ACTION Colombia is looking for someone to join their team as a full-time missionary to serve as Discipleship Instructor to train and equip pastors and lay Christian ministry leaders in discipleship.

Responsibilities

• Arrange for the availability of low cost course training material for local church pastors and Christian workers.
• Develop small groups of pastors or church leaders for discipleship.
• Meet and plan with qualified volunteer workers from local churches and para-church organizations who will assist with the purposes of this ministry.
• Prepare and teach the approved discipleship training course instruction and training activities.
• Plan and implement a follow-up program with a committee of volunteer qualified discipleship alumni leaders who have completed all training course requirements.
• Promote the training course program to prospective Christian evangelical funding organizations and Christian corporate business leaders and to keep these funding organizations updated with progress reports and newsletters.
• Oversee the quarterly budget and accounting for this training ministry and submit all such accounting to ACTION's Colombia Business office.
• Be in contact with organizations (including those with internet web pages) that have teaching or training materials providing resources for this type of ministry.
• Annually prepare a proposal and accompanying budget of the ministry for review and approval by ACTION's Executive Committee.

Qualifications

• Bible course training in Old/New Testament survey, personal evangelism
• Embrace practical life-application knowledge and practice of Scriptural principles
• Completion of theological and biblical counseling at the seminary-graduate level recommended
• Able to bond with the Colombian people and their culture
• Able to hold in-depth Spanish conversations
• Minimum three-year term, but four-year term preferred
• At least 18 years old
• A growing Christian
• Active in ministry in a local church
• Recommended by pastor and church
• Teachable
• Adaptable
• Able to accept difficult circumstances
• Good sense of humor
• Not easily discouraged
• Spiritually mature
• Able to accept various leadership styles