1. View the different pages of our website - learn of what we have to offer - read the stories, look at opportunities - check out the mission agency links, use the resources, read the Frequently Asked Questions.

2. Complete and register a Personal Profile Form, and view the list of matches generated. (After registering your profile, you will also be able to download the paper - "Finding Your Calling".)

Your privacy is guaranteed. You can choose whether or not our Partner Agencies can view your profile or contact you.

3.You will now have a personalised list of mission agencies with opportunities matched to your individual preferences. You will also have a quick link to their website and a pre-formatted email enquiry form which you can complete and send. You will be able to gather information on a wide array of second-career options that fit your gifts and preferences. You must then follow up each individual agency yourself.

4. If you register a profile, you will also be able to conduct individualised searches for specific agencies which meet your particular criteria. For example, find agencies which host vision trips, find agencies which work in particular regions, or find agencies with specific ministry opportunities.

5. Check out the "Agency Top Needs" regularly listed by our Partner agencies, to search for opportunities for service which may fit your skills and giftings. Partner agencies regularly enter details of their five top opportunities suitable for Second Wind people. You can access this service without first registering your profile.

6. Talk to your pastor, church elders (deacons), other spiritual advisors and friends. Seek their advice as you share your interests and possible mission options. Whatever you do, your home church is very important in the process.

7. Enrol in a Perspectives or Kairos (Condensed World Missions) Course to expand your understanding of God's heart for missions, and learn about current issues (see our resources page).

8. Identify where you are in the process of becoming involved. Think and pray about where you might like to be involved. Consider your gifts, abilities, trainings, life experiences and interests.

9. Fill in the "Contact Us"  form and send it to Second Wind Network for advice and further information.

10. Plan to attend a Second Wind Forum or information meeting. If none is planned in your area, talk to your pastor/leaders about arranging one for your area. See Events page.

11. Research the agencies listed on our links page. Go to their webpages, talk to people you know associated with them, get their newsletters, ask lots of questions! (See "What I should look for in a Mission Agency" on our Opportunities page - you will want to know that you are theologically and ideologically suited to one another.) Contact them to ask about openings and needs.

12. Discuss possibilities with a number of different agencies in the beginning. For example you may want to be involved in something in Nigeria - you should check on possible opportunities with a number of different agencies working there to see which could utilize your skills and abilities.

13. Choose a mission agency and start the process of your application. The process may include taking some further orientation courses but each mission will guide you through their process.

(Based on material developed by Finishers for Christ, Canada.)

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