Alaska/Yukon | Marketplace Ministry Worker
Opportunity Overview:
SEND North is looking for skilled workers, entrepreneurs, and business professionals to serve on church planting teams in rural Alaska and northern Canada. Numerous job opportunities exist in the fields of education, healthcare, business administration/management, aviation, government services, and nonprofit organizations. Marketplace Ministry Workers use these employment opportunities to enter and work in a remote community for the purposes of building relationships and helping connect people to the family of God. By employing your vocational skills as a strategic means of pursuing ministry objectives, you can impact a remote northern community for Christ and be actively involved in fulfilling the Great Commission. Marketplace Ministry Workers serve as valuable members of a church planting team. Ready to use your professional skills in missions in the North? Please contact one of our missions coaches today!
Countries: Alaska / Northern Canada
Terms: Long-Term (3+ years), Mid-Term (1 - 3 years)
Responsibilities:
- Employment in your personal skill set
- Build relationships with the goal of moving people one step closer to Jesus
- Serve in local ministries as needed, i.e., outreach activities, etc.
- Model Christian principles in life, on the job, and in the community
- Reside in Alaskan villages or communities in Northern Canada
Qualifications:
- Passion for seeing the indigenous people in rural Alaska or Northern Canada enter into a personal relationship with Jesus
- Ability to work with people with different backgrounds, values, and beliefs
- Interest in adventure and minimalistic living
- Desire to learn and participate in local culture
- Confidence in sharing about the gospel and living a life of faith
- Passion and ability to disciple new believers in Christ
- Eagerness to work on a church planting team
- A willingness to raise to raise a minimal amount of funds to support ministry expenses
- A willingness to recruit a prayer team whom you will keep in regular communication with
Additional Information:
- School Teacher or Education Assistant
- Healthcare Worker (nurse, mid-level practitioners, behavioral health specialist)
- Aviation Mechanic
- Other: Contact SEND North to see if your career would be a good fit
Our Local Vision
SEND North’s vision is to see every community of the 60/70 Window (Alaska and northern Canada) filled with local disciple-makers who meet together regularly and have established regional leadership. To learn more, visit https://www.send.org/ministry-guides/alaska-northern-canada.
Community Transformation Initiatives:
Build Durable, Healthy, Strong Families
Engage with Poverty & Injustice
Generate Decent Jobs
Care for Creation
Feed the Hungry
Educate to Elevate
Heal the Sick
