Student Missionary Union

TASTE some food and desserts from all over the world || SEE what God has done and what He is doing through global missions 🌐
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WHEN: Thursday, April 7th at 7pm
WHERE: Fireplace Pavillion
WHAT: Interactive activities to learn about the issues in global missions and the global church.
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After learning about the importance of our calling by partaking in the Great Commission at Missions Conference, Taste and See will be a time to continue the conversation about global missions. The Global Missions Department will be holding interactive activities for students to learn more about unreached people groups, refugees, and ways to get involved! Come by to talk, learn, and eat some desserts!
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“Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” - Psalm 34:8

WE WANT YOU! The Student Missionary Union is hiring full-time students to be a part of the student-run organization for the 2022-2023 school year with paid positions listed below.
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AVAILABLE STAFF POSITIONS:
•Administrative Services
• Office Assistants

•Marketing and Communications
• Media Coordinators
• Graphic Designers
• Communications Coordinator

•Missions Department
• Local & Global Team Developers
• Logistics and Events Coordinators

•Missions Conference Directors
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WHAT IS SMU?
The Student Missionary Union (SMU) exists to motivate and mobilize students to align their lives towards the completion of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20). Our desire is to consistently raise up generations of student leaders who passionately and obediently serve Jesus throughout their lives. We encourage SMU to be a space that encourages curiosity, diversity, broadens perspectives, and helps to form a deeper understanding of missions and what each individual’s role is in proclaiming and demonstrating God’s kingdom.
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Applications DUE: April 1st at 11:59PM (link in bio)

If you are interested in a serving Biola students through a student-run missions organization, come join us to learn more about the full year (paid) positions at SMU’s Staff Info Night.
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WHEN: Tuesday, March 22nd at 8pm
WHERE: Andrews Banquet Room in Talbot East
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SMU exists to motivate and mobilize students to align their lives towards the completion of the Great Commission. Our desire is to consistently raise up generations of student leaders who passionately and obediently serve Jesus throughout their lives. God alone deserves the worship of all nations and all peoples and it is to that end that we labor.
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STAFF POSITIONS:
•Administrative Services
• Office Assistants

•Marketing and Communications
• Media Coordinators
• Graphic Designers
• Communications Coordinator

•Missions Department
• Local & Global Team Developers
• Logistics and Events Coordinators

•Missions Conference Directors
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Applications will be open immediately after Info Night on March 22nd and will be DUE: APRIL 1st at 11:59PM.

Meet the Administration Department 📌
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Department Nickname: Google of the Office
Department Vision: To provide a friendly and productive work space
Department Bible Verse: Matthew 28:16-18
Prayer Requests: Peace and Discernment
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Click the link in bio to apply to for a position on the SMU Board of Directors staff
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Read more about why missions is important and why the staff members decided to serve in SMU (on the blog).

Interested in a paid Director role for SMU 2022-2023? ✨ If you are interested, the Board of Directors Info Night is TOMORROW, February 22nd, at 8PM in Andrews Banquet Hall.
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DIRECTOR POSITIONS:
• Financial Controller (2 year commitment)
• Marketing & Communications
• Administration
• Human Resources
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Local Missions
• Global Missions
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Applications DUE: March 11th @ 11:59PM (applications will be available after Info Night)

Congratulations to our new SMU President, Lauren Kennedy 🎉
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We are so excited for Lauren as she continues serving in SMU for the 2022-2023 school year.
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Look out for the Board of Directors Info Night—coming soon…

Power - Known - Prayer
The Missions Conference staff welcomes you to join them in a night of prayer and worship ✨
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WHEN: This Thursday, February 17th @ 6pm
WHERE: Top of the Jesus Saves Parking Structure
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If you are unable to attend, we welcome you to submit your prayer requests into the prayer boxes around campus. The Missions Conference team intends to intercede and pray over the students throughout the week.
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“We have seen the importance and the power of being let into the lives and hearts of the student body through prayer. There is power in diligently praying for someone even if you don't know who they are. The Prayer and Worship team, as well as the Missions Conference team, wants to make each person on campus feel known. We believe this is done best in prayer— students uplifting other students.”

Voting season is here ‼️
This Monday - Wednesday (2/14-2/16), we need YOU to cast your vote to the new SMU President, SGA President/VP, and SGA Senators.
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🗣 Election Chapel will be Monday morning at 9:30am in Sutherland Auditorium
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🗳 Voting will be by the Bells from 10am-6pm or with the link in bio.

Come grab a slice of pizza and hear students’ testimonies of how the Lord used their Local and Global Mission Team over the past winter break 🍕
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WHEN: Thursday, February 3 @ 7:30-8:30pm
WHERE: Fireside Pavillion
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If you are interested in serving this spring semester, applications are available (link in bio)

Looking for ways to serve in Los Angeles and Orange County? Join us at our Local Missions Info Night this Tuesday at 8pm in Business 207 to learn more ways on how you can get involved this semester ✨
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Applications DUE: February 2nd at 11:59pm
(Link in bio)

Mandatory Rules Night for students interested in running for SMU President, SGA President/VP, or SGA Senator 🗳
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WHEN: January 28th @ 7pm
WHERE: SGA Conference Room
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Applications DUE: January 28th @ 3pm
Recommend your friends, classmates, or peers for these positions!
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If you are interested in being the next SMU President for the ‘22-23 school year, you can also apply to be the President’s Intern ✨
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(All applications can be found with the link in bio. DM or comment any questions and recommendations)

