Yes, since this is a mission trip, you will be sharing your faith in Christ with the people you encounter.

We expect team members to be baptized. If you are a follower of Jesus, but haven't had a chance to baptized, please speak with Pastor Ronnie.

You can expect to be involved in the following : 

1) VBS Style Summer Camp. Share the gospel in a local school where 95% of students don't go to church

2) Visitation and Prayer Walk. Meet the locals, learn their culture and intercede on their behalf.

3) Close up time with missionaries. Learn how international workers build churches and share the gospel in a cross-cultural context

4) Cultural Learning. Experience the food and attractions. More importantly, learn the history of Christianity in the country!

A video is worth a thousand words. Checkout a recap from the last trip.

We expect participants to be active members of the church. If you are regularly attending and serving in church, the Lord has already equipped you for the trip!

Additionally, here are specific skills/gifts that will help:

1) Evangelism. Talking about faith in everyday conversations

2) Kids Ministry. Teaching lessons and leading activities

3) Servant Heart. A willing heart to try new things and step out of comfort zone

4) Anything Really. Music, AV, athletic, cooking and ability to drive in Asian traffic!

You can expect to have in person meetings every 2 to 3 weeks between Feb to June. Each meeting is usually 2 to 3 hours long to cover logistics, team building and lesson planning for camp.

Additionally, we also require everyone to take the Kairos, a 9 weeks interactive course that will open your eyes to the theology, history, and modern methods of missions. The course can be taken either in peson or online, and you will only be exempted if you have taken it in previous years.

Yes, since mission is important to our church, there will be subsidy for team members who regularly attends our church.

In the past, participants receive somewhere between 20 ~ 55% of the total cost in subsidy. This depends on a few things:

1) Are you a direct or side trip participant? (see next question)

2) The church's financial health

3) Mission team fundraising

Yes, but with one important caveat.

According to CRA rules, your airfare will be excluded from subsidy if you do not travel with the team to and from Toronto.

For example, if you fly from Toronto to Taiwan with the team, serve in mission, and fly to Japan for personal travel after, the entire airfare itinerary will be excluded from subsidy.

In this case, the church could increase your subsidy on ground cost. But you would still receive significantly less because airfare is the largest expense.

We welcome families to go on mission trips together!

However, if your child is under 16 years old, our recommendation is to either arrange childcare for them back in Toronto so you can go. If that is not possible, you are welcome to join us in the future!

Exceptions will only be made for critical members of the team. It will be determined on a case by case basis by the team leaders at Cornerstone.

Send an email to Pastor Ronnie at ronnie@ceact.ca