Teaching English to Future Church Leaders
Added: 02.03.2016
Teaching English to Future Church Leaders at Baltic Pastoral Institute
By Baltic Pastoral Institute
About us
Pastoral Training Program at Baltic Pastoral Institute (BPI) is seeking people who are willing to help the future church leaders to improve their English language skills.
The BPI Pastoral Training Program trains, equips and resources carefully selected Christian leaders to preach the Gospel, plant and lead missional churches in strategic places throughout Latvia, the Baltic region and beyond. BPI is the initiative of the Union of Baptist Churches in Latvia.
The Project
Teaching English to Future Church Leaders
Many Latvian churches, pastors, and church planters are developing ongoing relationships and partnerships with churches in English-speaking contexts. Therefore, the need to speak English is vital to the development of such relationships. Also, English is needed in order to study theology and related topics from English texts, although some have been translated into the Latvian language. Finally, the perceived need for English language study is greater now than ever as even Christian work is becoming more global. Much emphasis within the Union of Baptist Churches in Latvia is placed upon traveling outside Latvia to attend conferences, seminars, and other forms of training for pastors, church leadership, and church planters. English is the preferred language spoken at such training events.
We invite you to partner with BPI in three possible ways:
Option One: September-May
• 1 person/ a couple
• teaching English at BPI 1-2 times a week
• also helping a church plant in Riga or its area; or helping in contruction at campsite near Riga
• starting September 2016
We would like the candidate(s) to have the following:
training/ certification in the area of teaching English as a second language
some experience in teaching adults
some experience of living/ serving in a mission field
desire to learn about Latvia and experience life here
Option Two: 1-3 months
• 1-2 persons / a couple
• teaching English at BPI 1-2 times a week
• also helping a church plant in Riga or its area; or helping in contruction at campsite near Riga
• not possible June-August while students are on summer break
• starting: September
We would like the candidate(s) to have the following:
training/ certification in the area of teaching English as a second language
some experience in teaching adults
some experience of living/ serving in a mission field
desire to learn about Latvia and experience life here
Option Three: 1 week - 10 days
• a team of 3-5 people
• intensive teaching for 6-8 hours a day, for 5 days
• combined with visiting churches and church plants for exploration of potential partnerships
• not possible June-August while students are on summer break
• starting: May-early June
We would like the candidate(s) to have the following:
at least one of the team members with training/ certification in the area of teaching English as a second language
all team members ready to participate in teaching English in some capacity
desire to learn about Latvia and get a glipse of life and ministry here
Details regarding housing and other expenses will be provided upon request.
Contact person
Dean of Academic Affairs at BPI Liva Fokrote, livariga@gmail.com
Thank you!