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Taiwanese Church Planting Team
This current
church-planting work started in 2002 in cooperation with the Reformed
Presbyterian Church of Taiwan. In January of 2003, New Hope Christian
Fellowship was started in Taiwan's capital city, Taipei. In August of
that same year, Chidu Hope Church was started in the northeast port city
of Keelung. And finally in January of 2005, Lotus Hill Community
Church was started in HsiChi City halfway between Taipei and Keelung.
Web Site: www.taiwanchurch.org
Informative Sites:
The American Institute of Taiwan:
www.ait.org.tw
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Current Ministry:
The Lintons are working on building up the three church plants as well as surveying new areas for future work. Joel is also working towards recruiting and training Taiwanese nationals to partner with missionaries in targeting new areas for church planting.
Future MinistryThe
Lintons are seeking to recruit missionaries for two new teams: five
church-planting missionaries to focus on the Taiwanese-language areas
and five to focus on the Hakka-language areas. Joel has begun surveying
new target areas. For example, one area has a total population of
30,000 Taiwanese speakers living in 12 farming villages, yet currently
there are no churches in that entire region. |
The Team
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One family, Joel & Judy Linton, currently serve in church
planting in North Taiwan. Joel is seeking to recruit church-planting
missionaries for two future teams—at least five to learn the Taiwanese
language and five to learn the Hakka language. Currently Joel works
with Taiwanese nationals in three Mandarin-speaking church plants in
North Taiwan—in Taipei City, in HsiChi City and in Keelung City.
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Ministry Overview |
History: This current church-planting work started in 2002 in cooperation with the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Taiwan. In January of 2003, New Hope Christian Fellowship was started in Taiwan's capital city, Taipei. In August of that same year, Chidu Hope Church was started in the northeast port city of Keelung. And finally in January of 2005, Lotus Hill Community Church was started in HsiChi City halfway between Taipei and Keelung.
Future Ministry: The Lintons are seeking to recruit missionaries for two new teams: five church-planting missionaries to focus on the Taiwanese-language areas and five to focus on the Hakka-language areas. Joel has begun surveying new target areas. For example, one area has a total population of 30,000 Taiwanese speakers living in 12 farming villages, yet currently there are no churches in that entire region. | | The Team
One family, Joel & Judy Linton, currently serve in
church
planting in North Taiwan. Joel is seeking to recruit church-planting
missionaries for two future teams—at least five to learn the Taiwanese
language and five to learn the Hakka language. Currently Joel works
with Taiwanese nationals in three Mandarin-speaking church plants in
North Taiwan—in Taipei City, in HsiChi City and in Keelung City.
Current Needs
We are happy to train missionary interns with a potential for longer term service in Taiwan. We also are praying for at least five ordained teaching elders to become church-planting missionaries to target Taiwanese-speaking areas and five ordained teaching elders to target Hakka-language areas in Taiwan. |
Cultural and Ministry Context
Taiwan is a wealthy, modernized nation of 23 million people. An island nation the size of Maryland with a high central mountain range, Taiwan is the second most densely populated nation in the world. It sits on the Pacific Rim with Japan and Korea to the north, China to the west, and the Philippines to the south. Because of its location, Taiwan has the third largest container shipping industry in the world. Because of its high tech industry and industrialized economy, Taiwan's major cities are cosmopolitan and international. Although the people are so internationally-focused with regard to the economy, Taiwanese are very traditional when it comes to religion. Most Taiwanese hold to traditional syncretistic Daoist, Buddhist, and Confucian beliefs, but some have exchanged them for modern secular materialism and the pursuit of wealth. Only about three percent of the population is Christian. Although most can speak some Mandarin, they are divided into three main language groups: Taiwanese-speakers (70 percent), Hakka-speakers (15 percent), Mandarin-speakers (15 percent). Among the Taiwanese-language speakers only about one percent are Christian; among the Hakka, 0.5 percent. There are more churches in the cities and among Mandarin-speakers. Each of these three Chinese-derived languages is mutually unintelligible, so new missionaries must choose which language to learn and focus on. | 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.
Taiwan: Hakka Chinese Outreach
· type: construction, evangelism, teaching English, vacation Bible school
· level: 3
· medical/political climate: intermediate risk
Teams will be working with an MTW missionary who is assisting the Hakka Council of Churches, a national group of churches whose purpose is to reach the 3,000,000 Hakka Chinese in Taiwan. The Hakka Chinese are the least reached with the gospel of any group on the island. The Hakka Council has 11 churches, most in various stages of church planting. The central city of this area is San Yi. Each of the pastors are eager to have teams help with their outreach ministries. While the total number is not limited, larger teams will be divided up into groups of approximately six to serve in different churches. Churches are about one to two hours apart. Each group will be matched up with a national (possibly from Christ's College) for translation purposes.
The outreach ministries could include vacation Bible school, a youth retreat, and possibly an English camp at the close of the two-week project, when all groups, teams, and churches will come together in a central place. Construction ministry, depending on the skill of the team, could range from yard work to building a children's playground and pavilion.
See all two week opportunities in Asia/Pacific.
Listed below are one to eleven month internship opportunities in this region. As an intern you will assist MTW long-term missionaries.
 Church Planting
Australia (Canberra) – Work with youth group and assist
the local outreach ministries of the church through community playgroups, craft
groups and scripture classes in the public schools.
Australia (Fremantle) – Pastor needed to be involved in a
range of pastoral and evangelistic ministries at the historic Scots Church
in Fremantle.
Education
Japan (Tokyo) – Keiyo Christian School needs K-12 teachers for missionary kids.
Taiwan (Taipei) – Teach at Christ’s College, a four-year liberal arts college for Chinese students. Those with a master’s degree or higher can teach within the English department for two months or longer. Those with bachelor’s degree can teach within the Intensive English Program.
Medical/StreetChild/Mercy Ministry
Sorry, no internships are currently available.
Short-term Team Coordination
Sorry, no internships are currently available.
Teaching English
Cambodia (Phnom Penh) — English teachers needed at Grace Christian Center, which ministers to 200 students a day. Involvement would also include leading Bible studies with students from the English classes.
East Asia – Teach English in a private school (k-college). Open to college graduates up to age 27
East Asia – Spend six weeks of your summer teaching English to adult students. Students will also be interested in understanding your heritage and beliefs (summer only).
Japan (Tokyo) - Build relationships by teaching English to adults and children through conversational lessons and Bible studies.
Japan (Nagoya) – Teach at an English center and assist in various English-based outreaches.
Southeast Asia – Teach English at the Reformed Theological Seminary. The class targets beginning to intermediate English speakers.
Southeast Asia – Teach English at a vocational high school where there is a huge demand to learn English.
Taiwan (San Yi)** – Teach English as an outreach through the Hakka church plants. Great opportunity for those with a heart for Chinese people.
University
East Asia – Spend six weeks involved in campus ministry on one of the most strategic college campuses in the world. You will take part in an introductory language course. This opportunity is also available as an 11-month internship.
Japan (Nagoya) – Help establish the university ministry in Nagoya.
Taiwan (Taipei) – Reach out to college students in Taipei City, Taiwan, located near the church plant. Approximately 50,000 students live near the church plant and are eager to meet and become friends with native English speakers. The ideal candidate will be a male, age 18-25.
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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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