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Looking to serve with The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada (C&MA)?

New Workers
In order to fill any paid ministry position of 15 or more hours per week in an Alliance church, a person must first be approved for ministry.

The authority to issue licenses on behalf of the C&MA shall be vested in the district superintendent for personnel ministering within the district and the president for those who are international workers and who minister at Ambrose University, ETEQ, or the National Ministry Centre.

Each district office oversees the licensing, ordination, and supervision of the workers located in that geographic area. Connect with your district office for more information on how to become a licensed worker with the C&MA.

Are you interested in serving with the C&MA but not yet an accredited worker? You will need to begin with a licensing process through your geographic district.


Title
Refugee Community Developer
Fully Funded | Partially Funded


Quick Info
Location: Malaysia
Term: 4 years, renewable
Start Date: 2025


Team Vision
We exist in SE Asia to bring eternal hope to refugees, with the goal of helping them become physically, emotionally, and spiritually thriving communities. We do this through prioritising long-term relationships, local partnerships, holistic development programs, and discipleship, all supported by a foundation of prayer.


Description
Refugees in Malaysia struggle with many barriers to life. They cannot legally work or access affordable health care, and their children face many educational and societal challenges. Our team aims to reach into communities where we have developed significant trust and to walk alongside our refugee friends to offer them support, tangible resources, mentoring and discipleship.


Responsibilities

  • A successful applicant will develop and implement carefully chosen humanitarian programs meeting real needs and building our capacity as an NGO in partnership with others for lasting impact. Examples of this work include:
    • interviewing new arrivals and emergency cases and submitting their registration requests to the UNHCR
    • working with a translator to develop materials in trauma awareness and healing, parenting and life skills
    • becoming familiar with the NGO refugee clinic and interacting with the local hospitals to help support emergency medical needs of our refugee friends
    • advocacy works such as detention reports, unaccompanied minor children and gender-based violence case support of individuals involved. This might include interacting with safe houses
    • emergency support in times of crisis (accidents, fires, floods, food shortages etc.)

  • Meeting regularly with our refugee friends to share friendship, sowing and nurturing seeds of the Gospel through discipleship. Examples of this work include:
    • Preparing, translating bible stories
    • working with a wide variety of bible-based resources applicable to the context
    • focus through visiting, learning language, sharing lives and faith
    • life based mentoring and friendship


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Training/experience in trauma counselling, humanitarian development
  • Cross cultural experience
  • Experience working within a humanitarian context or NGO
  • Experience discipling/witnessing
  • Flexibility with time/expectations
  • Strengths as a team player and self-starter- capable to work independently, take initiative and move practical parts of the work forward alongside other partners, nationals and refugees.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Theological/missional degree or Certificate
  • Training and experience in Community Development
  • A minimum Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT) score of 50


Preferred Experience

  • Active service in building strong friendships and support systems with marginalized
  • Social service and experience working with refugees or trauma affected individuals


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The Mandarin Lead Pastor position is to administer, develop, and implement ministries and programs designed to enhance the spiritual well-being of the Mandarin Congregation in WCCAC.

Please see the full job description here.

Application with resume, testimonies of conversion and calling to full time ministry is to be sent to:
The Chair, Pastoral Search Committee
Westside Calgary Chinese Alliance Church
6600 Country Hills Blvd., N.W.
Calgary, Alberta, T3G 4H4 Canada
Inquiries:
Phone: (403)239-2990

University Drive Alliance Church (UDAC) is a growing, multi-generational congregation with attendance averaging over 400 people weekly. We are a vibrant church for the city, igniting hope and transformation and empowering everyone to courageously follow Jesus. Strategically located across the road from one of Alberta’s largest universities, we strive to be a church that gives generously to our surrounding community.

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Lead Pastor to provide spiritual leadership and vision for our church family.

Position Summary:

In conjunction with the Board of Elders, the Lead Pastor will be responsible for the overall ministry and vision of the church. This includes preaching and teaching, providing pastoral care, developing and implementing ministry strategies, and equipping and empowering church leadership and members.

