Responsibilities: 

• Work with the team and national church to promote church planting and missions to a UPG through orality 
• Work with the team to discover how your skills can be of service to the team and the church 
• Learn the cultural barriers that block new believers from fully integrating into the Church 
• Mentor young people and new believers in discovering their gifts and using them for Christ  

Required Qualifications: 

Clergy Track 

• A recognized bachelor’s degree 
• Completion of at least 30 hours of Bible/theology/ministry and 15 hours of intercultural studies 
• Spouse must hold a recognized bachelor’s degree and have completed at least 18 hours of Bible/theology, 12 hours of missions/ministry studies (with a minimum of 6 hours in cross-cultural or missions studies) 
• Completion of Alliance ordination/consecration 
• Minimum of two years successful Alliance Licensed Ministry Experience 

Vocational Track 

• Completion of the World Perspectives Mission Course (minimum of certificate level) or equivalent 

Both Clergy and Vocational Tracks 

• Completion of Alliance Polity course 
• A minimum Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT) score of 45 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Functional French with a commitment to ongoing study of local culture and language  
• Previous training or experience in teaching skills  
• Experience in church ministries such as trauma counseling or youth ministries    
• Experience in project management    
• Mentoring experience  
• Be a team player, willing to learn and help as well as to accept help 

Biblical Characteristics Desired: 

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

Timeline for Deployment: 

Summer/fall 2027. Though all appointees are required to attend a cross-cultural and language acquisition program and pre-field course/experience, to have met fundraising goals prior to deploying, there are local French language programs, so that you could become proficient in French while participating in the team ministry.  

General Information: 

Housing accommodations will be in the port city of Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo, where the primary work will be carried out. Activities will require travel to surrounding areas and to the capital city, Brazzaville. Pointe-Noire, though relatively modern, has poor infrastructure. Though often faced with heartbreaking poverty and injustice, we have many opportunities to come to the aid of those who suffer as well as to see God’s power at work in breaking chains of misery and fear and freeing people to be brothers, sisters, and coworkers in reaching the lost.  

World Factbook – Republic of the Congo  

Joshua Project – Republic of the Congo  

Language Expectations: 

Language is an essential part of ministry. Those who do not know the language will attend a language study program. The goal will be to speak, read, and write the language at a functional level in order to mentor, teach, and train others. 

There are classes available in French and Kituba, the local language of Pointe-Noire, and we also have excellent language helpers in our church. Your first year will require that you prioritize this study.  

Health Considerations: 

The worker(s) would need to be healthy enough to maintain their health in a country where health care and food choices are limited. Common infectious diseases include malaria and tuberculosis. Appropriate prevention and healthy living are necessary. We are committed to biblical holism and modeling and reflecting this through our work.  

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: 

International workers have exercised a variety of educational options with their children, including home school, French language school (in the French education system), and our French-language Christian primary school (levels equivalent to first through sixth grade). One family supplemented this program with English-language home school for their son. An international British primary school is also available. For high school, English-language options include home school or international boarding schools out-of-country.