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Please see www.crosslinks.org/who/mp_pls/williams/centre_urban_mission.pdf
and www.carlilecollege.org

Carlile College is passionate about training men and women for Christian mission. Our greatest desire is to see the continent of Africa radically transformed through the power of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

More than half of the entire population of the city of Nairobi live in informal settlements, sometimes called slums. Carlile College opened its Centre for Urban Mission in the heart of the Kibera slum in 2003. The Centre offers a variety of training programmes for pastors and church leaders who live and work in the informal settlements.

Our vision is to see the transformation of informal settlements through the ministry of the local church, so we are passionate about equipping Christian leaders to make a difference in their churches and communities. The Centre for Urban Mission seeks to take the context of the informal settlements seriously and has developed an approach to training that wants to both learn from and respond to the challenges of the informal settlements. We believe that it is impossible to engage seriously with the context of the informal settlements from suburbia.

Carlile College and the Centre for Urban Mission welcome placement students from Bible Colleges and mission agencies around the world. We offer the opportunity for you to join our existing programmes for a term (or more) of study, focusing particularly on modules relating to mission and contextualisation. We recommend that all placement students join classes in the Centre for Urban Mission for at least one day per week. The reason that we make this recommendation is because we believe that by joining classes in the Centre for Urban Mission you will engage with an exciting new approach to theological training. The tools that you will be exposed to will help you to contextualise the gospel wherever God is calling you to work. In addition to classes in the Centre for Urban Mission, we can select other courses that have a special focus on Christian ministry in Africa and on African Theology.

The Apprenticeship programme:

Apprentices will be linked to the Centre for Urban Mission and to the Anglican Church in Kibera slum that neighbours the Centre for Urban Mission. A week will generally include Sunday ministry at one of the Anglican churches in the slum, some weekday ministry responsibility that would probably involve discipleship training or Bible study training and some teaching input received alongside formal students in the Centre for Urban Mission or at Carlile College. David Williams, principal of the college will probably act as mentor.

Candidates:

Ideal candidates will be graduates, have some ministry experience already, gifts as a Bible teachers and a sense of humour.

Notes:

This placement is ideally for 11-12 months, although this is subject to visas. 6 months could be a suitable duration.

For this placement, the cost will be roughly £500 per month – a total of between £5000-6000 for a full year. The idea is that this is raised by a combination of yourself and your home church. However, if the money is the only barrier to you thinking about going, please contact Crosslinks, as there may possibly be money available through a bursary fund

Please contact cjennings@crosslinks.org for more information

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Christ Church Glenwood and The Bible Talks are ministries in partnership with one another in Glenwood in the city of Durban. They consist of a morning congregation which meets in a high school and two student congregations which meet on the campus. We fall under the Church of England in SA which is an evangelical Anglican group and therefore subscribe doctrinally to the 39 articles of religion and all that the Reformation stood for.

Our aim is to glorify God by reaching out, building up and sending out men and women with the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Job Summary of Church Apprentice:

Primarily to hold to the gospel of Jesus Christ and it’s outworking in all the following responsibilities:

1. Evangelism

   (Children, Youth, Students, Men, Women, Family, Elderly, Refugee…)

   To be involved with personal evangelism with at least two of the groups of people mentioned above.

   To be actively involved in the planning, organizing and running of a Mission week catering for at least two of the above mentioned groups.

   To become competent in using more than one tool for explaining the gospel of Jesus to enquirers.

2. Discipleship/Teaching

   (Children, Youth, Students, Men, Women, Family, Elderly, Refugee,..)

   To be involved in the ‘One to One’ discipleship of one or two individuals during the course of the year

   To be involved in teaching/facilitating a small group Bible study or teaching in children’s church or youth group for the duration of the year.

   To have the opportunity to give at least one talk, to an appropriately selected group from above and receive feedback.

   To attend at least one regional conference; (Easter Convention or Mid-year Conference) during the year.

3. Training/Equipping

   (Children, Youth, Students, Men, Women, Family, Elderly, Refugee...)

   To attend and participate in the Regional Training Programme (Ministry Apprentice Programme) one afternoon, weekly and prepare for this as required.

   To participate in other training offered in relation to my specific area of Ministry (BMT for growth group leaders, CMT for Children’s Church teachers).

   To receive Mentorship and feedback from senior staff throughout the year.

   To participate in training/equipping others who show gifts and potential gifts to be used in ‘ministry’.

4. General Administration

   To attend the weekly staff meeting and participate in reviewing, evaluating and planning specific areas of ministry.

   To take on or assist with any administration that relates to your specific area of Ministry and facilitate effective communication at all times.

5. Logistics

   To demonstrate a willingness and commitment to serve in practical ways at Christ Church Glenwood and The Bible Talks.

   To be involved with the logistics of setting up and clearing way before and after meetings and facilitating the smooth running of events as and when required.

6. Pastoral

   To be involved with visiting and praying with the “needy”, sick or anyone with any other reason, within the area of your responsibility

   To show non-discriminatory compassion towards the “needy” and develop the skills to refer them to those who are equipped to help.

   To prioritise the gospel in all these relationships.

Notes:

This placement is for 11-12 months, January-December 2007. However, there is some flexibility and you may be able to begin in September if that suits better.

For this placement, the cost will be roughly £500 per month – meaning a total of around £6000. The idea is that this is raised by a combination of yourself and your home church. However, if the money is the only barrier to you thinking about going, please contact Crosslinks, as there may possibly be money available through a bursary fund.

Please contact cjennings@crosslinks.org for more information