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Port-Vila, Vanuatu UPDATE COMING SOON!
In 2002 Paul Taylor, MTW International Director for Asia, was asked to teach a week of courses at the Talua Ministry Training Center and Bible School. Out of this interaction, there emerged a plan to help this center achieve its proper accreditation to issue bachelor’s degrees, and thus become a launching pad for evangelical gospel ministry training in the South Pacific. Currently there is no solid evangelical Bible school or seminary in this vast area of the South Pacific to send pastors to receive training; students are forced to go to a more liberal school in another country. We have recruited two Vanuatu pastors to move to the Philippines to work on their M.Div. degrees, which in turn will allow them to return and teach at Talua Ministry Training Center, enabling the school to achieve accreditation status.
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Current Ministry:
Teaching nationals at the Bible school, as well as discipleship of students. We are also mentoring two Vanuatu pastors and their families as they receive their educational training in Manila. They will return to Vanuatu and begin teaching in 2006. Guest lecturers have taught at the Bible school, and short-term vision teams are a possibility.
Future Ministry: We plan to help Talua Ministry Training Center become an accredited Bible school through assisting with the educational level of their faculty. Guest lectures at Talua, as well as short-term teams to encourage the workers there, are most welcome! We seek to establish this school as one of the premier theological training centers in the South Pacific, with the goal of strengthening churches and expanding new church-planting opportunities in each of the ten South Pacific nations. |
The Team
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One MTW missionary recently returned to the States after serving a one-year term as a seminary teacher in Vanuatu. We currently are working closely with two families from Vanuatu as they receive training in the Philippines¾one young pastor with two small children, and an older pastor with five children.
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The Team
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One MTW missionary recently returned to the States after serving a one-year term as a seminary teacher in Vanuatu. We currently are working closely with two families from Vanuatu as they receive training in the Philippines¾one young pastor with two small children, and an older pastor with five children.
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Current Needs
We currently need assistance with funding for the two pastors and their families to continue their studies at the seminary. In the next year we will be seeking one- to two-year Bible school teachers to help train future pastors in Vanuatu at the Talua Ministry Training Center.
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Cultural and Ministry Context
Vanuatu is a group of islands about the size of Connecticut in the South Pacific Ocean, nearly three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia. The economy is based primarily on subsistence or small-scale agriculture. The British and French who settled the New Hebrides (former name) in the 19th century agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980. Many missionaries were martyred in the 1800’s, but their sacrifice led to the large scale evangelization of the country. English and French are the official languages, and English speakers are able to do effective ministry. Some of the islands have had a revival in recent years, while others are at a low spiritual ebb. Better teaching and training of new pastors is a real need in this idyllic island nation. | 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
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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Global Regions
Asia/Pacific
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