What YOU do

• Application - Complete and submit online application

What WE do

• Assign you to a Placement Advisor who will walk with you through the remainder of your journey to the field.
• Review your application
• Determine appropriate next step

What YOU do

• Assessment Material - Complete and submit Assessment-related material and tasks as directed by your Placement Advisor. These include but are not limited to:
  • References/Reference Form – listing four people to whom we can send reference forms, one of them being a pastoral reference from your sending church
  • MMPI-2/Proctor Form for MMPI-2(The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) – An assessment tool we use to help us evaluate candidates’ readiness to serve. You will need a qualified proctor to administer this to you (commonly a church staff member).
  • Background Check Authorization Form– All candidates must sign a release for us to perform a criminal background check.
  • Personal History Questions – Respond to questions pertaining to your upbringing and life experience
  • Physical/Physical Form – Consists of a form to be filled out by you and the attending physician of your choice who performs your physical
  • Release Form – To be signed, completed and notarized.
  • Assessment Fee – This fee offsets expenses incurred for various assessment tools and contracted professionals we use to assist us in the assessment process.
• Phone Interview
• OutBound Conference - Register for and attend this week-long conference held here in our office near Atlanta, GA. Please be aware that we cannot accommodate children unless they are infants/nursing babies.

What WE do

• Send reference forms to your references and send your proctor the MMPI-2 Assessment packet.
• Schedule a phone interview once we receive and review all of your assessment materials.
• Invite you to attend the OutBound Conference where you will learn more about OM and be equipped to raise financial and prayer support.

What YOU do

• Field Acceptance -Work with your Advisor to be accepted to your particular field
• Support Raising - Begin meeting with your church and individuals to establish the necessary prayer and financial support to go.
• Final Preparations: Passports, insurances, visas, immunizations, church commissioning, etc – as directed by your Advisor.
• GO Conference - a 10 day international conference for new OM staff. GO (Global Orientation) Conferences are held twice each year in January (Germany) and August (Holland).
• Departure - Depart for Field (normally directly from GO Conference)

What WE do

• Determine Acceptance - shortly after OutBound you will be notified by your Advisor if you are accepted to join OM USA.
• Work with field personnel to facilitate your acceptance to one of OM’s teams.
• Receive and process support donations from your donors and keep you informed.
• Release you to arrange travel to the GO conference and your target field after all requirements are met.