Agriculturist / Church Planter-Senegal

Agriculturist / Church Planter - Senegal

This role benefits the spiritual, physical, and economic well-being of local communities in Senegal.

Responsibilities

• Share the gospel with those you connect with and help them to grow spiritually.
• Model, teach, and promote agricultural practices (of crops and/or animals) that improve communities’ diet, productivity, and financial position.
• Form discipleship relationships through agriculture.
• Provide expertise in various agricultural or animal husbandry practices, including input to generate economic benefit that may be derived after implementation of these methods.

Requirements

• Training or experience in Muslim ministry, evangelism, and discipleship.
• A heart to focus on the spiritual journey of people while addressing their physical realities.
• Training or experience in an agricultural domain (such as animal husbandry or growing crops), and a willingness and ability to adapt that to the local realities.
• An internship with the Beersheba Project in Senegal will provide local skills as part of onboarding.
• Good language learning skills.
• Grit: Ability to live in a challenging environment.

Qualifications

• Intermediate level of French needed to collaborate with stakeholders and promote agricultural programs.

Benefits

• Collaborate well with teammates and national church missionaries and leaders to develop strong relationships with an unreached people group as a platform for sharing the gospel.
• Develop good relationships with local leaders to learn about local challenges and needs, modeling potential improvements to current practices.
• Partner well with NGOs and government officials to promote helpful agricultural programs within their local sphere of influence.

Skills

• Strong communication skills to share the gospel effectively.
• Ability to adapt agricultural practices to local realities.
• Interpersonal skills to build relationships with unreached people groups.

Benefits

• Opportunities to serve the local community and share the gospel.
• Collaborative work with local leaders and stakeholders.
• Development of strong relationships with unreached people groups.

Pay

TBD based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

TBD based on project needs and local context.

Benefits

• Accommodation provided.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Relocation assistance.
• Professional development opportunities.