| Media Technician | 1 Year | Lifetime | Africa | Mali | Use media skills to help produce media and train people in the production of media. | Assist missionaries and national church development through media production for radio and/or TV. Train new believers through the use of media. Assist church development through the media. Partner with people from other organizations who may be interested in this ministry. If long term, study French in France then live in rural town setting, study more language (acquiring proficiency in Bambara, the informal national language), if short-term, study language consistently for the first three months. Encourage, minister together with national leadership under the coaching of long-term missionaries. Learn and develop media production skills. Do some training in your areas of expertise. | Spiritually sensitive, growing in your relationship with the Lord, friendly, willing to live in hot, at times humid and dusty conditions. At least a college degree or more education and some media training or experience. Willing to grow, develop, learn and be stretched beyond what you could imagine, open to long-term service, willing to travel, take risks, live in hard places, mix with the people. | 910 |
| Women's Ministries | 1 Year | 3 Years | Africa | Mali | Neglected women are eager to learn to read, study the Bible, learn about health issues. Length of service is 6 months to 3 years. | Develop friendships with women, teach literacy, Bible studies, community health, public health. | Female. Ability to function in other languages, willing to adapt to various schedules and teaching situations, understand and able to teach literacy and community/public health issues. | 1068 |
| Translator or Translator Helper | 2 Years | Lifetime | Africa | Mali | An integral part of reaching the Shempire, an unreached people group, is the translation of the Bible into their mother tongue. | Assist missionaries and national church development through Bible translation. Possibly partner with people from other organizations who may be interested in this ministry. If long term, study French in France then live in rural town setting, study more language: acquiring a proficiency in Shempire, if short-term, study Shempire consistently for the first three months. Encourage, minister together with national leadership under the coaching of long-term missionaries. Learn and develop Bible translation skills. Do some training in your areas of expertise. | Biblical training (i.e., BA or MA from accredited Bible school or seminary) with an accent on Biblical languages, completed course work on translation methods and principles. | 1069 |
| Church Planter / Leadership Mentor | 2 Years | Lifetime | Africa | Mali | A group of believers is led by lay pastor and the surrounding villages need evangelism and leadership training. | New believers need to be discipled and trained in the basics of Christianity and Christian living so that a church can be planted. This will normally involve visitation, teaching, preaching, mentoring, youth, women's and children's ministries. | Male. MDiv or equivilent. Experience in church founding and/or development. | 1072 |
| Ethnomusicologist | 4 Years | Lifetime | Africa | Mali | Help accelerate the growth of the church among a least evangelized people in southern Mali through ethnomusicology. Our hope is that eventually you will teach the development of ethnic music to many people groups in Africa and that worship will increase and the church will grow because of it.
| Learn French in France, then live in rural town setting, possibly study a second language. Learn and develop ethnomusicology skills and help nationals develop music for personal, church and media, including radio, use. Train nationals and personally take ethnic music to other peoples across Africa. Ethnomusicology is one of three proven and very effective outreach strategies. Both missionaries and nationals will coach you some but also give you lots of space to succeed through God’s leading and the Holy Spirit’s working. | Spiritually sensitive, growing in your relationship with the Lord, friendly, willing to live in hot, at times humid and dusty conditions. At least a Bible College degree and some in ethnomusicology. Some experience helpful. Willing to grow, develop, learn and be stretched beyond what you could imagine, willing to travel, take risks, live in hard places, sleep out in villages, mix with the people. Only one national has ethnomusicology experience. This is an excellent opportunity to learn beginning rural Africa church planting through ethnomusicology. | 1374 |
| Reading Teacher for Least Evangelized | 4 Years | Lifetime | Africa | Mali | Help accelerate the growth of the church among a least evangelized people in southern Mali through literacy. Our hope is that eventually you will spread literacy to many people groups in Africa. historically teaching people to read is one proven way that people come to Christ here.Historically, teaching people to read is one proven way that people come to Christ here. | Assist missionaries & national church leaders by encouraging the development of several beginning churches through literacy. Learn French, probably in France. Live in rural town setting, study additional language, visit, encourage, minister together with beginning national leadership and long-term missionaries. Learn and develop literacy skills, even materials. Train nationals. Together take literacy elsewhere in Africa. Literacy is one of three proven and very effective outreach strategies. Both missionaries and nationals will coach you some but also give you lots of space to succeed through God’s leading. | Spiritually sensitive, growing in your relationship with the Lord, friendly, willing to live in hot, at times humid and dusty conditions. At least a Bible College degree or more education and some literacy training or experience. Willing to grow, develop, learn and be stretched beyond what you could imagine, willing to travel, take risks, live in hard places, sleep out in villages, mix with the people. | 1375 |
