Mission Trips

Southeastern sends hundreds of students all over the world every year. These trips are an incredible opportunity to GO with our professors to see what God is doing all over the world, and participate in His amazing work among the nations there.

South Asia: Winter Break 2025

THIS TRIP IS FULL
Trip Dates: January 5, 2025 - January 14, 2025
Trip Cost: $2000
Trip Deposit: $250

South Asia is known to have more unreached people groups than any place on earth. Come with us to minister in the heart of lostness. You will share the gospel and teach others to do the same in one of the most populated countries and one of the world’s largest cities with more unreached peoples than any other location. Come experience vibrant engagement in the CMT (Core Missionary Task) so that people may follow Jesus.

São Paulo, Brazil: Spring Break 2025

Trip Dates: Spring Break 2025
Trip Cost: TBD
Trip Deposit: $250

Come and be a part of what the Lord is doing in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This trip seeks to provide a multi-ethnic teaming experience as SEBTS women will work with Brazilian Christians and missionaries to reach Central Asian refugees and other Brazilians in a mega-city. Your involvement can make an eternal difference in the lives of those without hope who have faced tremendous challenges and hardships. Because of those we will be going to reach, THIS TRIP IS LIMITED TO WOMEN ONLY.

Las Vegas, NV: Spring Break 2025

Trip Dates: March 8, 2025 - March 15, 2024
Trip Cost: TBD
Trip Deposit: $125

Las Vegas is known as a hotbed of hedonism, making it an ideal place for robust, faithful church planting. This Spring Break, we will partner with the North American Mission Board to explore planting in Vegas. Along the way, students will be exposed to the skills in evangelism, missions, and pastoral ministry needed in our secular world. Come and offer the hope of the gospel, serving with local churches to see God transform lives and families in America’s “Sin City.”

Clarkston, GA: Spring Break 2025

Trip Dates: Spring Break 2025
Trip Cost: TBD
Trip Dates: $125

This Mission Trip is an immersive experience at the Send Relief Ministry Center, allowing you to engage in refugee ministry as well as various ministry outreach projects throughout the Atlanta metro area. Your involvement can make an eternal difference as you share the love and truth of Christ with those who have faced tremendous challenges and hardships in life. THIS IS A COLLEGE HOUSE SYSTEM TRIP!

East Central Asia: Summer Break 2025

Trip Dates: Summer Break 2025
Trip Cost: TBD
Trip Deposit: $250

Join us for our trip to Eastern Central Asia, following the historic Silk Road. This trip offers a unique chance to share Christ with local communities and build meaningful relationships through outreach. Explore breathtaking landmarks and ancient sites that tell the story of the Silk Road’s vibrant history, from majestic mosques to timeless bazaars. Experience the unique customs, traditions, and hospitality of Central Asian culture, gaining a deeper understanding of its rich heritage and diverse people. You may have the chance to witness the gospel’s transformative power in a region where few have heard the gospel. Be a part of God’s work in Central Asia and witness the beauty along the Silk Road. DISCLAIMER: This trip is in area with extreme temperatures and physical activity. You must be able to walk up to 10 miles a day in these conditions.

Madagascar: Summer Break 2025

Trip Dates: Summer Break 2025
Trip Cost: TBD
Trip Deposit: $250

Come to Southwest Madagascar and partner with Malagasy churches, which are driving Great Commission efforts at the ends of the Earth! You will have the opportunity to serve local students, believers in the local church, and unbelieving students seeking answers by sharing your story and stories from God’s Word. Worship with the local Malagasy church and learn from them how God is at work on the island and where the need persists. Come ready to be challenged and changed, and join us in praying and working to see God’s Word transform communities in Southwest Madagascar.

New York City, NY: Summer Break 2025

Trip Dates: June 22, 2025 - June 28, 2025
Trip Cost: TBD
Trip Deposit: $125

Join us this summer in New York City. This location gives students a unique opportunity to learn about and serve with multiple kinds of ministry, introducing Southeastern students to urban ministry by learning from and serving with a selected group of churches, church plants, and urban ministries through the MNYBA. Students will see firsthand what it is like to do ministry in an urban North American context among various people groups and demographics, including urban church planting, ministry to internationals and refugees, and potentially more.

