RoleCall
Next Gen Mobilization
Role Call exists to identify, equip, support, and mobilize the next generation for effective, creative, and sustainable engagement among the unreached and marginalized.
42% of the world does not have access to the Gospel.
Our next generation brings gifts to the table that uniquely equip them for this task.
They are the most ethnically diverse generation in history
They are globally connected, shaped by a shared digital culture that gives them common ground
They are Relationally driven, comfortable crossing cultural, class, race, and generational lines
They are entrepreneurial and co-vocational, equipped to innovate and launch anywhere
We have an opportunity, as global mission senders, to pivot and meet the needs of equipping them. Our Cross-cultural Apprenticeship, Advance Team, and Pilgrimage give the next generation hands-on experience, discipleship, challenging study, and a place to innovate, all while receiving support and mentoring as they explore serving cross-culturally.
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Role Call Programs
9-Month Field Cross-Cultural Formation Experience
A structured, immersive cross-cultural formation program for those exploring long-term mission. Participants gain hands-on experience, spiritual formation, vocational clarity, and a strategic pathway toward long-term engagement through:
Summer pre-gathering studies and preparation
In-person training prior to field placement
9-month cross-cultural field placement including guided coursework, regular cohort gatherings, coaching, field-based mentoring, and ongoing mental health support
In-person debrief and re-entry process including next-step vision planning
2-Month Pioneer & Research Initiative - Japan, June & July 2026
A short-term, high-impact team sent ahead of long-term workers into least-reached contexts. The team functions as a research and spiritual preparation pipeline, providing agencies with on-the-ground insight while forming young leaders in cross-cultural discernment and innovation.
Prayer walking and spiritual engagement
Ethnographic and generational research
Listening prayer and cultural immersion
Identifying bridges and open doors for the Gospel
2-Week Cross-Cultural Formation Experience - Summer 2027
A guided, immersive experience on the El Camino de Santiago in Spain designed for those discerning next steps for deeper engagement in cross-cultural work.
Spiritual reflection and guided discernment
Exposure to global mission contexts
Mentored processing of calling and vocation
Community-based learning
Goals
To provide a next step in preparing the next generation of cross-cultural workers for effective disciple-making amongst the unreached and marginalized peoples of our world.
• To provide a platform for those just exploring a call to cross-cultural work.
• To provide support through a cohort of peers, coaching from an experienced worker, support from a worker in their field placement, mental health support through a counseling partnership and support from their sending church through a Barnabas Team as they launch out and face new challenges.
• To gain an understanding of God’s mission in the world while serving alongside experienced workers and local leaders.
• To facilitate the next generation in engaging their vocation, wherever and whatever it is, with God’s mission to reach those who do not now him, with a special focus on those places without access to the Gospel.
• To discover their gifts, skills and aptitudes and how they can contribute to God’s global mission.
• To practice a conspicuously spiritual lifestyle so it becomes a pattern of life and to develop a ministry plan for whatever is next for them.