| Ethnomusicology Internship | 1 Year | 2 Years | Africa | Mali | Help accelerate the growth of the church among a least evangelized people in southern Mali through ethnomusicology. | Assist missionaries and national church development by encouraging the development of several beginning churches through ethnomusicology. Live in rural town setting, study language consistently for the first three months. Visit, encourage, minister together with beginning national leadership under the coaching of long-term missionaries. Learn and develop ethnomusicology skills and help nationals develop music for personal, church and media, including radio, use. | Spiritually sensitive, growing in your relationship with the Lord, friendly, willing to live in hot, at times humid and dusty conditions. At least a Bible College degree or more education and some in ethnomusicology. Some experience helpful. Willing to grow, develop, learn and be stretched beyond what you could imagine, open to long-term service, willing to travel, take risks, live in hard places, sleep out in villages, mix with the people, if invited be open to stay a second year. | 1381 |
| Agriculturist | 4 Years | Lifetime | Africa | Mali | Help accelerate the growth of the church among a least evangelized people in southern Mali through agriculture. | Assist missionaries and national church development through agriculture. Study French in France then live in rural town setting, study more language (acquiring proficiency in Bambara, the informal national language), encourage, minister together with national leadership under the coaching of other long-term missionaries. Learn and develop African agricultural skills. Then help others to better sustain themselves through such technical areas as soil & seed improvement, irrigation, well development, storage, marketing. Possible development of small loans for crop buying & storing for late sale to help ease market swings. Animal husbandry also possible. Do some training in your areas of expertise. | Male. Spiritually sensitive, growing in your relationship with the Lord, friendly, willing to live in hot, at times humid and dusty conditions. A college degree or lots of experience. Willing to grow, develop, learn and be stretched beyond what you could imagine, willing to travel, take risks, live in hard places, sleep out in villages, mix with the people. | 1382 |
| Agricultural Internship | 1 Year | 2 Years | Africa | Mali | Help accelerate the growth of the church among a least evangelized people in southern Mali through agriculture. | Assist missionaries & national church development through agriculture. Live in rural town setting, study language consistently for the first three months, encourage, minister together with national leadership under the coaching of long-term missionaries. Learn & develop African agricultural skills. Then help others to better sustain themselves through such technical areas as soil and seed improvement, irrigation, well development, storage, marketing. Possible development of small loans for crop buying & storing for late sale to help ease market swings. Animal husbandry also possible. Do some training in your areas of expertise. | Male. Spiritually sensitive, growing in your relationship with the Lord, friendly, willing to live in hot, at times humid and dusty conditions. A college degree or lots of experience. Willing to grow, develop, learn and be stretched beyond what you could imagine, open to long-term service, willing to travel, take risks, live in hard places, sleep out in villages, mix with the people, if invited be open to stay a second year. | 1383 |
| Church Planter / Leadership Development Intern | 1 Year | 2 Years | Africa | Mali | Help accelerate the growth of the church among a least evangelized people in southern Mali. | Assist missionaries and national church development by encouraging the development of several beginning churches. Live in rural town setting, study language consistently for the first three months. Visit, encourage, minister together with beginning national leadership under the coaching of long-term missionaries. | Male. Spiritually sensitive, growing in your relationship with the Lord, friendly, willing to live in hot, at times humid and dusty conditions. At least a Bible College degree or more education. Willing to grow, develop, learn and be stretched beyond what you could imagine, open to long-term service, willing to travel, take risks, live in hard places, sleep out in villages, mix with the people, if invited be open to stay a second year. | 1384 |
| Creative Writing Internship | 1 Year | 2 Years | Africa | Mali | Help accelerate the growth of the church among a least evangelized people in southern Mali through assisting a drama ministry by creative writing. This is an excellent opportunity to learn beginning rural Africa church planting through drama/media used on the radio & use your creative gifts. | Assist missionaries and national church development through drama production for radio and other uses. Live in rural town setting, study language consistently for the first three months, encourage, minister together with national leadership under the coaching of long-term missionaries. Learn and develop creative writing skills (especially for media/radio). Do some training in your areas of expertise. Realistically your foreign language skills will not be sufficient to actually write for the drama team but creative ideas will be used. Your writing skills in English can be used for other ministries and communication with the States. | Spiritually sensitive, growing in your relationship with the Lord, friendly, willing to live in hot, at times humid and dusty conditions. At least a college degree or more education and some creative writing training or experience. Willing to grow, develop, learn and be stretched beyond what you could imagine, open to long-term service, willing to travel, take risks, live in hard places, mix with the people, if invited be open to stay a second year. | 1385 |
| Drama Production Assistant | 1 Year | 2 Years | Africa | Mali | Help accelerate the growth of the church among a least evangelized people in southern Mali through assisting a drama ministry.