Please see the full job description here

To Apply:

Please submit the following materials to [email protected] to the attention of Karl Mueller:

  • A cover letter expressing your interest in the position and outlining your relevant experience.
  • A resume or curriculum vitae.
  • Links to recent sermons (video or audio) if available.
  • Please be prepared to provide three professional references upon request.
  • Application Deadline: Open ended

Title
Creative Access Outreach Implementer

Funded/Full time/Apprentice
Fully Funded
 
Quick Info
Location: Southeast Asia
Term: 4-year, renewable
Start Date: 2025
 
Strategy
Relief & Development
 
Team Vision
We are here to proclaim Jesus as Lord among the local people and invite them to become disciples who make disciples.   

 
Description
Proclaim the gospel in cultural appropriate ways and develop national field workers in the work of disciple making movements.  This role will appeal to someone who is humble and willing to learn and has giftings in evangelism, leadership, and mentoring.
 
 
Responsibilities

  • Proclaim the gospel through multiple creative avenues alongside like-minded nationals.
  • Engage in the work of making disciples among the least reached people. 
  • Develop, train and supervise national field workers in the work of disciple making movements.
  • Full engagement in team life, accountability, and collaborative vision.
  • Commitment and application to becoming fluent in the language and culture.

 
Required Education or Training
Master’s Degree in Missiology, Spiritual Formation, Leadership or related field

 
Required Experience
Experience engaging in evangelism cross-culturally.  Experience in leading a ministry team is also an asset.    


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Title
Apprentice: B-Team Social Enterprise

Funded/Full time/Apprentice
Apprentice, Self-Funded

Strategy
Relief & Development

Quick Info
Location: Southeast Asia
Term: 2 years
Start Date:  June 2025

Team Vision
We are here to proclaim Jesus as Lord among the local people, inviting them to become disciples who make disciples.   

Description
Leading a Social Enterprise handicraft program that is a part of a partner non-profit, among an Unreached People Group.   This position is ideal for someone interested in poverty alleviation and the sharing of the gospel through small business.

Responsibilities
 Specific ministry responsibilities will be:

  • Leadership of an existing social enterprise that produces beaded handicrafts.  This includes management of staff/operations, marketing/sales, design/product development, and production schedules.  Mentoring will be provided.
  • Develop new social enterprise opportunities in partnership with our social foundation
  • Proclaim the gospel through creative mediums alongside like-minded nationals working in conjunction with our partner non-profit.
  • Fully engage in team life, accountability, and collaborative vision
  • Commit yourself to becoming fluent in the language and culture


Required Qualifications
Approval for licensing through an Alliance District. We can assist in initiating this. Bachelor’s Degree and equivalencies in at least three of the core courses below. A learning plan for the remaining courses can be worked into the apprenticeship and will be required for career placements.  

Discipleship Making                                                               Christian Theology & Practice

Spiritual Formation                                                                Theology of Missions| Missiology

Cultural Competencies                                                           Leadership & Teaming

Preferred Qualifications:
Business education would be preferred. Experience in marketing | sales, design, and/or management and entrepreneurial experience would all be an asset. Familiarity with contextual approached to ministry. 


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Title
Church Planter

Fully Funded

Quick Info
Location: Middle East
Term: 4 year, renewable
Start Date: Summer 2025

Team Vision
The team is recruiting new workers to join the Church Planting effort already underway here in

our city among the Pearl people. Through culturally sensitive evangelism and discipleship we

will work together with other local partners to see a Pearl expression of worship birthed here in

our city and hopefully also in the Pearl homelands where 50 + million people still live with little

to no access to the gospel.

Responsibilities

  • Support the ministry of the Pearl Team and greater Central Asia & Middle East Team
  • Focus on language and culture acquisition for the first two years
  • Attend weekly Pearl Team gatherings
  • Share the gospel with Pearl people
  • Disciple Pearl believers into maturity in Christ
  • Establish culturally sensitive communities of faith
  • Identify & develop Pearl leaders


Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree

Required Experience

  • Gospel sharing
  • Life on life discipleship
  • Leading Bible studies
  • Cross-cultural ministry
  • Supervised ministry in sending Church


Preferred Education | Training

Seminary


Preferred Experience

  • Previous experience learning a language
  • Travel to less developed countries
  • Ministry experience among the poor
  • Exposure to the Muslim world
  • Experience using the DMM approach to sharing the gospel


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Title
Community Development Worker

Fully Funded

Quick Info
Location: Phuket, Thailand, SE Asia
Term: 4 years, renewable
Start Date: 2025

Team Vision
The Phuket Team is committed to serving God and reaching the least reached in Phuket by developing partnerships in key environments with local partners and by facilitating and leading the Envision site. This includes ministry focus areas of leadership development, intentional discipleship, receiving short term teams and interns through Envision, and the development of partnerships with like-minded organizations, specifically focusing on For Freedom International (FFI) and All Nations Church Phuket (ANCP).

