Pastoral / Missions Internship: Chișinău Reformed Church
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Job Title:
Pastoral / Missions Internship: Chișinău Reformed Church
Job Description:
Spend a few months in eastern Europe serving the church and being mentored by a church planter.
We invite college and seminary students to spend a few months serving alongside us in eastern Europe. This is a great opportunity to invest a few months to a year of your time learning about God's work around the world and considering whether missions might be a good fit for you. Upon completion of the internship, we would be glad to discuss a long-term role for your on our missions team.
- Exposure to the ministry of the Word and the means of grace
- Depending on skills and qualifications, opportunities to teach, preach, and disciple (preaching would be reserved for male interns with some experience)
- Participation in the life of a local church
- Discussions about contextualization from a Reformed perspective
- Attendance at presbytery meetings of the continental European presbytery
- 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 or Russian)
Our internship program started in 2023, with an MDiv student from Westminster California. The internship included preaching on Sunday, teaching mid-week Bible studies, home visitation, evangelism, attendance of an IPC presbytery meeting, helping in VBS, and other activities. In 2026 we have a Romanian-speaking pastoral intern spending the summer with us, preparing for his ordination in the near future.
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 firm 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) and the pastoral internship application
- Willingness to fundraise living and travel expenses
Application Deadline
12/01/2026
Job Type:
Internship
Salary Range:
$0-$25k
General Information
Church/Organization Name
Chișinău Reformed Church
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Industry
Church
Denomination
Presbyterian - Other
City, State
Description of Organization
Chișinău Reformed Church is a new church plant in Chișinău (Moldova), in the European presbytery of the International Presbyterian Church. The church began weekly worship in 2023. Our current pastor is a graduate of RTS Jackson.
The main language of our community is Romanian, with some parts of our church life being bilingual (translation into English). We have 3 married couples and 10 singles in our community. Two of the couples are missionaries.
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