Brazil – Church Planting

About the role

The Church Planter will work to plant churches through positive, gospel-driven relationships with the indigenous peoples of the Amazonian city of Manaus. Learning Portuguese and acculturating to the local culture(s) will lead to opportunities to evangelize, disciple new believers, and train church leaders.

Responsibilities

• Faithfully teach the Bible and disciple new believers toward Christian maturity
• Identify and equip leaders from among the discipled believers
• Assist these indigenous leaders as they lead their own people in churches that they establish within their own communities

Requirements

• An extensive understanding of the Bible
• Two to Three (2-3) years of church leadership experience (preferred)
• A background (formal or informal) in the studies of ecclesiology, missiology, theology
• Experience with evangelism and discipleship
• A willingness to commit at least five (5) or more years to the project
• A humble heart and will be a team player, hungry to serve
• An interest in other cultures and how to reach them with the gospel
• A solid commitment to the spiritual disciplines (i.e., Bible reading, prayer, etc.)
• Flexibility and adaptability
• A willingness to learn Portuguese and become a fluent communicator in this language

Qualifications

• Livest in the same city as these indigenous migrating people groups, learn about their culture, and grow in a proficiency level of Portuguese necessary for effective ministry.
• Teach the Bible in formal and informal settings
• Evangelize and disciple
• Identify and equip indigenous disciples to evangelize their own people, training them to disciple new believers in a life-on-life manner
• Continue to develop current and future church leaders with Biblical and practical leadership to establish healthy churches alongside indigenous church planters and teammates.
• Engage in other field or agency duties as assigned