Responsibilities

Partnership Development: 

  •  Work with existing partners (FFI, ANCP), creating avenues in which the Phuket team can partner and facilitate the work of reaching the least reached peoples in Phuket. 
  • Research and create new avenues of partnership as the team grows and as the needs of the Envision Site grow.


Strategic Planning: 

  •   Develop plans and strategies for new avenues of outreach. 
  • Procuring resources for relief and development projects as needed.


Support and work with JSEM Site Coordinators

  • Team with site coordinators and future Envision team members.
  • Be available to teach/instruct in JSEM and assist in hosting STMTs. 


Personal Outreach

  • Engage in personal relationships with local unreached people, for the purpose of Gospel witness, discipleship, personal growth and modelling and teaching others to do the same.


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree and Theological training
  • Viability for a Portable License with The Alliance


Required Experience

  • Personal witness and discipleship. 
  • Exceptional relational skills
  • Leadership ability and experience
  • Pastoral heart
  • Marketable skills (e.g., community development, agriculture, education, etc.)
  • Clear call and commitment to reaching least reached peoples of the world
  • Adaptable, teachable 
  • Flexible, contextual approach in reaching people with the Gospel
  • Able to teach


Preferred Qualifications
Bible College or Seminary training

Preferred Experience

Experience in partnering and developing strategies. Ability in financial reporting & budgeting. Effective social media communication and supporter engagement.


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Title
Digital Strategy Project Manager

Fully Funded | Partially Funded | Self Funded.


Quick Info
Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Term: 2 year, renewable
Start Date: Summer 2025

Team Vision
The Digital Strategy Network (DSN) is a network of digitally focused followers of Christ, striving “to glorify God by developing indigenous movements of reproducing churches among least-reached people groups. Bringing together missions-minded technology professionals in Alliance churches and digitally minded International Workers around the world, we seek to identify opportunities and remove obstacles in our work among the least reached, using innovative solutions.” The Digital Strategy Team provides a stable core for the DSN.

Description
The Digital Strategy Team is based in Chiang Mai but works in a hybrid work environment with IWs around the world.

Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be involved in project management, development, and research of digital solutions for teams within GM. They will work with personnel and teams to advance their understanding of the digital landscape in their context and how digital solutions can extend and expand ministry reach. They may at times work as the liaison between the teams and a volunteer tech developer to help with the implementation of the digital strategy. Project management and communication with (and translation between) tech and non-tech people are key to this role.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree – Preferably in a tech related field such as computer science, software engineering, IT, cybersecurity, or management information systems

Preferred Qualifications
Technical | Trade – Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, IT


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Quick Info

Location: Senegal
Duration: Two years
Timeline for Deployment: Summer 2025

Team Vision
Our vision is to see indigenous, reproducing, contextually appropriate fellowships of Christ followers amongst the Fulani and Wolof peoples of Senegal. We will do this by helping to bring access to Jesus to the least reached of Senegal as we collaborate with Senegalese believers and other like-minded missions to mobilize a reproducing church-planting movement amongst the Fulani and Wolof.

Description
As a team, we are exploring opportunities for witness among the Wolof and Fulani peoples of Senegal. There are opportunities to partner with other like-minded groups and to gain experience and understanding in church-planting contexts and strategies as well as community development projects.

Responsibilities
The Alliance apprenticeship provides a pathway for on-the-job training, mentoring and accompanying learning & reflection activities. In this context, responsibilities would include language and cultural learning, participating in church planting initiatives and local development projects. For those with medical background, community health programs are also available for engagement.

