Front Lines · Citylight Church
Citylight School
of Missions.
Be equipped in the gospel, grow as a disciple, learn to share your faith, and gain hands-on experience in local and global missions.
Be Equipped. Be Sent.
Training for a life on mission.
The Citylight School of Missions is an immersive discipleship and missions program connected to the local church. Students are equipped biblically, challenged spiritually, trained practically, and given opportunities to live out the gospel through local outreach and global missions.
Personal + Spiritual Growth
Grow in intimacy with Jesus, character, obedience, and life in community.
Biblical + Practical Training
Build a strong theological foundation and practical tools for ministry.
Local + Global Mission
Put what you learn into practice in your city and across cultures.
What You'll Experience
Four parts. One mission.
Theological Foundation
Evangelism Training
Discipleship + Community
Missions: Local + Global
Student Stories
Changed by the gospel. Sent with purpose.
“I have more confidence to trust God.”
After joining CSM I have more confidence to trust God when I don’t feel confident. I have a deeper compassion for the lost, a desire to reach people who have not heard the gospel, and a greater awareness of the big and little things God is doing every day.
— Cristina Arnold
Spring 2026 Student
“Through a healthy church, missions can thrive.”
CSM showed me how the local church and missions are connected. It is not just “go and do.” It is prepare yourself first. CSM equips you on your personal journey in missions while grounding that journey in the life of a healthy local church.
— Aron Bos
Summer 2024 Student · Current Missionary
“The gospel changes everything.”
CSM taught me practical ways to share the gospel, how to love the people I’m sharing it with, and how to apply the gospel to my everyday life.
— Dre
Summer 2024 Student
“The Lord can move through everyday moments.”
CSM stretched me outside my comfort zone and helped me grow in boldness to share the gospel. It broadened my understanding of missions and showed me that the Lord can move through everyday moments just as much as the big, set-apart ones.
— Alessa Garcia
Fall 2025 Student
Ways to Participate
Choose the path that fits your season.
Full Time CSM Student
Full immersion in the CSM semester, including housing and food for eligible full-time students.
Part Time CSM Student
Join the classroom training while maintaining other work or responsibilities.
Month of Overseas Mission
Participate specifically in the international missions portion at the end of a semester.
Frequently Asked Questions
What you need to know.
Front Door to Front Lines
Be equipped. Go where Jesus sends you.
If you want to grow deeper in your faith, learn to share the gospel, and gain practical missions experience, we’d love to talk with you about the Citylight School of Missions.
Want to learn more about our program?
We would love to connect with you and see how we can get you plugged into God’s mission to the world!
Frequently Asked Question
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Our School of Missions will run in Summer, Fall and Spring Semesters.
The Summer semester is 10 Weeks long and will take place from the end of May until the beginning of August with no global outreach.
Our Fall Semester is 15 weeks long and will take place from the beginning of September to mid-December. This will include a 4 week global outreach.
Our Spring Semester is 15 weeks long and will take place from the beginning of January to the mid-April. This will include a 4 week global outreach
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Yes, housing as well as food will be provided.
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The program is broken down into three buckets: Personal & spiritual growth, Biblical &
practical training, and local outreach & global missions work (oversees with partner country).
The time breakdown will look a little like this: 20 hours of field work, 15 hours of training, and 5
hours of on campus responsibilities. Almost every day you will be out doing local field work
reaching people through a variety of ways including but not limited to kid's programs, outreach
programs, college ministry, and door to door evangelism.
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Yes! The Fall and Spring semesters include a one month missions trip that will be spent in one of the countries that we partner with as
a Church. There you will be doing full-time missions, putting into practice all that you learned
throughout the teaching portion of the school.
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Within the year of 2026 the program will be 100% free. In the fall of 2027 and onward, the program
will no longer be free. The cost will be determined based on what country we will be staying in
that semester and what means will need to be met regarding that trip.
Don’t let money be the reason that keeps you from participating in the school! We will walk
alongside you in helping you start your fundraising process. We have many resources and tools
that will help make fundraising easy for you!
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Yes, as of right now we are only accepting up to 10 students into the program. Each applicant
will go through an application prosses and will make a decision based off of who we believe will
be the best fit for the program. Our mission's program is open to anyone from the age of 18-35.
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Our training will be revolved around evangelistic activity and Biblical teachings that may
include but are not limited to: Cross cultural ministry, missions in the Bible, evangelism,
apologetics, and healing ministry.