| Assist missionaries and national church development through drama production for radio and/or TV. Live in rural town setting, study language consistently for the first three months, encourage, minister together with national leadership under the coaching of long-term missionaries. Learn and develop drama production skills (especially for media/radio). Do some training in your areas of expertise. | Spiritually sensitive, growing in your relationship with the Lord, friendly, willing to live in hot, at times humid and dusty conditions. At least a college degree or more education and some drama training or experience. Willing to grow, develop, learn and be stretched beyond what you could imagine, open to long-term service, willing to travel, take risks, live in hard places, mix with the people, if invited be open to stay a second year. | 1386 |
| Leadership Development Internship | 1 Year | 2 Years | Africa | Mali | Help accelerate the growth of the church among a least evangelized people in southern Mali through leadership development. | Assist missionaries and national church development by encouraging the development of several beginning churches through spending time with village church leaders. Live in rural town setting, study language consistently for the first three months, visit, encourage, minister together with beginning national leadership under the coaching of long-term missionaries. Learn and gather or develop leadership training materials. | Male. Spiritually sensitive, growing in your relationship with the Lord, friendly, willing to live in hot, at times humid and dusty conditions. At least a Bible College degree or more education. Willing to grow, develop, learn and be stretched beyond what you could imagine, open to long-term service, willing to travel, take risks, live in hard places, sleep out in villages, mix with the people, if invited be open to stay a second year. | 1387 |
| Literacy Internship | 1 Year | 2 Years | Africa | Mali | Help accelerate the growth of the church among a least evangelized people in southern Mali through literacy. | Assist missionaries and national church development by encouraging the development of several beginning churches through literacy. Live in rural town setting, study language consistently for the first three months, visit, encourage, minister together with beginning national leadership under the coaching of long-term missionaries. Learn and develop literacy skills even materials. | Spiritually sensitive, growing in your relationship with the Lord, friendly, willing to live in hot, at times humid and dusty conditions. At least a Bible College degree or more education and some literacy training or experience. Willing to grow, develop, learn and be stretched beyond what you could imagine, open to long-term service, willing to travel, take risks, live in hard places, sleep out in villages, mix with the people, if invited be open to stay a second year.
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| Media Production Technician Internship | 2 Weeks | 2 Year | Africa | Mali | Help accelerate the growth of the church among a least evangelized people in southern Mali through technically assisting a drama ministry. | Assist missionaries and national church development by encouraging church development through the technical aspects of drama production for radio and/or TV. Live in rural town setting, study language consistently for the first three months, encourage, minister together with national leadership under the coaching of long-term missionaries. Learn and develop technical media production skills. Add in sound effects, take out mistakes and edit (digitally). Do some training in your areas of expertise. | Spiritually sensitive, growing in your relationship with the Lord, friendly, willing to live in hot, at times humid and dusty conditions. At least a college degree or more education and some radio or technical/computer training or experience. Willing to grow, develop, learn and be stretched beyond what you could imagine, open to long-term service, willing to travel, take risks, live in hard places, mix with the people, if invited be open to stay a second year. Minimum stay is 2 weeks. Maximum stay is 2 years. Opportunity not available May 2014-August 2015. | 1389 |
| Radio Ministry Internship | 1 Year | 2 Years | Africa | Mali | Help accelerate the growth of the church among a least evangelized people in southern Mali through Radio. | Assist missionaries and national church development by encouraging church development through radio. Live in rural town setting, study language consistently for the first three months, encourage, minister together with national leadership under the coaching of long-term missionaries. Learn and develop radio skills. Do some training in your areas of expertise. | Spiritually sensitive, growing in your relationship with the Lord, friendly, willing to live in hot, at times humid and dusty conditions. At least a college degree or more education and some radio or technical/computer training or experience. Willing to grow, develop, learn and be stretched beyond what you could imagine, open to long-term service, willing to travel, take risks, live in hard places, sleep out in villages, mix with the people, if invited be open to stay a second year. | 1390 |
