Serve Abroad

At Concordia University, Nebraska, we want to help you study, learn and grow as you prepare yourself for real life and your future vocations. Serving abroad is a great way to gain international experience while expanding your worldview, helping you to gain cross-cultural understanding and develop a global mindset.

Concordia offers many different international mission trips so you can demonstrate God’s love while serving the world and discovering a different culture. Past mission trips have included teaching English as a second language in Poland, medical mission trips to Guatemala and spreading the Gospel and serving local communities in places like the Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Peru and Uruguay.

Acts 1:8

Students in Mission

In Acts 1:8, Jesus told those at his ascension, "You will be my witnesses..." The Acts 1:8 Students in Mission gift fund provides grants for Concordia students to participate in mission trips where they can demonstrate Jesus' love through words and works. If you have a heart to serve, the Acts 1:8 fund can help support you as you fulfill God’s call to spread the Gospel and serve communities around the world.

Mission Minded Students

The Mission Minded Students (MMS) group exists on campus to promote domestic and international mission opportunities for Concordia students. The MMS group holds meetings, invites guest speakers and promotes opportunities for local and international mission activities throughout the school year.

In the Mission Minded Students group, you can also participate in local mission activities like packing meals for Kids Against Hunger or engaging with inner-city ministries on an Urban Plunge weekend. Or take your mission farther by joining a team to serve abroad!

Cambodia Mission Trip 2025
A Concordia student serving in Berlin

Study Abroad opportunities

In keeping with our mission, Concordia offers a wide variety of study aborad opportunities to promote you intellectual, emotional and spiritual growth. The broader and richer your experiences, the more effective you'll be as a servant-leader.

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Get in Touch

Visit our Global Opportunities page for more details on upcoming serve abroad opportunities, or contact Julie Johnston Hermann. 

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Julie Johnston Hermann

Director of Global Opportunities

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