General Information

Job Title:

Missionary Intern: Chișinău Reformed Church

Job Description:

We invite college and seminary students to spend a few months serving alongside us in eastern Europe.

For a college student or a high school graduate, the internship would be an assistant role to certain ministry activities.

For a seminary student, the internship would be treated like a pastoral ministry internship.

In both cases the goal would be to introduce the intern to life overseas and help them understand the needs and opportunities of Reformed churches in places with almost no evangelical and Reformed presence.

An internship would include:

• • Exposure to the ministry of the Word and the means of grace
  • Depending on skills and qualifications, opportunities to teach, preach, and disciple (preaching and teaching would be reserved for male interns on the pastoral track)

• • Participation in the life of a local church
  • Discussions about contextualization from a Reformed perspective

• • Attendance at presbytery meetings of the continental European presbytery (pastoral track)

• • Building cross-cultural relationships with local peers

• • Using the Bible to teach English to youth and adults

• • Helping ministry teams with practical needs

• • Acquiring skills required for life overseas

• • Making connections with Baptist and Reformed ministries in our region

• • Learning about Eastern Orthodoxy (for ex. interviewing eastern Orthodox believers and church leaders)
  • Depending on interest, using music or sports for outreach (for ex. helping coach at a Christian soccer club for kids)
  • Depending on interest, getting involved with a mercy ministry in our city (for ex. volunteering at an afterschool program or a ministry to orphans)
  • Depending on interest, studying a foreign language (Romanian)

Our internship program started in 2023, with an MDiv student from Westminster California spending 6 weeks with us before we officially started our church. The internship included preaching on Sunday at multiple churches, teaching mid-week Bible studies, home visitation, evangelism, attendance of IPC presbytery meetings, helping in a VBS, etc. It was a rounded introduction to life and Reformed ministry overseas.

The internship is open to both male and female applicants, with the duties and activities being adjusted accordingly. The pastoral intern activities are open only to male candidates that are currently enrolled in seminary.

Important: the intern will need to fundraise their travel and living expenses. We will help them with budgeting and preparing fundraising materials.

Duration of the internship: flexible, but ordinarily at least 5 weeks.

Position Qualifications:

• A mature Christian, reflecting the qualities of Christian character as expressed in the Scriptures
• Positive character references
• Clear understanding of the gospel
• Clear understanding of complementarianism
• A commitment to the Reformed faith
• Some experience in evangelism and discipleship (whether formal or informal)
• Completion of the inquiry form (on the job posting page)
• Willingness to fundraise living and travel expenses

Application Deadline

11/01/2025

Job Type:

Internship

Salary Range:

$0-$25k

General Information

Church/Organization Name

Chișinău Reformed Church

Contact Name & Contact Info

Industry

Church

Denomination

Presbyterian - Other

City, State

Description of Organization

Chișinău Reformed Church is a church plant of the International Presbyterian Church (IPC), started in 2023 by TE Paul Sanduleac. We are committed to being a confessional congregation that values the regular means of grace. Our current attendance is mainly made up of college students and young adults.

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