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Short term opportunities…
from four months to two years
Do you have skills and experience to share with our partner churches and organisations or are you keen to gain experience for longer mission service?
We are looking for people who are committed to mission, have developed skills, experience and gifts and are open to spending from four months to two years living and working alongside Christians in other cultures. Expect to be challenged, to build meaningful relationships and to grow personally and spiritually.
Who is CMS looking for?
People involved in a local church who are passionate about evangelistic mission. You will be flexible, adaptable and sensitive in your interaction with people of other backgrounds, cultures and faiths. You may have a few years of experience in your profession, have just finished education or be looking for a career break. Whatever your situation, CMS is keen to explore what God has ahead for you.
Where?
Countries within Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, South America – we’ll help you identify the location that sparks your interest, fits your sense of calling or opens up a new door for you.
What?
It depends on your skills and interests. You may work in health care, teaching, project management, community development, the arts, church initiatives – or something completely different. Placements are as much about receiving and gaining cross-cultural experience as about what you can give.
How?
The process of selection begins with us receiving a completed application pack from you. We then take you through one or two interviews looking at how you got this point, your calling and the type of work you want to do. We take up three references, complete a CRB check and a health check, and then invite you to a two-week training course where you will meet all sorts of other people who are either heading off overseas like you or just returning.
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In 2002, Helen Fraser felt God calling her to serve in the Middle East, but she had no idea how that would happen. “I had never lived overseas…. And I had always worked for corporations who had paid me a salary so I wondered how I’d survive.”
Helen spoke to her mission pastor in Guildford, who put her in touch with CMS. Through a CMS short-term programme, Helen served as PA to the Episcopal Bishop of Egypt, North Africa and the Horn of Africa for six months.
The next summer, she returned and joined a task force to establish the Alexandria School of Theology. Helen committed to another two years through and then in 2006 she decided to become a long-term mission partner.
Commenting on her gradual, yet nonetheless dramatic move to Egypt, Helen says, “Five years ago I was writing business proposals for the car refinish market, now I am completing grant proposals and scholarship forms to train future Christian leaders of the Middle East and North Africa; our God is truly a God of surprises.”
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How much?
Average costs for one person are £5,000 – £8,000 a year, but vary depending on location.
What next?
Fill in the enquiry form on the right or call 01865 787415. |
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