Missions, Service & Public Life
Missions, Service and Public Life strives to shape Baylor's faithful engagement with Waco and the world. We prepare men and women for worldwide leadership and service with a goal to make a better world...together.
To do so, we provide transformational opportunities for students to love their neighbors by cultivating self-discovery, deepening human connection, developing a healthy worldview, and equipping servant-leaders.
Grow, love, and serve while immersing yourself in different cultures, and integrating your faith, service, and learning in more than 20 locations worldwide.
Join a team to engage, love, and serve the greater Waco community by partnering with local churches and organizations.
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Upcoming Events
See More EventsEarn chapel credit while experiencing a spiritual pilgrimage along the last 100km of El Camino de Santiago in Spain, exploring spiritual practices and faith transformation.
A Baylor Missions team is serving in Kenya. The team students from the School of Music will use their musical training while learning about culture, building relationships, and participating in service projects in communities that Baylor students have been working with for over 15 years.
A Baylor Missions team is serving in Kenya. The interdisciplinary team will serve in various capacities with Naomi's Village, including education, nursing, social work, and engineering, to support the community through projects like college advising, health education, social work initiatives, and sustainable development.
A Baylor Missions team is serving in Greece. The team of Honors College Students will learn about the Apostle Paul’s mission in Athens and Corinth, while also working with First Greek Evangelical Church and Hellenic Ministries.
News & Stories
Read MoreEvery summer, Baylor students head out on mission trips around the world, putting what they’ve learned in the classroom to use serving others. But the experience isn’t a one-way gift; these students also come back having learned about other people, places and cultures, and ways they can use their skills to help others in the future.
In late April, Baylor sent these Bears off with a special Student Mission Trip Commissioning Ceremony. Following the disciples’ example, Baylor representatives gathered to send these short-term missionaries off with prayer and encouragement (plus some treats to sweeten the celebration).
Ash Wednesday: The first day of Lent – which begins a season of repentance, fasting and awaiting Christ’s resurrection.
More than 100 Baylor students and faculty and staff leaders will serve with Baylor Missions over spring break March 9-16, combining faith, service and learning in Texas and in four international locations with the University’s global partners.
On January 7, 2025, multiple wildfires began sweeping across Southern California. The wildfires continue to cause destruction, injury, death, and displacement across the region. Our neighbors in the impacted areas are in need of support. Baylor Missions, Service & Public Life is ready to respond with BearAid's approach to disaster relief. Keep reading to learn more and see how you can get involved.