5a. Criteria
for Membership
General
The basic criteria for all types
of membership of IAMS is acceptance of the objectives of the association:
·
to promote the scholarly study of
theological, historical and practical questions relating to mission;
·
to disseminate information
concerning mission among all those engaged in such studies and among the
general public;
·
to relate studies in mission to
studies in theological and other disciplines;
·
to promote fellowship, cooperation
and mutual assistance in mission studies;
·
to organize international
conferences of missiologists;
·
to encourage the creation of centres
of research;
·
and to stimulate publications in
missiology
Further to that all members, except Honorary Life Members, are expected
to pay the annual fee to to association.
Individual
Members
Criteria for Individual
Membership are
·
Acceptance of the objectives of the the associations
·
Academic qualifications, normally doctorate or
equivalent
·
Research active (publications within the last 5 years)
·
Recognition by peers (recommendations by two sponsors
required)
Individual members pay an
annual fee determined by the General Meeting (Constitution §4).
For the period 2001-2004,
the annual fee for individual members is $30 or £18 per year – or $100 or £60
for four years.
Associate Members
Criteria for Associate
Membership are
·
Acceptance of the objectives of the the associations
·
Enrolment in a doctoral level research program
·
Recommendation by doctoral supervisor and a IAMS
member
For the period 2001-2004, the
annual fee for associate members is $15 or £9 per year – or $50 or £30 for four
years.
An Associate Member cannot
maintain the associate status for more than 5 years (Constitution §3)
Corporate
Members
Corporate
Members are institutions engaged in or who wish to support the development
of mission studies.
Included in
this category are libraries, schools, national associations for mission
studies, mission councils, mission agencies, etc.
For the period 2001-2004, the
annual fee for corporate members is $120 or £75 per year – or $440 or £270 for
four years.