cross-cultural mission, but don’t know where, nor what they will be doing.

As we spend time seeking God together, it often becomes clear what the next steps should be and whether someone is best suited to a UK-based or overseas position.

To find out more about our opportunities, see the Serve by Region, Serve by Ministry and UK Opportunities pages. For more specific details about the role you are interested in, we will put you in touch with the relevant UK or overseas team before you apply to join World Horizons. Ideally, you will also visit the team before starting our Pre-Field Training Course.

In some circumstances, those applying to join us do not have a sending church, but for those who do, we aim to cultivate strong partnerships with those churches as we recognise that they know you better than we do! So that they are aware of your needs and how best to support you, it is important to include your church leadership in your decision-making.

We also seek to bless UK churches – this could be through hosting a church or youth camp for them at our Centre for the Nations, running a prayer event, leading a service or running sessions for children. We are always excited to take part in local outreach or to inspire others to get involved in worldwide mission. We could even help your church to take a group on a mission trip.

The application procedure for the Pre-Field Training Course also serves as the application for joining World Horizons; there are no separate application forms to complete. If you are accepted onto the Pre-Field Training Course, you are accepted into the UK team for the purpose of training, with a review at the end of your training programme. This review will include recommendations regarding your next steps. Some people spend time at our Centre for the Nations after training before going overseas.

All World Horizons’ workers, whether working in the UK or overseas, raise their own finance. Sometimes this comes through partnering with their church, with individuals and/or family; some teach English; some use their pension from previous employment; others do a combination of these things. We have seen God provide in many different ways across our movement and are always interested in new and creative methods of financing mission, whether through sustainable living, developing a micro-enterprise, or something entirely different. We recognise that raising finance is often an incredible faith-building experience and is part of our preparation as we learn to rely on God in unfamiliar and sometimes uncomfortable situations.