Employment

Uruguay

December 16, 2013

Position Type:

• International Worker-Clergy Track
• Leadership Development
• Fully Funded
• Ordination required
• Couple

Summary of Ministry Position:

Partner with the Uruguay National Church in the training and development of leaders, workers, and pastors. As a mission one of our goals in the area of leadership development is to help the Bible Institute (CETAU) be self- sustaining and meets the varied needs of the Uruguayan National Church in the areas of church planting, missions, Bible teaching, pastoring, and leading teams. This position involves preparing Uruguayan teachers/professors for the Bible Institute.  This couple would join the current team of international workers and share in the work of teaching classes and training teachers/professors.

Important Clarification: Applicants should be aware that serving in the international world typically requires a higher-than-normal degree of grace and flexibility. Overseas cross-cultural positions can be a bit of a moving target. For example, overseas teams can be suddenly and unexpectedly impacted by illness, government decisions, financial realities, team changes, or other factors beyond the team’s control. The challenge for applicants is that these factors can sometimes necessitate the sudden redefining of a position. This redefining can take place before, during, or even after the application/interview process has begun or is completed.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Academic Qualifications:
   • A recognized bachelor’s degree and master’s degree (helpful if in area of theology or education or leadership development)
   • Completed a minimum of 30 hours of Bible/Theology/Ministry, 15 hours of Intercultural Studies (ICS).
   • The wife must hold a recognized bachelor’s degree and have completed a minimum of 18 hours of Bible/Theology, 15 hours of missions/ministry studies. Of the 15 hours of missions/ministry studies, at least 6 hours must be in cross-cultural or missions fields.
   • MLAT Score of 40 or higher
2. Ministry Qualifications:
   • Two years of successful Alliance Licensed Ministry Experience (ALME)
   • Experience in teaching adults in Bible institute setting or local church leadership development ministry.
   • Alliance ordination completed for men.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Training in developing educational leaders.
   • Experience in teaching and developing church leaders

Responsibilities:

1. Teach at the Bible Institute in Rivera.
2. Work closely with pastors who are being trained to become professors for the institute.
3. Work with the Bible Institute Committee.
4. Be willing to serve on a team comprised of C&MA and national workers.

Timeline for deployment:

Late summer 2015

General Information:

About the size of Oklahoma, Uruguay (68,039 sq. mi.) consists of a low, rolling plain in the south and a low plateau in the north. General information for Uruguay is available on The World Factbook website

Work and Living Environment:

The workers will live and work in the northern city of Rivera (six hours distance by bus from the capital Montevideo).  Rivera is a border city with Santa Ana Da Livramento, Brazil.  Rivera has a population of about 120,000.  It is a small city and rural in many ways.  The workers would rent an apartment or house. All utilities are available including internet. There is public transportation, medical facilities, stores, etc.

Status of Christian Witness:

Rivera is one of the most evangelized areas of Uruguay.  The Alliance has 4 churches in the city of Rivera and two other churches at smaller towns in the Department of Rivera.

Language Expectations:

Language is an essential part of ministry.  International workers (IW’s) receive two years of intensive Spanish language and cultural study. The goal will be to speak, read, and write the language at a functional level, in order to share the good news of Jesus. IW’s will be expected to be disciplined and intentionally persevering in the first season of language learning. The process for language acquisition is one year in language school in Costa Rica followed by a second year of language study requirements to be carried out on site.

Health Considerations:

Medical facilities are available.

Expectations for Spouse:

Spousal roles vary based on the husband’s and wife’s giftings, training, and needs of the team. It is expected that both spouses will be meaningfully involved in meeting ministry objectives, depending on the nature of family roles, children, etc. The team expects the spouse to be able to teach at the institute and engage in leadership development.

Children’s Educational Plan and Options:

There is no international school in Rivera.  Options are Uruguayan schools or home schooling.

Compensation Package:

This is designated a fully GCF-funded role. Please visit our Compensation page for details on how U.S. C&MA international workers are compensated. You will see there a comprehensive package that would be offered with this role covering all costs related to a monthly living allowance, housing, travel, children’s education and full benefits.  GCF-funded workers share corporate responsibility for raising of GCF dollars from among Alliance churches and other possible sources.

Questions?

Please write Amy Roedding at  [email protected] or contact your Candidate Developer.

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