The adoption must be completely legal and in accordance with U. S. and national laws. Approval by the missionaries' pastor and World Baptist Fellowship Mission Committee must be granted before adoption procedures begin. Because of possible complications and the testimony on the field, no missionary or missionary couple shall be approved for missionary service if either husband or wife has been previously married or divorced. Should serious marital difficulties arise between husband and wife, the Mission will make every possible effort to assist them in restoring proper relationships. However, if reconciliation is not reached, the couple will be asked to leave the Mission.
True education is a combination of schooling and experience.
If the missionary is to cope with the many adjustments that he will face on the mission field. He should have some practical experience in the pastorate or in working with an experienced pastor or missionary, as explained in the Intern Manual. The Missionary Intern Program is set up to help the missionary intern get this necessary experience. The genius of intern training is that the intern has a church-centered ministry experience with the pastor. Keeping in mind the primary aim is to build into a missionary candidate, through experimental training, many useful tools and ideas that will help him cope with future situations, which may be encountered some day on the mission field.