Southeastern Hosts Journeyman Program’s 60th Anniversary Celebration

With 70 people in attendance, the anniversary celebration offered a unique opportunity for Journeyman alumni of the past 60 years to reconnect, form friendships, and share stories of God’s work among the harvest. Those in attendance also included other IMB missionaries, some of them men and women who have served on the mission field for over 30 years and in a variety of cultures and contexts all around the world.

“I will always say that the most pivotal event in my life was Journeyman,” commented one program alum who was part of the very first Journeyman group to be commissioned.

I will always say that the most pivotal event in my life was Journeyman.

Over the past 60 years, the Journeyman program has sent thousands of young men and women to those who are lost and unreached among the nations. During their two-year terms, these Journeyman units have worked alongside long-term workers who are sharing the gospel, making disciples, and planting churches.

Following the completion of their terms, many of these Journeyman alumni have found their way to Southeastern in order to receive theological training and ministry preparation for long-term missions. Another large group of students, over the years, have joined the Journeyman program after graduating from Southeastern or Judson College, equipped to pursue international missions. This united passion for the Great Commission has resulted in a thriving journeymen community on Southeastern’s campus.

Journeyman alumnus Elliot Windsor, a current Southeastern student, expressed that “being here tonight has made me proud to be a small part of something so much larger than myself. I feel a part of God’s global mission, spanning not only decades through the Journeyman program but also centuries and thousands of years. It reminds me that this is what God has always been about.”

Over the course of the event, attendees received updates about the Journeyman program and learned more about the recently created IMB alumni hub, which allows for close connection and engagement between former IMB missionaries and their families. This hub includes a Southeastern-specific community group.

At the end of the event, older alumni prayed over recently returned Journeyman alumni who are students at Southeastern, asking for God’s guidance in their lives and blessing on their ministry.

To learn more about how you could be equipped for international missions or get involved in the Journeyman program, visit sebts.edu/cgcs or imb.org/journeyman.