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Annual Conference

Yearly conference held in July and designed for meetings of Baptist Mid-Missions governance and missionary enrichment.  

ARRIBA!

Ten-month study/internship program in Cusco, Lima, and Trujillo, Peru, through which Bible-college students receive college credits for undergraduate academic work through Faith Baptist Bible College of Ankeny, Iowa.    

Career Missionary

Personnel that are approved for ongoing service without time limitations.  

Expense Report Form

Form that reads "Baptist Mid-Missions Monthly Report of Ministry Expenses," through which missionary personnel account for ministry expenses, housing expenses, and previously non-recorded donations for a stated month.  Receipts and travel records are to accompany.  

FirstLook

Missionary apprenticeship that provides on-field training for college students for a time period of six weeks to three months.  

Ministry Accounts

Sub-accounts for approved, designated ministry projects for a particular missionary.  

Monthly Financial Statement   

Itemized record of support gifts, designation, supporter information, and account balances for missionaries on an individualized basis.  Missionaries receive these via land mail on a monthly basis.  

Short-Term Missionary

Personnel that are approved to serve for a defined period of time ranging from six months to two years.  

Special Projects

Evangelistic efforts designed to advance ongoing missionary ministry by supplying trained personnel to increase gospel witness at opportune times.  

TASK

Program for people with particular skills to serve with missionaries for a period of two to eight weeks.  

TeenConnect

Apprentice program for high-school students, generally for a time period of two to four weeks.  

Support  

Financial donations given to Baptist Mid-Missions and designated for a particular missionary on a one-time or regular basis.  

Support Estimate  

Itemized statement produced by the Missionary Finance Department that defines financial amounts necessary for personal and ministry expenses for each missionary on an individualized basis.  

Station Report

Record of a missionary’s ministry activity categorized by week for a month’s time period.