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The Global Pathway is a discipleship tool for churches to utilize to develop missional leaders and a strategy to recruit and prepare future global personnel. Contact us to talk about the next steps.

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Why the Global Pathway?

Personalized & Incremental Learning

  • Learning is tailored to each person’s pace and availability.
  • Consistent coaching and missiology to help build confidence and clarity.

Experiential Learning & Intentional Reflection

  • Grow through real-life experiences and active participation.
  • Explore and discern: What is God’s call on your life?

Shaped by the Global Church

  • Receive input, mentorship, and discipleship from believers around the world.
  • Develop intercultural understanding and deepen your faith through global perspectives.

Prepared for Lifelong Ministry

  • Build a strong foundation for engaging in local ministry and mission globally.
  • Gain a broader, richer understanding of who God is and how God works in the world.
Frequently Asked Questions

1-2 Weeks

Merge Trips

Appropriate and healthy short-term trips with training, preparation, and coaching consistent with the entire Global Pathway process. Merge trips are designed to provide groups, individuals, couples, and families with opportunities to spend one to two weeks participating in what God is doing around the world.

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2-3 Months

Global Internship

We help individuals discern their missional calling through an experiential learning engagement with guided content, coaching, and ministry elements in a cross-cultural setting. Interns work alongside our national partners and missionaries to be challenged and transformed by how God is at work through our partners. 

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1-3 Years

Global Personnel

Opportunity to utilize skills benefiting global partners while continuing to be discipled and learn with the Global Church. Global Personnel are sent and supported by the Evangelical Covenant Church and serve in over 20 countries around the world.

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3+ Years

Global Personnel

After three years, together with global personnel and global partners, we engage in continual discernment about ongoing service. If you already sense an affirmation of God’s call, click below to learn more and apply.

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Global Pathway FAQs

What is the Global Pathway?

The Global Pathway is a discipleship tool for churches to utilize in developing missional leaders and a strategy to recruit and prepare future global personnel.

To learn more, explore all the pathway options that are part of the Global Pathway on this page.

Do I need to start with Merge or have gone on a Merge trip first to begin on the Global Pathway?

No. Depending on your past experience and background in mission, you can begin at any of the four pathway options. Each pathway option builds into the next one.

Who can participate in the Global Pathway?

  • Churches
  • Individuals
  • Families
  • Couples

Where are the Global Pathway opportunities?

Most places where Serve Globally has partnerships around the world—Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East North Africa (MENA).

Is there a video I can show my church or friends?

Yes. On the Global Pathway webpage, scroll to find the video.

Is there a slide deck that I can present to my church?

Yes. On the Global Pathway webpage, scroll to the top of the page to download.

How can I apply?

How do I pay for going out as a Global Intern or Global Personnel?

Fundraising is a component for most of the pathway options. You will be coached on how to fundraise as well as utilize a fundraising platform for your role.

Who do I contact for general information about the Global Pathway?

Who do I contact for specific pathway options along the Global Pathway?

Merge (1–2 week short-term trips) and Global Internships (2–3 months)

Global Personnel (1–3 years) and (3+ years)

Global Internships

This program is designed to help individuals discern their missional calling through experiential learning engagement with guided content, mentoring, and ministry elements in a cross-cultural setting.

We require that during your time, your practice reflects respect, dignity, and equality in relationships with our host partners embodying the values of Serve Globally.

You must be committed to actively engaging in learning through the building and fostering of relationships. We hope that you may know the people and the culture deeply and sensitively through total life immersion—learning through relationships its life ways, values, beliefs, language and communication patterns, history, and more.

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Fill out the application form provided through the link above. A $35 application fee will be required when submitting the form.

Once the application has been received, the Global Engagements international director will schedule an interview with you to discuss your skill set and where you will be best utilized.

Global Engagements will work with you and the mission host to create a budget considering Covenant’s options of stipend and health insurance, travel, and expenses. Fundraising can begin.

You will be responsible for raising 100% of all expenses during your time with the Global Internship program or using your own personal funds to cover costs. If you choose to fundraise, donations will be received through the Serve Globally office. You will be able to track your donations.

Questions? Email dale.lusk@covchurch.org

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Lina Sánchez-Herrera

Chicago West Suburbs, Illinois

ECC Conference: Central
Gender: Female

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AVAILABILITY

Receiving New Directees: Yes
Directing Clergy: Yes
Client Genders: Both men and women
Skype or Facetime: Yes
Languages: English, Spanish
Retreat/Workshop Leader: Yes

CERTIFICATION FROM

C. John Weborg Center for Spiritual Direction, North Park Theological Seminary

AREAS OF INTEREST

Pastors/Church Leadership, Missionaries, University Students, Discernment Process, Transitions, Multi-Ethnic Issues, Second Half of Life, Prayer, Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius

Prior to moving to the USA, I was a professor at the National University of Colombia and served with the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students in Colombia for 16 years. Starting in 2001, I served as InterVarsity National Staff in the USA. I have a master’s degree in Christian Ministries, and I serve in Spiritual Direction to those who want to be fully present and available to God and receive His grace over them. My joy is to see professors and college students coming to know Jesus and being transformed into people that bring the good news of righteousness and justice to others.

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