{"id":48,"date":"2020-09-23T16:17:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T16:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.cune.edu\/global\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2026-03-05T20:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:09:16","slug":"mission-service","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.cune.edu\/global\/mission-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission &amp; Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Whether you stay closer to home and connect with local social service agencies or travel across the world to be part of a mission team, there are numerous ways for students to serve and show the love of God through their actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Concordia offers grants to students who serve on Gospel-focused mission experiences &#8230; check with Julie at <a href=\"mailto:Julie.Hermann@cune.edu\">Julie.Hermann@cune.edu<\/a> for details on eligibility and how to apply for an <strong>Acts 1:8 Students in Mission<\/strong> grant to help provide some funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Upcoming Concordia mission teams to join during 2026:<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mission Education &#8211; <strong>Tanzania<\/strong> . . . May 21-29, 2026 . . . contact Amy Hubach at <a href=\"mailto:Amy.Hubach@cune.edu\">Amy.Hubach@cune.edu<\/a> for more details on this mission experience shadowing missionaries. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Other mission teams to join during 2026:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bible &amp; Sports Camp (with St John, Seward) in Akiachuk, <strong>Alaska<\/strong> . . . . . June 2026 . . . . . Contact Pastor Scott Bruick at <a href=\"mailto:scott.bruick@stjohnseward.org\">scott.bruick@stjohnseward.org<\/a> for more details on this 10 day mission trip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Children &amp; Family Ministry (with The Rock) in <strong>Guatemala<\/strong> . . . June 25- July 2, 2026 . . . contact Jen Janousek at <a href=\"mailto:Jen.Janousek@cune.edu\">Jen.Janousek@cune.edu<\/a> about this community outreach mission trip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>International opportunities:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Join a short term <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lcms.org\/mercyteams\">Mercy Medical Team<\/a> to Africa or Latin America with LCMS missions. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search for short term mission opportunities for various skills and interests with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"LCMS Short Term Missions (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/servenow.lcms.org\/short-term\/\" target=\"_blank\">LCMS Short Term Missions<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Join <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Adventures in Missions (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adventures.org\" target=\"_blank\">Adventures in Missions<\/a> for a week, a summer, a year, or more to join God&#8217;s mission in other cultures and nations. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Servant Life (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.servantlife.com\" target=\"_blank\">Servant Life<\/a> short-term mission trips to support long-term ministry of missionaries and churches in the U.S. and world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find short term intensives in Latin America and Africa with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Experience Mission (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/experiencemission.org\" target=\"_blank\">Experience Mission<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teach English in a hard to access country during the summer with&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.elic.org\/\">ELIC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Join an eyeglass, medical, or construction short term team in Latin America or Africa with <a href=\"http:\/\/mostministries.org\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"mostministries.org\">MOST Ministries <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Domestic opportunities: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Join a summer team to serve in small Alaskan villages and communities with <a aria-label=\"Alaska Mission for Christ (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amclcms.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alaska Mission for Christ<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work with a number of urban ministries in places like Chicago, Dallas, Omaha, or Kansas City during a weekend or week long <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Urban Plunge (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/cfci.org\/up\/\" target=\"_blank\">Urban Plunge<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Help impact children&#8217;s lives by running Backyard Bible Clubs in Memphis or St. Louis neighborhoods with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Street Reach (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/streetreach.org\" target=\"_blank\">Street Reach<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MountainChild (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/mountainchild.org\" target=\"_blank\">MountainChild<\/a> is passionate about carrying hope to the Himalayas! Volunteer (at Colorado office or from home) to help push that mission forward. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.servantlife.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Servant Life<\/a> short-term mission trips to support long-term ministry of missionaries and churches in the U.S. and world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find short term intensives in the United States with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/experiencemission.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Experience Mission<\/a>.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Internships\/Fellowships:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you are an education major, you could apply to be a summer school teacher intern (stipend paid!) in Milwaukee with <a href=\"https:\/\/cfut.org\/summerschool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for Urban Teaching<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply for a domestic or international placement with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ijm.org\/get-involved\/interns-fellows\">International Justice Mission<\/a> &#8211; an organization that combats trafficking and slavery, violence against women and children and police power abuse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you stay closer to home and connect with local social service agencies or travel across the world to be part of a mission team, there are numerous ways for students to serve and show the love of God through their actions. Concordia offers grants to students who serve on&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.cune.edu\/global\/mission-service\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-48","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.cune.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.cune.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.cune.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.cune.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.cune.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wp.cune.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":738,"href":"https:\/\/wp.cune.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions\/738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.cune.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}