West Central Asia: Summer Break 2025

Trip Dates: Summer Break 2025
Trip Cost: TBD
Trip Deposit: $250

The Central Asia study tour trip is focused on cultural immersion and leadership training. We’ll be traveling with refugees to tour the seven churches of the book of Revelation. You will be paired up with a few of these refugee believers from a different culture and, essentially, do “life” with them for the week (i.e., room, meals, and travel), offering encouragement as you study through God’s Word in these historically significant locations.

Crossover Dallas, TX: Summer Break 2025

Trip Dates: Summer Break 2025
Trip Cost: TBD
Trip Deposit: $125

Crossover is an annual evangelistic emphasis that takes place in the city where the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting is held. Many churches in the host city plan an evangelistic outreach the week before the meeting, and many will plan evangelistic events the Saturday before the annual meeting starts and will recognize a Harvest Day the next day. The Dallas-Fort Worth area is home to over 400 people groups, 20% of which come from unreached and unengaged peoples. Come and help saturate this diverse area with the gospel.

Southeast Asia: Summer Break 2025

Trip Dates: May 22, 2025 - June 1, 2025
Trip Cost: TBD
Trip Deposit: $250

GO with us on Summer Break to minister amongst one of the most populated Muslim countries in the world in Southeast Asia. Bring the good news to many who may have never heard before. You will also have the opportunity to teach leaders in the church and encourage them in the CMT (Core Missionary Task). There will also be opportunities to work with local churches, prayer walk, and share in areas with unreached peoples so they may know the name of Jesus.

London: Fall Break 2024

THIS TRIP IS FULL!
Trips Dates: Fall Break 2024
Trip Cost: $2000
Deposit: $250

London, UK has become a post-Christian location with little or no church presence. Come join with local missionaries to engage the lost, reclaim the glory of Christ, and develop inroads for the gospel. You will share the gospel, gauge interest, and help identify areas for strategic follow-up. This trip will be led by Dr. Scott Hildreth.

New Bedford, MA: Fall Break 2024

THIS TRIP IS FULL!
Trip Dates: Fall Break 2024
Trip Cost: $450 (Pay directly to Faith Baptist Church)

The New Bedford, MA trip is a unique opportunity for any SEBTS student to join one of our local churches on a mission trip and receive seminary credit for MIS3991/6991 missions practicum. You will be helping church planters sent out by the local church with evangelism and community engagement. This trip will be led by Dr. Steven Wade, one of our Southeastern professors and lead pastor of Faith Baptist Church.

Please fill out both applications below to go on this trip. Once you have completed Faith's application, you will be sent a link with payment instructions.

General FAQ’s

1. If I go on a trip, do I have to take a class?

Yes, there is no way around this requirement. Even if you don’t need the credit, if you go on the trip, you take the class.

2. Do I have to pay for the class?

No, the tuition for all mission trips run through the Center for Great Commission Studies is waived.

3. If I go on more than one trip, will the credit still count?

Yes, the credit will count as an elective.

4. Do I have to be an on-campus student to go on mission trips?

No, anyone enrolled in any program at Southeastern is eligible for consideration on a mission trip run through the CGCS.

5. Is there a way to get credit for mission trips run through my church?

Yes, for more information on requirements for earning credit for mission trips done outside Southeastern, please click here. You may also email [email protected].

 

For more general FAQ’s, visit our larger FAQ page.

For student expectations on mission trips, click here.

For an application checklist, click here.

Financial FAQ’s

1. Are there scholarships for mission trips?

Yes and no. All mission trips are scholar-shipped, in that we subsidize a large chunk of the cost for each student on every trip. There is additional funding available for minority students who apply and are accepted into the Kingdom Diversity Missions Initiative program. For more information, contact the CGCS here.

2. How do I or my donors make payments for mission trips?

Payments for mission trips can be made by checks made out to SEBTS brought by the CGCS or online by clicking here.

3. What does the cost of the trip cover?

The cost of the trip covers travel, housing, and food.

4. What if I have to back out of a trip, will the money I’ve paid and raised be refunded to me?

Students are responsible for all money paid on their behalf for mission trips. No donated funds can be refunded to students under any circumstance. Students may only be refunded money they have paid themselves with approval from the Director of the CGCS.

5. What if I over raise?

If a student raises more support than is due for their trip, the amount that has been over raised is dispersed to students in need of trip funding.

For more Financial FAQ’s, click here.

 


**If you are a professor and interested in leading a mission trip, please fill out the form below and contact our Director, Keelan Cook, for more information. Mission Trip Prospectus Form ›