Missionary Training at ABWE

Core Ministries Institute General Information
The Essential Mission Components (EMC) Course

ABWE’s Core Ministries Institute (CMI) is a multi-faceted program of required training for all prefield ABWE missionaries that must be completed prior to their release to field service. CMI training focuses on equipping prefielders to excel in ABWE’s core ministries of evangelism, discipleship, biblical instruction, and church planting. It occurs at various times from Candidate Seminar to Field Prep Seminar:

The key part of the CMI training process is a five-day course, Essential Mission Components: Mapping to the End-Vision of Missions. This EMC course is offered on the campus of ABWE during the week following the Missionary Enrichment Conference. Since the EMC course is an integral part of ABWE’s Core Ministries Institute, we will refer to it here as CMI/EMC. The information on this page is related to that course.

Expectations

CMI’s Essential Mission Components (EMC) course will be held at the ABWE Training Center the week following the 2008 Missionary Enrichment Conference, July 21-25, 2008.

2007 Candidate Seminar Appointees are strongly encouraged to attend the 2008 CMI/EMC course as a group, rather than wait for a future course. But prefielders from prior Candidate Seminars are certainly welcome to attend the 2008 CMI/EMC course. Every prefield missionary, beginning with the 2004 class, is required to attend a CMI/EMC prior to departure to the mission field. You are not required or expected to attend the ME Conference the same year that you attend CMI/EMC.

The CMI/EMC teaching team will be composed of a group of ABWE veteran missionaries, with a wide representation from around the ABWE world.

Evenings will be free for your personal and family time. The hotel has a list of local activities and sites that you might want to enjoy with your family while you are here.

Before you can finalize the submission of CMI/EMC registration, you will be asked to indicate that you understand the following assignments and that these assignments will be completed and checked off your CEIM assignments on ABWE Central, before your arrival here in Harrisburg for the EMC seminar. (Couples must register individually)

STAMP – Student and Teen Adventure in Mission Preparation

STAMP will be offered simultaneously with CMI/EMC and held at Bible Baptist Church and School in nearby Shiremanstown. This training will focus on adjustments to living overseas and being an MK (missionary kid); it will be highly interactive and fun. Jim Cook, director of ABWE’s Next Generation Ministries, will lead this program, with teaching assistance by adult MKs, as well as moms and dads of MKs. We will provide bus transportation from ABWE to Bible Baptist Church and back to ABWE each day. Parents will need to complete a Student Release Form prior to your child’s departure for BBC the first day.

STAMP Class Divisions

Please complete a Student Release Form for each child that will be participating in STAMP. Download the Student Release Form here. Sign and return the form(s) to the following address:

Carolyn Haskell
ABWE/CEIM
P.O. Box 8585
Harrisburg, PA 17105

Academic Credit Option

If you have an undergraduate degree, you can opt to take the EMC course for two graduate-level academic credits through Baptist Bible College or Seminary. For more information, consult this webpage: http://www.abwe.org/training/programs/graduate_degree_credit/default.asp

Arrival Time

Please plan to arrive on Sunday night, so that you are ready to begin early Monday morning. You may go directly to your motel. If you will be flying from the west coast, we would encourage you to arrive on Saturday, so your body can begin to adjust to the time change.

Please plan to arrive by 8:30 a.m. on Monday, July 21 to get oriented. The adult sessions will begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m. each day. However, if you have children registered for STAMP you must have them at ABWE by 8:30 a.m. each morning. They will be transported by bus to and from Bible Baptist Church for their program each day. Departure from ABWE will be at 8:30 a.m.; return to ABWE will be by 5:00 p.m. Plan to be present for the entire time.

Schedule

A schedule of daily events will be provided upon your arrival for the seminar. There will be a debriefing each day at 4:45 p.m. in the Worship Chapel, between the parents of those attending STAMP and the STAMP leaders.

Meals

Lunch will be provided at each of the training locations for everyone registered, but you will be on your own for breakfast and dinner meals. These can also be paid from ministry funds. Please reserve Thursday evening, July 24 and be our guest for a group family picnic at the Lower Allen Community Park.

Accommodations

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Best Western Inn & Suites of New Cumberland located at 702 Limekiln Rd at exit 40-A, off I-83. The ABWE 2008 contract rate is $52.00 per night, which includes a continental breakfast. CEIM staff will make the Best Western reservation for you as indicated by your online registration.

Directions to Best Western Inn & Suites

If you decide to stay in another hotel, feel free to make your own housing arrangements and pay for your own expenses. You can turn your receipts into ABWE for reimbursement. ABWE guestrooms are filled and will not be available to participants.

Child Care

Babysitting will be provided for children, birth to three years old, at ABWE by competent child care providers for a weekly fee of $150 per child (infants–3 years). In this age category, the second child will be $100 per week and the third will be $50. You may decide it is best to leave nursery-age children with a family member for this week.

Transportation

Best Western Inn & Suites does not provide airport shuttles. Since you will need a vehicle while you are here, please make all of your own travel arrangements.

Dress

Dress is business casual for adults. Tailored slacks with a shirt, blouse, or sweater are appropriate. Jeans or sports wear are not appropriate for adult classes, but may be worn outside of class.

Registration

The last date for EMC registration is Monday, July 7, 2008. As a part of the registration process, please indicate that you have completed or will complete the requirements prior to registration or arrival at CMI/EMC. Please complete all of the information fields. This information will be used to provide the best care for your children and to meet your logistical needs. The missionary couple will need to register separately since the requirements for registration pertain to each individual. However, only one parent need complete all of the information for the children attending the STAMP program.

There will be a $100 (per adult) and a $50 (per child) instructional materials fee for the course materials, to be paid from your ministry funds.

Register Now

If you have any questions regarding registration, contact Carolyn Haskell:
Phone - (717) 909-2323
Email - CEIM@abwe.org.