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Short-term missions.

Spend three to seven days with a Christian Mandates team, preaching the Gospel and serving a community in Nigeria or elsewhere in Africa. Anyone, from any part of the world, can register.

See upcoming missionsHow it works
Length
3 to 7 days
Where
Nigeria and other African countries
Who
Anyone, from anywhere
Cost
Shown when you register

Upcoming missions

All current work

Who can go

Short-term mission is not reserved for pastors or full-time missionaries. Students, doctors, engineers, teachers, bankers, tech workers, tradespeople, artisans and entrepreneurs all go with us. Your profession does not disqualify you from the Great Commission; it equips you to serve within it.

We cannot all move into a community as long-term missionaries. Short-term mission lets every believer do the work of missions in a shorter, focused window.

How it works

  1. Register

    Everyone who goes registers first. The form for each mission shows its cost and asks whether you will pay or need support.

  2. Prepare together

    Registered volunteers join a group for their mission. You are trained online (sessions are recorded), given a role, and join the team in prayer and fasting before departure.

  3. Travel as a team

    Volunteers travel together from shared departure points and arrive in daylight. Your group shares the details before you leave.

  4. Serve the community

    For the length of the mission you preach, pray, care for people and work alongside local churches.

  5. Follow up

    New believers are connected to local churches for discipleship, and the team reports back on what God did.

What a mission week looks like

  • Evangelism from house to house, in markets, hospitals and schools.
  • Evening crusades where whole communities hear the Gospel.
  • Prayer morning and evening, for the community and for healing.
  • Medical outreach led by licensed doctors and nurses.
  • Welfare: clothing, hygiene items and relief chosen for what the community needs.
  • Believers’ training and Bible study for the community.

Every December from the 17th to the 23rd, our largest missions run together as Jesus Campaign, a community-based mission with local churches and organizations.

Questions

Who can go on a short-term mission?

Anyone, from any part of the world: students, professionals, tradespeople and entrepreneurs. You do not need to be a pastor or a full-time missionary.

How much does a mission cost?

The cost depends on the mission and is shown on its registration form. The form also asks whether you will pay or need support.

How do volunteers prepare?

After registering, you join a group for your mission. You are trained online, with sessions recorded, given a role, and join the team in prayer and fasting before departure.

Where do missions take place?

In communities in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa. Recent missions have served in Liberia, Ghana and Niger Republic as well as across Nigeria.

When is Jesus Campaign?

Every year from 17 to 23 December, when teams join local churches to reach a whole community with the Gospel.

What is Jesus Campaign?

What to bring

  • Your Bible, a notepad and a pen
  • Modest clothing suited to the community, and a sweater for cool nights
  • Closed shoes or sandals for field work
  • Toiletries, any personal medication, a torch and a power bank
  • A mosquito net and bucket if your group says they are not provided