Required Qualifications

  • Willingness to work on a team and to live in community
  • A teachable spirit
  • Flexibility in change and joy in difficulty


Preferred Qualifications

  • Bible knowledge and how to teach and pass on Biblical truths;
  • Knowledge, understanding and engagement in prayer and intercession;
  • Understanding of principles of contextualization and missiology;
  • Understanding of Islam an asset


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Title
Team Soli Church Planter | English Teacher | Community Developer

Quick Info
Location: Soli
Term: 2-4 years, renewable
Start Date: January 2025

Team Vision
We will wholistically proclaim Jesus among the Soli people so that context-fitted fellowships  form, mature, and multiply.

Description
Every aspect of your life will be a part of your ministry here – your relationship with your spouse, the way you raise your kids, the time you spend at the grocery store, your work-related duties, your late afternoon walks, your Saturday trips to the beach. You will be bringing Jesus with you everywhere you go.

Responsibilities
The detailed assignment will correspond with the skills and visa fit of the candidate. With a high value in language and cultural acquisition, the candidate’s first one to two years will focus on learning language and culture. After this, they will begin working as a teacher and consultant with Master’s English (our current visa sponsor and partner in education and strategy).  Teammates will live among local people to learn and understand current needs of the community while building friendships that lead to regularly demonstrating and proclaiming the gospel.

Required Qualifications & Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree, TESOL certification, or other degree(s) or certification(s) that fits with work visa  

Required Experience
The team seeks teammates with missional hearts, and marketable skills (e.g. community development, agriculture, education, etc.).   Candidates must have a deep heart for unreached peoples, current involvement in building relationships with pre-believers, and ability in creative contextual approaches.  All candidates must be flexible and comfortable with uncertainty.

Preferred Qualifications | Experience
Bible College | Technical /Trade | Previous English language teaching experience  | 7-day Pre-hire visit


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Title 
Church planter/discipler among an influential people group of West Africa

Funded/Full time
Fully Funded 

Quick Info 

Location: Senegal, Africa
Term: 4-year, renewable 
Start Date: Summer 2025

Team Vision 
To see multiplying fellowships of Christ-Followers among the least-reached peoples of Senegal.

Responsibilities 
Working in collaboration with a multinational team and local believers the successful candidate will:

  • Learn the language and culture of the people group.
  • Build relationships in community and initiate spiritual conversations disciple individuals and small groups as they grow in Christlikeness.
  • Teach, counsel, lead Bible Study and community groups.
  • Help local believers and fellowship groups implement church planting methodology.
  • Pray and help to foster a movement of prayer.
  • Communicate regularly and securely with supporters.


Required Qualifications 
Bachelor’s Degree | Master’s Degree | Ordination | Portable District License  


Required Experience

  • Practical Experience in Evangelism and Discipleship with knowledge and application of varied evangelism and discipleship models and practices.
  • Experience in a wide variety of church-related ministries- teaching the Word, counselling, leading teams and organizing community engagement and outreach events etc.
  • Gifts and experience in Hospitality


Preferred Qualifications 
Seminary | Technical / Trade

Preferred Experience
Relatable experience in ministry, cross-cultural relations and discipling


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  • Title 
    Church Planter Team Leader

    Funded/Full time/Apprentice
    Fully Funded  

    Quick Info 

    Location: Wiesbaden, Germany
    Term: 4-year, renewable 
    Start Date: Summer 2025

    Team Vision 
    To see German Turks become reproducing Christ-followers who are gathered into healthy, viable, self-governing, self-sustaining, & multiplying communities of faith impacting both the Turks, the German people, and the LRPGs in Germany and beyond.

    Description 

    The Team Leader will engage self and others in creative, prayerful discipling relationships to the Turks in Germany in collaboration with a team and others. This person will be one known to have high integrity, cross-cultural fluency, deep love for Christ and people and notably experienced in leading, teaching and serving others, capable in managing, planning, listening, and equipping others.  

    Responsibilities 

    Church Planter Role:
  • To engage in spiritual conversations, gospel proclamation, and discipleship (pre- and post-conversion) among the German Turks and participate in agreed-upon Team outreach, evangelistic, and discipling activities within the context of appropriate and culturally sensitive community and personal engagement activities.
  • To help facilitate the gathering of German-Turk Christ-followers into multiplying local fellowships or communities of faith in their communities and throughout Germany.
  • To pursue partnership and collaborate with other orgs, churches, and intentional individuals who are working to accomplish the above (#s 1 & 2) among the Turks in Germany.
  • To mobilize the German church to engage in reaching, discipling, and the gathering of Christ-followers among the German Turks into viable and multiplying communities of faith.


