The vision of our team is to create a missionary-sending national church that creates and multiplies disciples throughout the country and the world. We have a need to support and build up churches in the eastern part of the country.

We seek an adventurous couple or single with ministry experience to walk alongside experienced national church leadership, to help develop and disciple new church planters, be involved with several humanitarian children’s projects, and respond to creative and unique ministry opportunities

Responsibilities:

• Learn the local language and culture.
• Engage in hospitality with locals, both believers and non-believers.
• Work with the national church to help develop and disciple new church planters. 
• Work with national church planting team to evangelize, disciple, gather believers, and develop leaders.
• Be able to live in a rural area with limited phone and internet capabilities (the city size is 30,000).
• Be willing to travel up to 200 km (140 miles) to work with various church plants.
• Be willing to learn the Russian language.
• Be willing to be near, not in, areas of military conflict.

Required Qualifications:

• A recognized bachelor’s degree
• Completion of at least 30 hours of Bible/theology/ministry and 15 hours of intercultural studies
• Note: If a couple, one spouse must meet this requirement. It’s preferable that the other spouse holds a recognized bachelor’s degree, has strong ministry experience, and has completed the C&MA Polity course and at least 18 hours of Bible/theology and 12 hours of missions/ministry studies (with a minimum of 6 hours in cross-cultural or missions studies).’
• Completion of Alliance Polity course
• A minimum Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT) score of 60
• Minimum of two years of successful Alliance Licensed Ministry Experience
• Completion of Alliance ordination/consecration (all singles or one member per couple)
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to plan, prioritize and complete ministry tasks
• A minimum of 8-10 years ministry experience.  

Preferred Qualifications:

• An open and friendly personality
• Experience in church planting, the gift of encouraging others in ministry, and the ability to disciple young leaders 
• Experience leading people to Christ and discipling them to be disciple makers

Biblical Characteristics Desired:

• Kingdom-minded
• Biblically grounded
• Spirit-dependent
• Competently skilled
• Self-aware
• Self-disciplined

Timeline for Deployment:

Summer of 2023. All appointees are required to attend a cross-cultural and language acquisition program and Pre-Field Course/Experience prior to deploying.

Language Expectations:

Language is an essential part of intercultural ministry. You will receive two years of intensive language and cultural study. The goal will be to speak, read, and write the language at a professional level in order to mentor, teach, and train up national church planters. 

Health Considerations:

This city has good health care facilities. Transportation, apartments, sidewalks, and public buildings are not usually handicap-accessible. Physically challenged applicants may find it difficult to live here.

Expectations for Spouse:

Spousal roles vary based on the spouse’s gifts, training, and abilities, as well as the needs of the team. It is expected that both spouses will be meaningfully involved in meeting ministry objectives, depending on the nature of family roles, children, etc.

Children’s Educational Plan and Options:

There are several options for high-quality education for children of all ages in the capital city. For more information about educational options, please contact the IPO office.