| TV / Video Ministry Intern | 1 Year | 2 Years | Africa | Mali | Help accelerate the growth of the church among least evangelized peoples in West Africa through TV and media. | Assist missionaries and national church development by encouraging church development through TV and media. Live in rural town setting, study language consistently for the first three months, encourage, minister together with national leadership under the coaching of long-term missionaries. Learn and develop TV /media skills. Do some training in your areas of expertise. | Spiritually sensitive, growing in your relationship with the Lord, out-going, friendly, willing to live in hot, at times humid and dusty conditions. At least a college degree or more education and some TV, video and technical/computer training or experience. Willing to grow, develop, learn and be stretched beyond what you could imagine, open to long-term service, willing to travel, take risks, live in hard places, mix with the people, if invited be open to stay a second year. Opportunity not available May 2014-August 2015. | 1391 |
| Guest House Manager | 1 Year | Lifetime | Africa | Mali | Use gifts of hospitality to serve missionaries and teams passing through Bamako. This is an opportunity to participate in ministries going on in West Africa. As the guest house only requires part-time work a person is free to exercise their gifts and passions in other ministries in Bamako (i.e. University student outreach, teaching English, working with street children, etc.). Length of service is 6 months to a lifetime. | Provide housing and assistance for missionary personnel and teams going to and from rural West Africa. These people do business and shopping in Bamako, fly in/out of Bamako, find rest and respite from ministry and/or political stress in their area of service. Mentor and interact with African staff and oversee necessary maintenance. | Spiritually sensitive. Growing in your relationship with the Lord. Friendly. Willing to live in hot, at times humid and dusty conditions. Willing to grow, develop, learn and be stretched beyond what you could imagine. Open to long-term service. Looking for someone with a servant's heart and attitude of hospitality. Some knowledge of maintenance and repair helpful. Know French or are willing to learn on field. | 1463 |
| Vision Trip | 10 Days | 1 Month | Africa | Mali | | | | 1823 |
| Business as Mission Entrepreneur | 2 Months | 3 Years | Africa | Mali | Business minded person to help locals establish and profitably run small businesses, seeking as an end result the raising of the standard of living in the community. | Determine a limited number of projects by identifying passionate and potential business leaders. Make a clear link between the business and church growth aspects or dynamics of the ministry. | Minimum age: 21. Spiritually sensitive, growing in your relationship with the Lord, self-motivated, friendly, willing to live in hot, at times humid and dusty conditions. Must have business experience. Willing to grow, develop, learn and be stretched beyond what you could imagine, willing to travel, take risks, live in hard places, mix with the people, if invited be open to stay for a longer term. Service length is 2 Months - 3 years. Not available May - July 2014. | 1843 |
| Elementary School Administrator / Teacher | 1 Year | Lifetime | Africa | Mali | Establish a low student / teacher ratio elementary school for initial entry multicultural students focusing on teaching in French. | Start/establish a new school: finding property and teachers for the school. Determine curriculum that will allow students to grow in their critical thinking capacities and pass national exams. In job, continued teacher training. | Minimum age: 21. French speaking. Spiritually sensitive, growing in your relationship with the Lord, self-motivated, friendly, willing to live in hot, at times humid and dusty conditions. At least a teaching degree with minimally one year of teaching experience. Willing to grow, develop, learn and be stretched beyond what you could imagine, willing to travel, take risks, live in hard places, mix with the people, if invited be open to stay for a longer term. Opportunity not availabe between May - July 2014. | 1844 |
| MK Teacher for Misisonary Family | 10 Months | 3 Years | Africa | Mali | Experience cross cultural living in West Africa while teaching the children of a missionary family in southern Mali. | Teach an American based curriculum to children of a variety of ages and learning styles. | The teaching will require 5-6 hours per day working with an established curriculum and schedule under the supervision of the missionary parents in a one room home school situation. Must be spiritually sensitive, growing in your relationship with the Lord, self-motivated, friendly, and love children. Willing to live in hot, at times humid and dusty conditions. Willing to grow, develop, learn and be stretched beyond what you could imagine, willing to travel, take risks, live in hard places, mix with the people, if invited be open to stay for a longer term. | 1845 |