Job Overview

Shukugawa Bible Church is seeking an American citizen who is a native English speaker, single, missions-minded, and able to teach conversational English to beginners.

Job Description

Missionary English Teacher – Shukuagwa Bible Church  

Job Description:

Shukugawa Bible Church in Nishinomiya, Japan, is seeking a passionate, uplifting, encouraging, spiritually-led, Bible-believing Missionary English Teacher to help the body of Christ in an unreached, unengaged country of Japan. This Missionary English Teacher will cooperate with Japanese church members to help lead a weekday outreach program and become the gateway to the gospel for those who has never heard of the Bible before.  Since it was started in 1970 by TEAM missionaries as Shukugawa Christian Center, The English conversation school has been a successful tool for reaching new seekers.  Currently the church employs three to four American/Canadian Missionary English Teachers who teach at the school and serve at the church. 

Shukugawa Bible Church is seeking an American citizen who is a native English speaker, missions-minded, and able to teach conversational English to beginners. This is a full-time church staff position.  Shukugawa Bible Church currently has openings from July 2024 and more for later.

 

Responsibilities:

-Teach English classes from Tuesday to Saturday -Attend and serve at the morning worship service and participate in afternoon activities on Sunday -Plan outreach events with the missionary team (at least three major events a year) -Be involved in outreach and participate in discipleship training in the church -Participate in staff meetings twice a week -Distribute fliers for promotion of the school and church -Serve in other aspects of ministry at the discretion of the Senior Pastor   Qualifications:  In addition to a growing relationship with Christ, a candidate should have: -A love for the Lord, His Word, His Church, and the Japanese people -A passion for sharing the Gospel -A heart to serve and be involved with church activities -The ability to work as part of a team -Healthy self-esteem -The willingness and ability to work under the guidance and authority of the church’s Senior Pastor -Flexibility! -The willingness and ability to do things “Japanese-style” -A heart for missions and reaching others for Christ -A bachelor’s degree or higher   It is essential that the missionary be able to serve under the leadership of Shukugawa Bible Church. The church expects the missionary to work in the capacity of a full-time church staff member to support the church’s ministries. The missionary will teach conversational English classes from Tuesday to Saturday.  Each class includes a 15-20 minute Bible lesson, which the missionary prepares and teaches. Each class holds two to six Japanese students and most of the students are non-believers.   On Sundays the missionary will attend worship and church events, which may last most of the day. Will be able to worship with and serve alongside Japanese believers! During the Sunday morning worship service, the pastor presents a strong expository message, which is simultaneously translated into English. In addition to our English ministry, the church also has thriving young-adult, parenting and children’s ministries. Many of the church members are the fruit of the English ministry.    The church and English school moved to a new building in January of 2012 and the church is praying for more space as the church grows.   It is a growing, disciple-making church in Japan where the average church membership is 30 people or fewer. God has been blessing our church, and has over 100 people in the congregation.     It is an exciting, growing ministry to be a part of! This is a wonderful ministry that’s great for anyone seriously considering missions. While any TESL experience or knowledge of Japanese would be helpful, neither are required. However, flexibility, a servant’s heart, commitment and love for Jesus and for the Japanese people are essential. The church provides housing, utilities, and medical insurance for each missionary, as well as monthly financial support of 140,000 yen. The church requires the missionary to sign a two-year contract, but many stay longer.

If interested in this ministry, desire to work alongside a local evangelism and discipleship-minded church, and agree with the terms above, please apply. The church welcomes any questions you may have. Come join the ministry to reap a harvest among the Japanese people! 

  The church has associate pastors who graduated from seminaries in the US.

To apply, please send us a Christian faith testimony and a description of one’s current faith life, a resume, two recent pictures,  and a pastor’s reference.

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