Recognize /ˈrekəɡˌnīz/
As the year comes to a close, we want to acknowledge the ways God has moved through a COVID year in SMU. With 23 staff members, local and global mission teams, and Missions Conference volunteers, God had sustained virtual ministry for his people to partake in the Great Commission and further his kingdom.
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“It was a season of realignment: restructuring internally, and reimagining all the ways that ministry and missions can be done— it was beautiful, humbling, and nothing short of an honor…” - Bobbi Thompson, SMU President 20/21
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Read more shared testimonies from the 2020-2021 SMU staff and mission leaders/members on our blog (link in bio)

We invite you to take a few minutes to pray over our Local and Global Mission Teams that have been and will be serving this winter break. As a student body, we believe it is our part to pray over our brothers and sisters in Christ who will be serving different communities and organizations through the name of Jesus.
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Local Missions
• Team Fresno
• Team San Francisco
• Team CEF
Global Missions
• Team Puebla
• Team Yucatán
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DM or comment below if you would like to learn more about the missions department or how you can get involved 🙌

Meet the Local Missions Department 🌐
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Department Vision: Boldness
Department Bible Verse: Matthew 5:14-16
Prayer Requests: “Navigating team dynamics, unified growth within co-leaders”
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Click the link in bio to apply to lead a weekly local missions trip during the spring semester!
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Read more about why missions is important and why the staff members decided to serve in SMU (on the blog).

Need a quick break before finals? SMU’s Missions Conference staff is holding a Study Break event tomorrow at the Fireplace Pavilion from 3-6pm.
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Stop by to play some board games and grab some hot cocoa on the way 🥳🎉

MD Prayer Night || As we prepare to send out Biola students to local and global ministries over the winter break, we ask for the student body to join us in prayer for God’s work to be done in the organizations and communities we will be encountering 🙏
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WHEN: December 7th @ 8-9pm
WHERE: Caf Banquet Room
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We hope to see you there! ✨

Calling all Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors! Election Season is here! 🗳
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If you are interested in running for SMU President, SGA President/VP, or SGA Senator, join us at one of our info nights!
• DEC 8th @ 4:30-5:30pm
• DEC 9th @ 7-8pm
* LOCATION: SGA Conference Room (Student Union Building)
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DM or leave a comment for any questions about these positions for the 2022-2023 school year

It’s that time of the year ✨
In the spirit of giving, SMU joins you to take part in Operation Christmas Child with Samaritan’s Purse. “Since 1993, more than 188 million children in more than 170 countries and territories have received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox. The project delivers not only joy of what, for many kids, is their first gift ever, but also gives them a tangible expression of God’s love.”
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How you can get involved!
1) Pick up a box & fill it with gifts you would like to donate for children and families.
2) Help package the boxes on December 9th
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(Read details on post for more information and the link in bio)

Love Thy Neighbor || Building Bridges between Christian and Muslim Communities
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WHEN: This Wednesday, Dec. 1 @ 1-5pm
WHERE: Fluor Fountain
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Come join Salam Club’s First Art Show Fundraiser where we we will be selling tote bags and stickers to support refugees in Afghanistan 🎨

Let the games begin 🏆
The Global Missions Department presents our first-ever Spikeball Tournament
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REGISTER (link in bio) || Last day to register is Friday
Beginner Division: $20 per team
Advanced Division: $30 per team
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Compete in our spikeball tournament while raising funds for undergraduate students going on global mission trips this winter break

Let the games begin 🏆 The Global Missions Department presents our first-ever Spikeball Tournament
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Register with the link in bio
Beginner Division: $20 per team
Advanced Division: $30 per team
(Last day to register is Nov. 19)
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Compete in our spikeball tournament while raising funds for undergraduate students going on global mission trips this winter break

Crush for a Crush has a new name: Meet Fanta for a Friend 🍊
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The Local Missions Department’s first fundraising event of the semester: Fanta For A Friend 🧡 (swipe through to learn more and instructions on how to enter into the raffle are listed below)
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Send a Fanta to…
• someone you admire⭐️
• someone you have a crush on🤍
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WHERE TO FIND US:
Nov. 15th || Bell Tower @ 10am-1pm
Nov. 16th || Bell Tower @ 11am-2pm
Nov. 17th || Caf Walkway @ 10am-1pm
Nov. 18th || Caf Walkway @ 11am-2pm
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If you purchase a Fanta : You have the chance to enter into a raffle for a $5 Stereoscope Gift Card
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If you post on your story about the event and tag : You have the chance to enter into a raffle for a $10 Stereoscope Coffee Gift Card

Meet the Global Missions Department 🌐
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Department Vision: Partnership!
Department Bible Verse: 1 Corinthians 15:58, Acts 4:31
Prayer Requests: “Unity among teams and smooth logistics”
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Fun Fact about GM:
“We are part of the Missions Department so we work really closely with Local Missions. LM is our buddy! Shoutout to LM!!”
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Applications to lead missions trip in the spring or summer has been extended to Friday!
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Read more about why missions is important and why the staff members decided to serve in SMU with the link in bio.