TRAIN International โ Organization Profile
TRAIN International is a Christian missions training organization that helps churches and global workers prepare for cross-cultural ministry and remain healthy and effective in service. The organization describes its work around the phrase โGo Prepared. Stay Effective.โ Its services include church missions consulting, missionary pre-field training, debriefing, coaching, spiritual direction, orality training, and related resources for global workers.
TRAIN International is based in Joplin, Missouri, with programs serving missionaries, families, churches, mission teams, and cross-cultural workers in the United States and abroad. Its public calendar includes trainings and debriefings in Joplin, Missouri; Conception, Missouri; Atlanta, Georgia; and Proem, Poland, reflecting both stateside and international ministry settings. The organization serves people preparing to go overseas, workers already on the field, and missionaries navigating transition, furlough, reentry, or long-term ministry stress.
The organizationโs core focus is equipping churches and global workers with practical tools for sustainable mission service. Its Orient Pre-Field Training prepares cross-cultural workers to adapt to culture, work well with others, manage stress, understand team dynamics, maintain spiritual vitality, and thrive on the field. The training includes classroom instruction, group discussion, and experiential learning, including a wilderness component through a partnership with Discovery Ministries in Eminence, Missouri.
TRAIN also provides Abide Debriefing for missionaries and families who need space to process field experiences. These group debriefings and retreats help adults and children reflect on gains, losses, expectations, stress, and transition while connecting with other cross-cultural workers. The organization offers stateside debriefing as well as Abide Abroad, giving missionaries structured support when returning, transitioning, or serving during high-stress seasons.
For churches, TRAIN offers Envision Church Missions Consulting, a process designed to help congregations clarify missions vision, evaluate strategy, strengthen global outreach, and care well for workers they send and support. Consulting modules include Vision and Strategy, Caring for Global Workers, Short-Term Missions, Engaging Internationals, and Sending Church. TRAIN describes itself as an independent and unaffiliated training organization that serves a variety of agencies, churches, and denominations.
People can engage TRAIN International by registering for pre-field training, debriefing, coaching, spiritual direction, or orality training; requesting church consulting; reviewing the training calendar; joining the email list; praying for missionaries and staff; or donating to support affordable training. Churches and mission agencies can also connect with TRAIN to support global workers before departure, during service, and through major transitions.
Key Links
- Website: https://www.traininternational.org/
- About: https://www.traininternational.org/about
- Church Consulting: https://www.traininternational.org/church-consulting
- Pre-Field Training: https://www.traininternational.org/pre-field
- Debriefing: https://www.traininternational.org/debriefing
- Coaching: https://www.traininternational.org/coaching
- Spiritual Direction: https://www.traininternational.org/spiritual-direction
- Orality: https://www.traininternational.org/orality
- Training Calendar: https://www.traininternational.org/calendar
- Donate: https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/TrainInternational/Donation.html
Contact Information
- Email: ad***@****************al.org
- Phone: 417-625-1400
- Mailing address: P.O. Box 729, Joplin, MO 64802
- Office address: 2105 N Main St, Joplin, MO 64801
Socials
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traininternational
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TRAIN.Intl
Leadership
- Brian Gibson โ Executive Director
- Murphy Alvis โ Director of Coaching and Spiritual Direction Services
- Linda Mullins โ Executive Assistant and Administrator
- Ian Worstell โ Associate Director of TCK Care
- Audra Souder โ Logistics and Systems Coordinator
- Aubri Casey โ Associate Director of Debriefing
- Wade Landers โ Board Member; Founding President, Blackbox International
- Denise Beck โ Board Member; Executive Director, Velvet Ashes
- Lori Rogers โ Board Member; Director of Operations, MomentumYes
- Mike Schrage โ Board Member; President, Good News Production International
- Jon Taylor โ Board Member; Executive Director, Coaching Mission International
- Carolyn Kixmiller โ Board Member; Executive Director of Spiritual Formations, Compassion Church
