Each
application deadline
flows into a particular
conference and subsequent
orientation. Click
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timeline matrix.
Please
allow time for the following
events to occur after
the deadline:
After
the deadline: All
applications are received,
processed and read prior
to our file review.
Consultants will generally
be unavailable during
this time in order to
devote significant time
and attention to read
and clarify application
materials.
File
review is generally
five weeks after the
published deadline:
File review is a time
for the ISC/Journeyman
Team to get together
to discuss all the applications
received. It is the
meeting where we decide
to whom we will extend
an invitation to the
interview conference
and thus continue in
the application process.
Invitations will be mailed
a few days after the
file review (see
below - invitations
mailed out).
Interview
conference preparation:
The five weeks prior
to an interview conference
is spent making arrangements
for upwards of 100 missionary
applicants to participate
in the event (travel,
lodging assignments,
small groups, group
leaders, meals, etc.)
A
general timing note
about submitting your
Application
Part Two:
If
you submit Part Two
of the application near
an interview conference
date (see
below), additional
time may be needed to
respond since the consultants
are working very closely
with applicants
prior, during and after
the current interview conference.
If
you submit your Part
Two the week prior
to a published deadline,
chances are that you
will not make the deadline
to submit the full application
(we must review your
preliminary materials
prior to moving into
the full application
stage, then you must
complete a thoughtful application).
So, you will then be
considered for the next
interview conference.
If
you submit your Part
Two between the published
deadline and when invitations
to interview conference
are mailed out,
consultants are reading
applications of those
who submitted their
full application by
the published deadline,
so we will get to your
preliminary materials
as soon as possible.
You
choose which conference
to attend based upon
your desired departure
to the field, which
is normally within two
weeks after orientation.
Which
orientation?
At conference, your
date of orientation
attendance is agreed
upon in consultation
with the missionary
(taking into account
your schedule) and the
desires of the regional
office (when they want
you on the field). Most
people choose the next
available orientation,
while others may delay
until a later orientation.
Actual
dates of the conference?
Participants arrive
on Tuesday, in time
for the start of the
conference at 5:00 PM.
Travel time from the
airport to ILC will
be taken into account
when planning flight
itineraries. In order
to secure significant
airline discounts, participants
may stay in Richmond
until Sunday morning;
however, most participants
travel on Saturday.
The dates below do not
reflect this layover.
| Application
Deadline |
Invitations
Mailed Out |
Conference
Dates |
Potential
Field Orientation
Dates |
| Oct.
16, 07 |
Nov.
21, 07 |
Jan.
15-18, 08 |
Apr.
28-Jun 26, 08 |
| Jan.
22, 08 |
Feb.
27, 08 |
Apr.
15-18, 08 |
Aug.
4-Oct. 2, 08 |
| May
13, 08 |
June
18, 08 |
Jul.
29-Aug. 1, 08 |
Oct.
20-Dec. 18, 08 |
| Aug.
12, 08 |
Sept.
17, 08 |
Nov.
4-7, 08 |
Begin
Feb. 09 |
2009
timeline dates will
be posted around June
2008. Please note that
orientation dates are
posted here for general
guidance so that potential
applicants may envision
their own possible timetable.
While we attempt to
keep these figures up
to date, exact dates
are maintained by those
in the Field Personnel
Orientation (FPO) office.
Missionaries who are
approved by committee
and scheduled for orientation
must regard the information
above as secondary to
the information they
receive from the FPO
office. We reserve the
right to modify this
timeline as needed and
will post updates as
soon as possible.
