Missional Grant for Students/Young Adults

“Missions” is not merely a program or an event, and missional projects are not reserved for professional ministers or a select few in the church. As followers of Jesus, all are called and sent to participate in God’s mission in the world of God.

Tennessee Cooperative Baptist Fellowship acknowledges the creativity of students and young adults and supports efforts to connect them with God’s mission in the world. Through our annual state missions offering, Tennessee Priorities in Mission (TPIM), we allocate funds for missional grants to assist youth and/or young adults in their efforts to be the presence of Christ in the world. These grants are designed to encourage students and young adults in Tennessee congregations to think creatively about ways to engage human need locally.

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has prioritized eight missional initiatives focused on ministry to “the least of these.” These initiatives are examples of projects that can be funded through TCBF missional grants:

    • Poverty and Transformation Ministries — working with or initiating work to alleviate poverty in your community
    • Disaster Response Ministries — responding to assist and minister to people who have been affected by natural disasters
    • Internationals Ministries — ministering to refugees, immigrants, or students from other countries
    • Church Starts & Faith Sharing Ministries — assist in initiating a new church, house church, or faith community
    • Justice and Peacemaking Ministries — serve as advocates for religious freedom and social justice by ministering to those who are persecuted for their faith and/or work to address human trafficking, genocide, women’s rights, child labor and reconciliation
    • Healthcare Ministries — seek to be the presence of Christ by offering spiritual and physical healing
    • Economic Development Ministries — helping transform communities through economic development, environmental sustainability and micro-enterprise projects
    • Education Ministries — work to initiate a project providing educational opportunities or assistance to students

Students or young adults from one congregation may apply for a missional grant. TCBF also encourages students and young adults from congregations in the same locale to partner in order to address one of the missional initiatives listed above.

Would you like to apply for a Student/Young Adult Missional Grant?  Click the link below: