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Naas, Ireland
| The present minister was installed in 2000 as minister of Naas and Athy. Numbers attending the services have nearly always been small and remain so: between 20 and 30 adults from Ireland, the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Brazil, Poland, South Africa and elsewhere gather for worship on Sundays. Around 12 children are in the Sunday school. The church building is located on the main street in the centre of the town..
Team's website: www.join-us-now.org
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Current Ministry: Service of worship on Sundays with Sunday school for children and crčche for infants; fellowship group which meets on two Sunday evenings every month; church bookstall on Fridays mornings to meet people; various social events like family picnics and barbeques, men’s night out, ladies’ night out, international evenings; periodically an evangelistic Bible study; and for the past five years, we’re run a club for children in the summer with help from a church in Northern Ireland.
Future Ministry: Naas is growing rapidly, but most of our members live outside the town. This means our members are strangers to the townspeople. Therefore we need to implement ways of meeting and befriending the townspeople in order ultimately to share the gospel with them. There are opportunities among the many foreign nationals, but our desire is to reach local Irish people
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The Team
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Colin Gamble, Minister of Naas Presbyterian Church. He is also minister of Athy Presbyterian Church which is about 20 miles from Naas. However, he lives and concentrates his ministry in Naas. Colin is married and has three children (all aged under 7).
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The Team
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Colin Gamble, Minister of Naas Presbyterian Church. He is also minister of Athy Presbyterian Church which is about 20 miles from Naas. However, he lives and concentrates his ministry in Naas. Colin is married and has three children (all aged under 7).
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Current Needs
Missionaries with the ability to build bridges with local Irish men and women. |
Cultural and Ministry Context
Naas is a little over 20 miles from Dublin and many of its residents work in the capital. The majority of the population is from a Roman Catholic background though commitment to the church is waning. In recent years there has been a large influx of people from Nigeria, Poland, Brazil, and other places. Many of the immigrants are young and single. A large percentage of the Irish population in Naas is married couples with young families. | We are excited about your interest in a long-term commitment to missions service.
MTW uses a team-based approach to missions. For that reason, we actively seek missionaries from a variety of backgrounds—ordained or unordained, singles and families, men and women—and with many different ministry skills and interests.
Though MTW's first priority is church planting, we also have missionaries working in a variety of other ministries such as teaching, medicine, community development, and administration.
We currently have one- and two-year and long-term ministry opportunities in over 50 different countries around the world. You are needed on the mission field!
 For more information, contact Recruitment at 1-800-270-9932 or go@mtw.org, or fill out our online Interest Form.
Listed below are one to eleven month internship opportunities in this region. As an intern you will assist MTW long-term missionaries.

Church Planting
France (Marseille) - Interns needed to serve in various church ministries, including church publicity, church maintenance, and interaction with French college/career group. Interns will live with French host families. Conversational French skills are necessary (summer).
Germany (Berlin) – Assist church-planting movement among the old East Berlin neighborhoods. Areas for intern involvement include work with children and youth, families, and evangelism and discipleship. Conversational German skills are necessary.
Ireland (Dublin) – Assist with children’s and youth ministry in an international and Roman Catholic population. Interns can also assist with the many arts ministries available through the church.
Sweden – Interns needed year-round to help with ministries related to church planting. Possible areas of ministry include evangelism, discipleship, work with the activities center, sports ministry, and music ministry.
Ukraine (Lviv) – Leopolis Green is an intensive missionary training internship in a community where you will be engaged in university and English ministry in the afternoons and trained through lecture/discussions in the morning. Green stands for "greenhouse," which is what the missionary team provides: a protected place to work through important issues in the intern's life and calling. Come with your questions and we will work through the subjects of evangelism, gospel in cross-cultural context, calling, missions, how Christ relates to all areas of life, and more. The community of interns alongside the full-time missionaries will be responsible for planning and executing a week-long Mountain English Camp for 50 Ukrainian university students while following up with them through parties, hiking trips, and discussion groups.
Ukraine (Kiev) – Help with church-planting ministries by assisting national pastors and missionaries with various projects and outreaches including evangelism, discipleship, VBS and teaching English.
Education
Bulgaria (Sofia) – Sofia Christian
Academy needs K-12
teachers for missionary kids. Interns
serve an 11-month term.
Romania
(Codlea) – Kingstone Academy,
a school for missionary children, needs elementary teachers.
Medical/StreetChild/Mercy Ministry
Sorry, no internships are currently available.
Short-term Team Coordination
Sorry, no internships are currently available.
Teaching English
Bulgaria (Sofia) – Conversational English teachers needed. TESL training is helpful, but not necessary.
Germany (Berlin) – Teach English through the minister of a church-plant in East Berlin. Conversational German skills are necessary.
Slovakia (Trnava) – Teach English to Slovaks through a ministry center called “The Building.” Ukraine (Lviv) – Leopolis Green is an intensive missionary training internship in a community where you will be engaged in university and English ministry in the afternoons and trained through lecture/discussions in the morning. Green stands for "greenhouse," which is what the missionary team provides: a protected place to work through important issues in the intern's life and calling. Come with your questions and we will work through the subjects of evangelism, gospel in cross-cultural context, calling, missions, how Christ relates to all areas of life, and more. The community of interns alongside the full-time missionaries will be responsible for planning and executing a week-long Mountain English Camp for 50 Ukrainian university students while following up with them through parties, hiking trips, and discussion groups.
Ukraine (Odessa) – Use teaching English as a way to build relationship and create outreach opportunities to university students and adults.
University
France (Marseille) – Attend a French university near a church plant where you can study science, architecture, fine arts, and economics. The intern will work in cooperation with InterVaristy Christian Fellowship. French proficiency is required.
Portugal (Lisbon) – Build relationships with students at the University of Lisbon, which has over 13,000 students.
Slovakia (Trnava) – Minister to university students through an outreach center called “The Building.”
Ukraine (Lviv) – Leopolis Green is an intensive missionary training internship in a community where you will be engaged in university and English ministry in the afternoons and trained through lecture/discussions in the morning. Green stands for "greenhouse," which is what the missionary team provides: a protected place to work through important issues in the intern's life and calling. Come with your questions and we will work through the subjects of evangelism, gospel in cross-cultural context, calling, missions, how Christ relates to all areas of life, and more. The community of interns alongside the full-time missionaries will be responsible for planning and executing a week-long Mountain English Camp for 50 Ukrainian university students while following up with them through parties, hiking trips, and discussion groups. |
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MTW Internships are designed to give the participant a taste of missionary life and ministry experience overseas, as well as enable many to confirm their calling. The Internship Program provides opportunities for individuals, couples, and families to assist MTW missionaries and our ministry partners from 1-11 months. Volunteer interns serve from one to five months. Salaried interns serve from six to eleven months. The budget for an intern ranges from $2,000-$3,500 per month. A more precise budget will be generated once an applicant is approved and receives a field invitation..
For more information on these and other internship opportunities with Mission to the World, contact MTW Global Support Ministries at go@mtw.org, call 1-800-270-9932 or use our online interest form |
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