Student.Go

Student.Go is a student missions program of CBF that provides opportunities for college and graduate students to serve with our field personnel and ministry partners, as they live out the CBF Global Missions commitments—cultivating beloved community, bearing witness to Jesus Christ and seeking transformational development.

Whether it's for a summer or a semester, students provide crucial assistance to the ministries of CBF field personnel and ministry partners. By serving with Student.Go, students also have the opportunity to discover their place within God's mission to change the world. Through these experiences, students live out CBF Global Missions commitments within the contexts of global poverty, global migration and the global church. At CBF, we value God's calling of both women and men to all types of ministry and seek to support both male and female students as they follow God's will in their lives.

Undergraduate students completing their first year of college and at least 18 years of age, as well as graduate students of any age, may apply. We have funding for 20 opportunities in the summer, and 5 opportunities in both the spring and fall terms.

STUDENT.GO DETAILS OF SERVICE

COVID-19 UPDATE—

As we explore genuine, sincere and innovative ways to minister during this time, we look to do mission work in different ways. We seek to continue to give college and graduate students a chance to grow into their calling, in both virtual and in-person opportunities. The mission may look different but remember, the message is the same, as we turn crises into opportunities, and seek new, bold and transformative ways to serve Jesus Christ.

Our commitment at CBF is to provide a meaningful experience that allows students to gain ministry insights that are unique to the times we are living in. As congregations and ministry sites are exploring new, bold and transformative models for ministry, we believe that there is no better time for a student to be engaged in learning about the future of the church/mission. We also believe that there are unique gifts and abilities that students will be able to share to undergird and strengthen ministry.

For summer 2023, we will continue to offer both virtual and in-person placements for domestic and international positions.

Student.Go In-Person Placement Protocols—

Students must be fully vaccinated by the time they will travel to their assigned ministry site. For the protection of all involved, CBF will require proof of vaccination from students who are selected for in-person assignments.
Students are required to read and follow Federal, State, and municipal guidelines, which may include, but not be limited, to the following:
- Use of Face Coverings
- Health Declarations
- Physical Distancing
- Use of Gloves
Students are required to read and follow the safety protocols of their local ministry site, prior to traveling and throughout the duration of their assignment.
Students are required to read and follow CDC and health department travel requirements and recommendations.
Students are required to read and follow the guidelines set forth by:
- Airline
- Lodging Site
Students are required to get tested if they are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms
- Should the student not find a free testing site, CBF will reimburse the student the cost of the test, upon submission of receipt.
Students are required to notify their supervisor and isolate if they are:
- Experiencing Flu-like symptoms.
- Exposed to someone with COVID.
- Waiting for a COVID test result.
- Notified of a positive COVID test.