If you have felt called to greater involvement in world missions, we want to offer you this free Individual Growth Plan , believing that you—and God— can use it to make 2020 the year that you move forward in answering that call.

The Individual Growth Plan focuses on three areas: spiritual life, self-management, and ministry skills. You spell out the improvements you want to see in each area, specify learning activities to make those improvements, and choose target dates for completing those activities.

God has a specific plan for each of you, so we can’t tell you exactly how to fill out your Individual Growth Plan. But we can tell you that SEND missionaries use it every year to provide focus and clarity to their lives, and to grow closer to Jesus and more able to serve him with excellence.

Click here to download your own Individual Growth Plan for free. The document might look rather intimidating, but don’t worry if you don’t end up filling in every single line! Remember, this is YOUR individual tool for growth, and you can use it the way that suits you best. Here are some great tips as you get started:

1. Start with prayer

Listen to what God is saying to you about where he would like you to grow.

2. Take a look at yourself

3. Choose learning activities

To make this plan concrete, you should attach learning activities to each growth area. Be creative—don’t limit yourself to just taking formal classes (though those can be very helpful). Think of people to interview, books to read, places to visit, sermons to listen to, spiritual habits to practice, or mentors/coaches to ask for help.

A few ideas for going deeper in world missions: Start listening to the Global Missions Podcast , do a personal Bible study of God’s heart for the nations , learn about and consistently pray for an unreached people group, take a class like Perspectives or Kairos , interview a missionary.

Ken Guenther, director of SEND U, SEND’s department dedicated to training and lifelong learning, offers these characteristics of an effective Individual Growth Plan:

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