Missions School – Bethany Global University

“Bethany has a rich heritage, a spiritual DNA of faith, international fruitfulness, and a great future ahead”
—Loren Cunningham – Founder of Youth With A Mission

A Clear Path To the Mission Field

For many, there isn’t a clear path to becoming a missionary long term. They wrestle with their calling, wonder what the qualifications are, and worry if they can make it financially.

BGU makes this journey easy by providing a clear path to lifetime of impact overseas.

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Since 1948, Bethany Global University has trained 3,000+ Christian missionaries to take the church to where it is not. Our hands-on approach to education will help you become an effective missionary wherever God leads you.

We accomplish this in three ways:

Hands-on Traning: Undergraduates get hands-on work experience through practical training and local outreach while on campus and then spent 16 months overseas learning while doing missions during their global internship. Graduate students are required to be actively involved in some hands-on work regarding intercultural ministry.
Missions Focus: Fulfilling the great Great Commission by taking the church to where it is not is our chief aim. All faculty, staff, and students who attend here are focused on this one great endeavor.
A University & Agency Collaboration: BGU is part of the larger organization of Bethany International and partners with Bethany Gateways missions agency to bring the most up-to-date training back to the classroom. In collaboration with Bethany Gateways, BA students are commissioned and sent as full-time missionaries overseas while on their global internship.

Missions-minded Community

All the students, staff, and faculty at BGU are focused solely on missions.

Earn an Accredited Degree

BGU is fully accredited and offers a bachelor of arts (BA) degree with majors in Intercultural Ministry, Entrepreneurship, and Education.

Spend 16 Months Overseas

BGU will walk you through the process before, during, and after the mission field so you are fully equipped to make an impact overseas. (BA students only)

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“After my two years on campus and 16 month internship, I could be dropped anywhere in the world and know how to be an effective missionary”
—Rebecca, BGU Alumni

Free Resources

How to Know if You Are Called to Missions

PDF Guide by Kerry Olson

The Plan: Discover Your Role In God’s Plan

Course by David Hasz

Missions 101 What to Know Before You Go

Course by Steve Eliason

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coMISSION Conference: Fueling the Mission Through Prayer and Worship

On November 16th-17th, 2018, Bethany International is hosting the first ever coMISSION Conference to tie missions to prayer and worship. Why? Because missions without prayer is anemic. It Started with a Prayer Meeting Just before Jesus returned to heaven to sit at the right hand of the Father, he told his disciples to tarry in […]

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Learn While Doing Missions Overseas

Through BGU’s Global Internship, you can earn your BA degree while making an impact for Christ in one of the 7 different countries below. We are also adding more countries every year as we grow.