EASTERN EUROPE | Disciple Maker

Job Title:  Disciple Maker

Length of Service: Long-Term, 2+ Years

Ministry Vision/Purpose: For people in Eastern Europe to experience transformation and abundant life in Christ, fulfilling God's vision for the Kingdom by embodying Christ, proclaiming the Gospel, and seeking MORE (Message, Obedience, Replication, Expectancy).

General Description:
 Come and engage in pioneering work with the team to make disciples, raise leaders, and plant churches in a part of Eastern Europe where there are no evangelical fellowships to enable all people to have the opportunity to hear and know the Gospel and for the Gospel to be shared from everywhere to everywhere.

- Purposefully engage new people and deepen connections with people locally.

- Intentionally pursue spiritual conversations, start Bible studies, and engage in disciple-making with local people.

- Collaboratively work with national leaders and churches in surrounding communities to plant a church and raise leaders in an unreached part of the country.

- Creatively share the Gospel with boldness and dependency on the Spirit.

We are looking for people to join our team who are:

  • Deliberate – constantly growing as disciples of Jesus
  • Dedicated - committed to their work because other people’s ability to hear the gospel depends on it
  • Agile – flexible and able to adjust quickly to changing situations

And people who are willing to:

  • Prioritize the time they spend with God
  • Meet new people until they find those who desire to know God
  • Are bold and creative to share the gospel message

Qualifications/Requirements:
  • Full dependence and relationship with Jesus Christ
  • Creativity and boldness to think outside the box
  • Initiative and follow-through
  • Willingness to engage in language and culture learning
  • Ability and desire to proclaim the Gospel
  • Desire to mentor and disciple others
  • Passion for developing intentional relationships
  • Additionally, one or more of the following skills: church planting; theological training; business; entrepreneurship; office management; accounting; community development; teaching; camp planning; outdoor adventure; working with youth/ young adults; technical skills; communication skills; fundraising; grant writing


Field background:
 The Eastern Europe Team was started in 2002 in a predominantly Muslim country that consists of three major people groups, one of which is a frontier unreached people group. People here have filled their lives with empty traditions, and hopelessness and purposelessness are rampant as their history is filled with war, hardship, turmoil, and corruption.

The need for the Gospel is apparent in this country as only 0.07% of the population are believers with a small number of evangelical, Christ-following fellowships prevalent. However, the country as a whole is still largely unreached with only 300-500 disciples in a population of 3 million. Where we live in the country is representative of these statistics, and does not yet have any evangelical fellowship. Therefore, as we have been changed by Christ and continue to grow as disciples, the Eastern Europe Team seeks to disciple and raise up locals who can lead the church in Eastern Europe and fulfill the Great Commission. We will teach and proclaim the Gospel, and we will walk alongside locals in trusted relationships for disciples to be made. In biblical community, we will pray, study Scripture, be Christlike in every way, and worship together. We are dedicated to prayer, biblical accountability, and the pursuit of servant leadership as a reflection of Christ. We desire for a discipleship movement to occur, churches to be planted, leaders to be raised up, and God to be glorified.

The Eastern Europe Team believes and trusts that our God has the power to do immeasurably more, and the Holy Spirit is moving in and amongst all people. As Jesus Christ embodied transformation through incarnational ministry, we seek to empower, encourage, and engage all people groups and communities in Eastern Europe. We believe a movement of believers throughout the country and beyond is possible, and we believe God desires a Kingdom movement of disciples.