USP and ISP Team Previews

All teams and dates are subject to change and are pending Executive Council and CBU Trustee approval.

Country Preference – When filling out your on-line application, please choose the top three locations you would like to serve in. Before listing a preference, please review the following list, and take into account the dates of the trip and the training night for that team. (In other words, if you have class on Monday nights in the spring, please do not list a team that trains on Monday night. And don't forget to find out when your little brother is graduating from high school or your best friend is getting married this summer.)

USP & ISP are about WHO you serve - NOT WHERE you go. (Genesis 12:1-3)

It is far more important that we are obedient and willing to go, than it is that we go to a certain place. With that in mind, we will do our best to place each accepted participant on the team that we believe he or she will be able to contribute the most. Our Mobilization staff also has to take into account the big picture and look - not solely at your qualifications and desires - but at those qualifications and desires of everyone who will serve. Usually, we are able to place you on one of your top three teams if you have done your homework and been mindful of dates and training nights when you choose your team preferences. Also, we encourage you to read the team updates from last year to learn more about what is involved in those teams.

All applications are DUE October 10.  You can apply here.

The following Fall, Spring, and Summer USP teams serve for 10 days. Students are expected to raise $2,000 to participate on a USP team. 

Fall & Winter Teams

Seattle

Thanksgiving: November 19-28

Partner with Mars Hill Church West Seattle to serve Seattle through various community service projects designed to build relationships and gain opportunities to share the gospel.

Classes Missed: November 19, 20, 23 & 24 

New York City

Thanksgiving: November 19-29

Partner with The Gallery Church Manhattan. Serving NYC through community cleanup service projects. Engaging the homeless of NYC by serving in soup kitchens.

Classes Missed: November 19, 20, 23 & 24 


Spring & Summer USP Teams

New York City

Spring Break:
March 11-21

Partner with Oikos Church Brooklyn to serve in the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn. Reach out to 5 distinct ethnic groups through various service projects. Build relationships and gather information about different ethnic groups in the area. This team is specifically for members who attend First Baptist Church Norco.

Classes Missed: March 11-12

Seattle

Spring Break:
March 11-21

Partner with Mars Hill Church West Seattle to serve Seattle through various community service projects designed to build relationships and gain opportunities to share the gospel.

Classes Missed: March 11-12

Alaska

Spring Break:
March 11- 21

Serve at the State Youth Evangelism Conference to work with native Alaskans doing outreach with the Iditarod race and basketball tournament.

Classes Missed: March 11-12

Alaska

Spring Break:
March 11-21

Serving at the State Youth Evangelism Conference to work with native Alaskans doing outreach with the Iditarod race and basketball tournament.

Classes Missed: March 11-12

Baltimore

Spring Break:
March 11-21

Partner with The Gallery Church Baltimore to reach out to the inner-harbor area of Baltimore through community cleanup and after school tutoring programs. The main focus of this team will be graphic design projects.

Classes Missed: March 11-12

Baltimore     May 21-30

Partner with The Gallery Church Baltimore to reach out to the inner-harbor area of Baltimore through community cleanup and after school tutoring programs.

 

Chicago

June 16-26

Partner with a local church to do Vacation Bible School.

 


Summer ISP Teams

All of the following teams are 3 weeks in length and take place during the summer. Students are expect to raise $3,300. Participants may opt to take ISP for academic credit. Teams will meet weekly for training throughout the spring semester on one either Monday or Wednesday night from 6:00 pm (sharp) to 9:00 pm.    

Team Name

Dates

Task

Training Night

Belgium: Media

June 16 - July 6

Develop a virtual prayerwalking guide as a resource for stateside partners. This team is specifically for students who attend Sandals Church.

Wednesday

Brazil: Celebration Drama

May 4-24

Bible Distribution with Book of Hope via drama productions in elementary, middle, and high schools.

Monday

Canada: Community Development

May 4-24

Partner with the North American Mission Board to serve the local church plant through youth and children's ministry activities.

Monday

East Asia: Cultural Exchange

June 1-21

Study the local language and culture by attending classes, participating in cultural and historical excursions, and enlisting students as language partners.

