1. Our commitment
   You can be assured that your group will not be overlooked or taken for granted. We believe that teamwork is the only way to fulfill the Great Commission.
2. Effective Ministry
   Our passion is to have effective ministry that not only brings people to salvation, but also offers discipleship through our local mission partners.
3. Safety
   Safety is the most important aspect of our mission trips. Each outreach and event is planned around safety and effectiveness.
4. Relationships
   As we partner together to reach the lost (Matt. 28:18), we hope to build a lasting relationship with you.
5. Quality
   Offering you a quality mission trip is our goal. We put great effort, thought and planning into forming your mission trip. Through planning, ministry, worship, teaching and adventure, every student on each Commissioned trip will have a life-altering experience.
6. Details
   It is the details of our mission trips that make them distinct; for example, we have training and a video for each ministry day. Also, ask us about the uniqueness of our ministries, leadership, meals and excursions.
7. Partnerships
   We believe that churches and mission organizations must partner together to fulfill the Great Commission. This is why we connect you with those who are serving. You become a lifeline to those on the mission field. You also have the assurance in knowing that your time of outreach and/or building will lead people to discipleship.
8. Financial
   Stewardship is a main value of Commissioned International Ministries. We are accountable for every resource given to the ministry.

1. We believe the Bible to be the only inspired, infallible, authoritative Word of God.
2. We believe that there is one God eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
3. We believe in the deity of Christ, His virgin birth, sinless life and His resurrection.
4. We believe people have to receive salvation through Jesus Christ.
5. We believe in creating unity within the Body of Christ.

1. We take care of all the details! We cover every aspect of your mission trip, including travel help, in order for you to focus on recruiting and preparing your students. All ministry, transportation, lodging, food, worship, sessions, excursion help and more are provided on site.
2. You can customize our mission trips.
3. Youth pastors are given onsite resources
   (cell phones, internet, private quarters, special breakfast, coffee, private excursions, etc.).
4. You will enjoy amazing excursions while in your mission trip.
5. Our goal is to make your missions experience exciting and stress free. We concentrate on every aspect of each mission trip in order to give you and your students an experience like no other. For example, each outreach is introduced by a video to illustrate and explain the purpose and vision. Other unique aspect of our mission trips include having each ministry geared toward youth. Students also enjoy amazing food such as Subway and Chick-fil-A (example meals apply to Tampa).
6. You serve with those who are serving. This means that you will help us lead people to Jesus Christ side-by-side with local ministries. Once your mission is through, these local ministries focus on follow-up discipleship. You help us reach more people for Christ and expand the ministry scope of our partners!
7. All ministry, transportation, lodging, food, worship, sessions and excursions are included.
8. All pastors, their families and leaders are blessed with discounts.
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1. Experienced
   CIM has been in existence for years and is growing by the hundreds each year.
2. Qualified
   All of our trips are led by experience ministers.
3. Tested
   We partner with church groups as well as other mission organizations. We are a host for Teen Mania’s Global Expeditions, Group Workcamps, Adventures in Missions, Navigators and Youth With a Mission (YWAM). Each of these organizations have explored every aspect of our locations.

David Craver - President/Founder

David Craver is an ordained minister who was raised in ministry and the missions field. He started his ministry as a youth pastor. He then founded an inner city ministry, the Tampa Bay Dream Center, which has made tremendous strides in the heart of Tampa Bay\'s inner communities. After five years as the co-founder and director of the Dream Center, David felt led to chase his dream of igniting a passion for missions in the hearts of students and giving support to mission organizations worldwide. David currently lives with this wife, Courtney, and son, Austin, in Tampa, FL.

Marlyse Rush - Vice President

Marlyse Rush has over ten years of domestic and international missions experience. She also helped establish Commissioned International. She serves as the Vice President of CIM and the coordinator for all mission activity in Mexico. She currently lives in Tampa, FL with her husband, Brett Rush.

Brian Elledge - Costa Rica coordinator, Web design

Brian Elledge has served in inner city mission for the last three years. He now serves as the graphic and web designer of CIM. He currently lives in Tampa, FL with his wife, Briana Elledge.