ACU Missions Host Interest Form

This survey is intended for site locations/supervisors who have an interest in hosting ACU students for one or more of these programs:
1-3 week Global Service Trips (teams)
8-10 week WorldWide Witness (summer interns)
6+ months GAP (year apprenticeships)

Main contact for your ministry (first and last name):

Main contact's email:

Main contact's phone number:

Host ministry's name (write N/A if none):

Ministry's website (write N/A if none):

Location(s) of service (ie: Abilene, TX, USA; Berlin, Germany, Europe):

Host ministry's US base location (city and state). Write N/A if none.

How long has your ministry been working in the area?

If you selected Other, please fill out your answer below.

Does your ministry leadership work in the local language?

Our ministry works fully in English

Our ministry leadership works in the local language (not English)

Our ministry leadership is learning the local language

Please describe medical care/facilities available in case of emergency while at your location.

Reasonable medical care within a reasonable distance

Remote location with distant medical care

Other

If you selected Other, please fill out your answer below.

Please provide the name and contact information of a person connected with ACU as a reference. (If no ACU person is known, give someone who's been familiar with your ministry for more than 5 years)

ACU Missions Programs

Please review and let us know which ACU Mission program(s) you are interested in.

Global Service Trips (GST) are 1-3 week team trips that typically take place during winter break, spring break, or summer break.

WorldWide Witness (WWW) is an 8-12 week summer internship program for pairs of students to serve closely with a missionary or missionary couple in an established cross-cultural ministry during summer break.

GAP (Global Apprenticeship Program) is a 6 months - 2 year program for students who have graduated.

Are you interested in hosting Global Service Trips (GSTs), the 1-3 week team trip program?

Yes

No

Other ACU Missions Programs

You have already responded regarding our Global Service, 1-3 Week Trips. Our other programs are:

WorldWide Witness (WWW) is an 8-12 week summer internship program for pairs of students to serve closely with a missionary or missionary couple in an established cross-cultural ministry during summer break.

GAP (Global Apprenticeship Program) is a 6 months - 2 year program for students who have graduated.

Are you interested in hosting WorldWide Witness interns for 8-12 weeks during the summer?

Yes

No

Other ACU Missions Programs

You have already responded regarding our Global Service, 1-3 Week Trips and our WWW 8-10 Week Summer Internships. Our other program is:

GAP (Global Apprenticeship Program) is a 6 months - 2 year program for students who have graduated.

Are you interested in hosting GAP students for 6 months - 2 years post graduation?

Yes

No

Global Service Trips

You have selected that you are interested in hosting team trips for 1-3 week timeframes during winter, spring, and/or summer break.

For what length of time would you like to host a team (times below include travel)?

5-8 days

9-13 days

14-21 days

Any Length

What is your preferred time to host a team? (Check all that apply)

Winter Break

Spring Break

Summer Break

No Preference

What experience do you have in hosting group trips?

Never done it

Have a little experience

Consistently host 1-2 regular groups

Regularly host many groups

What type of service would be beneficial to your ministry for a group trip? We understand there may be many opportunities, but please narrow down what would be most helpful to the ministry.

How will these efforts help make a healthy, long-term, sustainable impact on the local community?

Who will be responsible for supervising the team while on the ground?

In addition to the ACU team, will others be serving at the same time? If so, how many and who?

What is the deadline for reserving team trip dates? Or is spots fill up quickly, about how far in advance can/should we reserve our team spots?

Is a deposit required to hold spots? If so, please select other and explain.

No

Other

If you selected Other, please explain.

Please describe accommodations for visiting groups.

Do you require a host ministry waiver form?

Yes

No

Are there any other particular requirements for team members?

WorldWide Witness Summer Internships

You have selected that you are interested in hosting WWW interns for 8-12 weeks during summer break.

For WWW, we recruit, interview, and accept students into the program and then offer them the selection of sites that we've collectively decided to promote. Please note that we in no way guarantee the fulfillment of a student working with your organization as a result of the Halbert Center for Missions partnering with your ministry.

Will interns have a mature, Christian leader consistently available to them during the course of the internship?

Yes

Occasionally

No

Other

If you selected Other, please explain.

Will the leader be able to commit to 5 hours of mentorship per week for the duration of the internship?

Yes

No

Maybe

What is an estimated cost for one WWW 8-12 week internship at your location (airfare + visa + housing + transportation + food + extracurricular, etc.)?

Does your ministry have a safe environment for lodging students for the amount of time in which you've expressed interest? Explain below.

Yes

Other

Please explain.

Are you willing/able to host a minimum of two WWW summer interns?

Yes

No

Does your location provide supervisors either from North America or extremely experienced with North American culture?

North American Native

North American Experienced Leadership

Neither of the above

How often does your ministry host university students or others?

All the time

Sometimes

Rarely

Never have before

Understanding that Halbert has our own application process and carefully considers where we place students, will our students also be required to complete your application process?

Yes

No

What is the latest month you would need to know that students are coming to your location for a summer internship?

Please write a general summary describing the missions opportunities you are interested in providing (type of ministry, people groups interns would work with, daily life & activities, etc):

Any additional questions or comments?

GAP Year (6m-2years) Only

You have selected that you are interested in hosting graduates for the 6 months - 2 year GAP program.

We do not actively promote specific GAP year host sites. We have a handful of GAP sites available for when students approach us with an interest but we wait for students to express a desire for longer-term missions. Please note that we in no way guarantee the fulfillment of a student working with your organization as a result of the Halbert Center for Missions partnering with your ministry.

Will interns have a mature, Christian leader available to them during the course of the apprenticeship?

Yes, working alongside them

Yes, occasionally available

No, he/she will need to be independent

Other

If you selected Other, please explain.

Does your location provide leaders either from North America or extremely experienced with North American culture?

North American Native

North American Experienced Leadership

Neither of the above

Other

If you selected Other, please explain.

How long would you like to host a GAP student?

6 Months

1 Year

1.5 Years

2 Years

Does your ministry have a safe environment for lodging students for the amount of time in which you've expressed interest? Explain below.

Yes

Other

Please explain.

Is there an expectation regarding language skills for the student prior to apprenticeship? Please explain below.

No

Other

Please explain.

Please give a general estimate of how much a student would need to raise for the timeframe you've indicated (airfare + visa + food+ housing + language school/tutoring fees, etc.):

Please write a general summary describing the missions opportunities you could offer a GAP student (type of ministry, people groups, daily life & activities, etc):

Any additional questions or comments?

Thank you!

We appreciate your interest in partnering with ACU Missions. Our staff at the Halbert Center for Missions and Global Service will contact you shortly regarding this form.

If you have any questions, contact missions@acu.edu.