Team Leader Role:  

  • Provide Team Leader oversight to the TIDE (Turks in Deutschland) Team including leading Team gatherings, meetings, events, provide primary leadership member care to TIDE Team members, and support TIDE Team members, as necessary.
  • Work with the TIDE Team in consultation with the Europe Area Director (AD) and the International Strategy Director (ISD) for Church Development to develop Team strategy and to ensure that the Team’s goals and metrics are being met (Please Note: this role is a direct report to the Europe AD) – this includes the development, maintenance and regular review of the Team’s contingency plans.
  • Provide onboarding orientation and ongoing performance reviews to TIDE Team members or delegate this to another Team member.
  • In consultation with the Europe AD and working with TIDE Team members, develop, complete, and submit the annual Team budget.
  • Complete the monthly finance reports and reimbursement requests (this may be delegated to other team members) and approve Team members’ finance expenditures within the limits of the TL role as outlined in the Leadership Approval Matrix.
  • Represent the Team in partnership meetings, gatherings, or events when required or necessary, or delegate this to a Team member 7. Any other duties as required by the Team Leader role or by the Team.


Required Qualifications 

Bachelor’s degree | Ordination | Portable District License

 Required Experience

  • Initiating and pursuing spiritual conversations with unbelievers.
  • Evangelism (i.e., Gospel proclamation and inviting people to a relationship with Jesus).
  • Discipleship both in a one-on-one and group context.
  • Initiating and facilitating the gathering of believers and seekers for fellowship, bible study, and worship.
  • Experience in leading a Team of 2 or more people either in the secular or ministry context (e.g., teaming, setting and monitoring budgets, etc.).
  • Experience in Team planning and goal setting including Team management (e.g., staff/performance evaluations, etc.) including the implementation and evaluation of Team plans and goals.


 Preferred Qualifications 

 Bible College | Seminary | Doctoral Studies

Preferred Experience

  • Local Church Ministry – experience in a wide variety of church ministries (e.g. evangelism and discipleship; visitation; preaching, teaching, and training [leading small groups, bibles studies, ministry teams. 
  • Church Planting – actual CP experience as a member of a CP Team or as a CP Pastor.
  • Counselling – individual, marriage, and/or family counselling experience.
  • Community Engagement – participation in outreach and community initiatives.
  • Accreditation as a KAIROS Facilitator or Head Facilitator (HF).



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Title
Apprentice – ESL Centre, Team Soli  

Apprentice

The Global Ministries Apprenticeship Program (GMAP) is a pathway for equipping the next generation of International Workers using on-the-job training, mentoring, and accompanying learning & reflection activities. We screen and place people into the 2-year program who: 1) We are confident have the heart and potential capacity for international ministry as a career, 2) Who need further equipping, experience, and development where an international & cross-cultural context is deemed to be the most useful context. 3) Are curious, teachable and discerning the direction God might take them.

Quick Info

Location: Soli
Term: 2 Year Program
Start Date: Jan 2025

Team Vision

We will wholistically proclaim Jesus among the Soli people so that context-fitted fellowships form, mature and multiply.  

Description
Team SOLI has facilitated the start-up of an English language center, through which we secure long term visas to live in country. The language school was started out of a faith-based foundation where foreign workers teach and engage in community focused activities.

We are committed to partnerships with international workers and like-minded local workers from the national Alliance fellowship here. We connect locally with believers from multiple organizations for regular worship, fellowship and ministry networking, with a mandate to work in community development and community care.

Responsibilities
Volunteer work at the English school, including club style English teaching (English day camps, movie nights, skills classes i.e. cooking, hiking club, etc.), and English classes. Language and cultural learning, engagement in team responsibilities, and ongoing development as directed by a mentor for learning, ministry engagements and discernment of career.

Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree, 3 Core Courses (Discipleship Making Christian Theology & Practice Spiritual Formation Theology of Missions/Missiology Cultural Competencies Leadership & Teaming)

Preferred Qualifications
English teaching certification 


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