Field Placement FAQ

How is placement determined?

If a candidate is not already sponsored by a CEF Unit, there are four components that go into making a placement decision: 1) The desire of the missionary candidate, 2) The recommendation of the ministry preparation coach, 3)The greatest needs in the nation or overseas, and 4) The agreement of the proposed CEF Unit to sponsor the MSP missionary.  If a candidate is already sponsored, they will be placed in the sponsoring local or state unit.

If a current or potential worker is sent to join the MSP program by a particular CEF Chapter, will that worker end up working somewhere else?

A state or local area that sends a sponsored candidate through the MSP program will get that missionary back upon completion of the program; we will not send the missionary to a new location.  As per the MSP Agreement, a sponsored missionary agrees to serve in the sponsoring unit at least two years after his ministry preparation is complete.

What does the MSP Agreement say about placement?

After Child Evangelism Fellowship, Inc. has placed a missionary in a sponsoring CEF unit, that unit commits to providing a position to the missionary for a minimum of two years and the missionary also commits to spending a minimum of two years in that unit. 

Anytime after the commitment period, the CEF unit may choose to release the missionary from placement.  The CEF unit will inform WHQ/Child Evangelism Fellowship, Inc. of its request.  WHQ/Child Evangelism Fellowship, Inc. will contact the missionary.  

 After the commitment period, the missionary may request a transfer.  The missionary should discuss this decision with WHQ/Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc. and his field supervisor.  

If a MSP missionary is unable to resolve a conflict with his field supervisor, how will it be handled?

In a conflict situation, WHQ/Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc. will consult with all parties to resolve the issue.  If resolution is not possible, the MSP Agreement may be dissolved or the missionary may be transferred to another CEF Unit.