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Trip Details:
| Sender: |
Asian Access |
| Title: |
Church Planting Associates |
| Description: |
Invest a year or more of your life helping a new Japanese church reproduce!
Experience...
* working on a team with a Japanese pastor to help plant a new congregation.
* a rewarding relationship with a long-term missionary designed to teach and equip you.
* using your gifts and abilities in ministry to impact others.
* friendships as God touches lives through you.
* planting a new church to be salt and light in a needy area.
* the challenge of impacting a strategic nation where less than 1% of the people know Christ.
* sacrificing and living outside your comfort zone.
* sharpening through regular interaction with other missionaries.
Grow In...
* character and spiritual formation
* personal prayer and applying God's Word to daily life
* awareness of your giftedness and ministry skills
* ability to live cross-culturally
* working under the leadership of a Japanese pastor and with Japanese Christians
* ministry effectiveness
* capacity to communicate in Japanese
* love for God's Church!
As a Church Planting Associate, you will be assigned to work with a Japanese pastor in a new church plant. Experienced Asian Access church planting missionaries will serve as your role models, and provide assistance in helping you use your gifts and abilities in ministering under a Japanese pastor.
While English teaching is one tool for building relationships, many other ministry opportunities exist depending upon the needs of your Japanese church and upon your giftedness. These outreaches will be focused on making friends in your community and may include: music, drama, cooking classes, leading Bible studies, teaching English Bible classes or Sunday School classes, children's programs, camps, coffee houses, etc.
More at: www.asianaccess.org/associates
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| Dates: |
Open |
| Length of Trip: |
1-3 years |
| Country: |
Japan |
| Region: |
Asia |
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singles, couples or families |
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Qualifications for Church Planting Associates
1. Love Jesus Christ & have been a Christian for at least 1 year by time of application.
2. U.S. or Canadian citizen/resident.
3. Native or fluent English speaker.
4. At least 21 years old or completed 2 years of college by departure.
5. Active member of a local church.
6. Your local church must endorse your participation and agree with Asian Access' statement of faith.
7. Self-starter, flexible, with previous ministry and cross-cultural experience.
8. Actively shares faith.
9. Commits to raise funds for assignment and complete all training materials.
10. Baptized prior to departure.
Note: Couples with kids must commit to 3-year terms.
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Cost:
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room & board...) |
Intial costs and monthly support amounts vary dramatically depending on your situation and many other factors. Check our website and call for more information. |
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