This calendar lists public or semi-public missions-oriented events in the USA and (though to a lesser extent) around the world. It includes conferences, retreats, workshops, and some classes or training events. Events are sponsored by a wide variety of organizations and are listed here at no charge but at the discretion of the editor. Updates are posted and sent out throughout the year. Feel free to reproduce any of the contents of this calendar for use in your own context.
For additional information about a specific event, please contact the organizers; we can’t get you a scholarship or a letter of invitation.
See also International Mission Board Events, UK-based mission information services OSCAR and Global Connections, New Zealand’s Missions Interlink, The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada’s Christian Community Calendar and events from Missio Nexus.
Looking for past events? We do have an archive of sorts. See our complete calendars for 2022, 2023, and 2024 or the 2025 calendar in progress.
Submissions
- Events must be “safe” for promotion on the web and to an unscreened email list.
- Listings must include some point of contact (e.g., a website or email address).
- We will do our best to keep up with event changes and cancellations, but notification from event organizers is always appreciated.
To submit an item for the calendar, make a comment, or ask a question, contact Marti Wade.
March
March 3 to July 6, Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (online). New online classes begin regularly.
March 4-6, Standards of Excellence introductory workshop (online). Provided regularly to help short-term mission leaders and mobilizers make their mission trips better. Also offered April 29 to May 1.
March 4-6, Frontier Filmmaking Seminar (online). Learn to make cross-cultural evangelistic films with Create International.
March 9, Call to Prayer (online). Monthly virtual prayer gathering for members of Missio Nexus.
March 10-14, Refugee Highway Partnership Roundtable (Malaga, Spain). An annual gathering.
March 17 to April 12, COMPASS (Palmer Lake, CO, USA). Language and culture acquisition provided regularly by Missionary Training International.
March 18, Contend: Monthly Day of Prayer For Mission Mobilization (global). Coordinated by GMMI and held on the third Tuesday of each month.
March 20, Rest, Reflect, Reorient with Personal Retreat Days (online). Webinar from Missio Nexus.
March 26, From Collaborative Giving to Collective Impact – A CEO Thought Leader Briefing (online). Virtual event from Missio Nexus.
March 27-28, Support Raising Bootcamp (Cincinnati, OH, USA). Provided by Via, formerly Support Raising Solutions. More classes held around the world throughout the year.
March 27-29, Ralph D. Winter Memorial Lectureship (Wilmore, Kentucky and online). Theme: Dusty Feet Among the Twice Dispossessed: Incarnation and Land in Mission Among the Urban Poor.
April
April 2, Digital Missionary Conference (online). Participate live online and through virtual reality. From by theChurch.digital.
April 6-10, Training in Formational Debriefing (Aurora, IN, USA). What if you could offer debriefing to missionaries in a way that furthered their spiritual formation?
April 7-8, Support Raising Bootcamp (Austin, TX, USA). Provided by Via, formerly Support Raising Solutions. More classes held around the world throughout the year.
April 7 to August 10, Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (online). New online classes begin regularly. A Spanish class begins April 21.
April 8-10, Sahara Challenge (Raleigh, NC, USA). Training to serve unreached Muslim people locally and globally. Provided by Crescent Project.
April 10-13, Haven Retreat (Buenos Aires, Argentina). For kingdom-minded women serving overseas from various nations. Provided by Azmera.
April 14-18, Storytelling Training (online). Offered regularly by StoryRunners, a ministry of Cru.
April 15, Contend: Monthly Day of Prayer For Mission Mobilization (global). Coordinated by GMMI and held on the third Tuesday of each month.
April 22-25, COMIBAM (Panama City, Panama). Ibero-American mission conference.
April 29 to May 1, Standards of Excellence introductory workshop (online). Provided regularly to help short-term mission leaders and mobilizers make their mission trips better.
May
May 1, National Day of Prayer (USA).
May 1-3, Engaging Islam Conference (Edmonton, AB, Canada). Learn proven tools to engage with your Muslim friends and neighbors. Hosted by Newcomers to Canada Project.
May 13-16, The Mobilizer’s Retreat (near Asheville, NC, USA). Sponsored by Missio Nexus and Gospel Mobilization/World Gospel Mission.
May 20-22, Ministry Mental Health Summit (Toronto, ON, Canada).
June
June 3-4, 2025 Mission Agency Consultation (Grapevine, Texas). Provided by 16:15 Global Outfitters.
June 23-27, Storytelling Training (online). Offered regularly by StoryRunners, a ministry of Cru.
June 29 to July 5, Wilderness Reboot (Blue Bronna, Alberta, Canada). Re-entry retreat for MKs/TCKs (aged 21-35) navigating the ongoing re-entry into Canadian society; an event for teens (17-20) will be held in August.
July
July 26 to August 2, Classic ReBoot (Calgary, AB, Canada). Eight-day re-entry retreat for MKs/TCKs (aged 17-20) re-entering Canadian society. There’s also a wilderness edition for older MKs.
August
September
September 10-11, The Mobilized Church Workshop (Albuquerque, NM, USA). Provided by 16:15 Global Outfitters.
September 24-26, Mission Leaders Conference (Orlando, FL, USA). Provided by Missio Nexus.
October
November
April 6-10, Training in Formational Debriefing (Aurora, IN, USA). What if you could offer debriefing to missionaries in a way that furthered their spiritual formation? Provided by Paracletos.
December
December 28-31, Urbana Conference (Phoenix, AZ, USA). A triennial missions conference for students and a ministry of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.