Apostolics in Action
Extended missions opportunities around the globe for young adults exploring a future in world missions.
What is AIA?
The purpose of the Apostolics in Action program is to create internship opportunities for young adults (ages 18-40) with ALJC-appointed missionaries.
These internships provide an opportunity to those who may have already attended a short-term AYC mission and are looking to possibly take the next step into missions. Each AIA opportunity lasts for a period of 30 days up to one year. All applicants must be approved by the world missionary and the world mission’s regional director of the area where the internship will be taking place.
Before you will be considered for an AIA Intern you will need to have attended one of our AYC International mission trips. If you have never attended one of our AYC mission trips but have been on another international mission with your church or another organization you may submit a brief description of the mission. Once the AIA director has received the summary he will reserve the right to allow the optional mission to be approved as a substitute for this requirement.
Attendance at World Missions University is also required. If you have questions about this requirement please feel free to speak with the AIA director.
Basic
terms
The
process
1. The AIA program is for individuals who are ages 18-40 years old. All internships will be with ALJC appointed missionaries only.
2. The potential AIA intern will go to www.apostoliccrusaders.org and fill out the AIA inquiry form to let the AIA director they are interested in becoming an intern for a particular country. The information on this form will include the intern’s name, what country they wish to intern within, how long they want to stay and the name and phone number of the potential intern’s pastor.
3. The AIA director will contact the missionary where the intern desires to work to verify availability for the potential internship.
4. Once the timeline has been verified with the missionary the AIA director will call the potential interns pastor for a short 5 minute phone interview. All information shared in the phone conversation will remain anonymous.
5. Once the pastor has approved the applicant to be a part of the AIA program our AIA director will call the regional field supervisor to make sure the field supervisor approves the internship.
6. After the regional field supervisor approves the internship the AIA director will email the missionaries to gather the various information (see application for details).
7. Once the details are verified by the host missionary the AIA director will email the information to the applicant, the applicant’s pastor and the regional field supervisor of the area.
8. Once the applicant receives the details of the mission he/she will need to fill out an application.
9. Once the AIA director verifies all information with the Missionary, the applicant’s pastor and the regional director he will need to contact the applicant and let him/her know he/she has been approved.
10. Once the applicant has been notified of his/her approval he/she can officially begin to raise funds for the internship.
11. The approved applicant will be responsible for the ordering of their own tickets and Visas should the country require them. Once the airline tickets have been ordered the applicant will need to email them to the AIA director and to the world missionary. If assistance obtaining a Visa is needed the host missionary or the AIA director can assist in information only. The world mission’s department and the youth department will not offer any financial assistance.
12. The intern will need to verify the address of where they will staying while interning. This information is required to clear customs and immigration upon arrival into the county where the internship will be taking place.
13. Once the intern is abroad a weekly email to AIA director is requested.
14. Once the internship is over and the intern is back home we ask that the intern please provide a written summary about the internship so we can share it in the Witness, online magazine, social media and other outlets that we choose.
15. If you want to spend more time on the field as an intern any extension must be cleared by your pastor, the regional field supervisor, the host missionary and the AIA director.