Monday

East Africa: ESL

June 16- July 6

Serve and build relationships through an ESL coffee house.

Monday

East Asia: ESL

May 10-31

Teach conversational English to university students and host other friendship and cultural exchange activities. This team is specifically for those who attend First Baptist Church Norco.

Monday

East Asia: Extreme

May 10-31

Establish new contacts in rural towns through teaching English to assist in launching a new church planting movement.

Monday

Global Surge 2

June 25 - July 11

Serve through various types of ministry projects as CBU students lead teams of juniors and seniors in high school.

Wednesday

Japan: Music

June 1-21

Partner with the School of Music in order to learn songs to perform at various venues such as streets, concerts, schools and churches.

Monday

Japan: Students

June 8-28

Engage Japanese university students by offering 5-minute English lessons and then inviting them to special parties hosted by American friends.

Wednesday

Middle East: Arabic

May 4-24

Study Arabic language and culture and attend classes and participate in cultural and historical excursions.

Monday

Middle East: Ethnography

May 25 - June 15

Compile and report findings to field workers after gathering information through ethnographic mapping and research.

Wednesday

Pacific Rim: Nursing

August 10-30

Provide medical care to women and children while teaching valuable nursing skills and also participating in various service projects in the community.

Monday
South Asia: Nursing May 4-24         Provide medical care to women and children while teaching valuable nursing skills and also partcipating in various service projects in the community.  Monday

North Africa: Soccer

May 25 - June 15

Partner with Uttermost Sports to teach soccer clinics and camps for junior high and high school students.

Monday

Pacific Rim: Orphans

May 4-24

Participate in what God is doing in one of the most unreached areas in the world by serving in a local orphanage.

Monday

Pacific Rim: Students

June 1-21

Reach out to university students through teaching English and building relationships.

Wednesday

Philippines: Students

June 8-28

Work with local church to do various outreach ministries including Vacation Bible School to local street children and university students. 

Monday

Romania: Orphans

May 25 - June 15

Partner with Buckner International to work within an orphanage providing Bible stories, sports, and games.

Monday

Russia: Orphans

May 13 - June 2 and June 8-28  

Partner with Sunergos International to work within an orphanage providing Bible stories, sports, and games.

Wednesday & Monday

Rwanda: ESL

May 11-31

Partner with the National University of Rwanda (NUR) in Butare to teach conversational English.

 Wednesday

South Asia: Storying

May 25 - June 15

Learn the cross-cultural skill of storying and then use this skill to share Bible stories among an oral culture. 

Monday

South Asia: Global Studies

May 4-24

Build relationships with locals, learn the cultural and religious background of the country, and seek opportunities to share Christ.  This fulfills Global Studies requirement. 

Wednesday

South Asia: Trekking

May 24- June 14

Trek to remote villages to share the gospel among the unreached of the Himalayas.  This will be an ALL Male team. 

Wednesday

Southeast Asia: Basketball

May 25-June 16

Compete in basketball tournaments and conduct basketball clinics.

Wednesday

Thailand: Deaf Ministries

May 11-31

Reach out to the local deaf community, the largest unreached people group on the planet. Some ASL skill required and participation will be approved by Language and Arts department.

Monday

Southeast Asia: ESL

June 1-21

Teach English to university students.

Monday

Southeast Asia: Frisbee

June 1-21

Conduct Ultimate Frisbee clinics for the community and participate in sports outreach.

Wednesday

Spain: Students    

June16 - July 6

Working with university students.  Conversational Spanish is preferred.

Monday

Thailand: Global Studies

June 8-28

Build relationships with locals, learn the cultural and religious background of the country, and seek opportunities to share Christ.  This fulfills Global Studies requirement. 

Wednesday

Uganda: Children

May 4-24

Provide Vacation Bible School for children through music, drama, art, and games.

Monday

United Kingdom: Book of Hope

June 24 - July 14

Bible Distribution with Book of Hope via drama productions in elementary, middle, and high schools.

Monday

 California Baptist University... a University committed to the Great Commission.