Suriname – Women’s Discipleship

This role is for women gifted in teaching, discipleship, organization, counseling, and mentoring. They will develop Surinamese women who are hungry for spiritual growth and encouragement. These women will then reproduce themselves in others by being examples of disciples of Christ. The goal is to establish a Women’s Ministry that may be duplicated in other locations where the need is great.

The Women’s Discipleship Worker is designed for flexible, relational, and team-oriented women. They will develop and model a discipleship ministry that can be multiplied among the women from various ethnic groups within the national churches in the city and suburbs of Suriname.

The ideal candidate is an experienced and authentic servant leader who can disciple believers and is compassionate and team-oriented. They will possess:

• Christian Maturity: Evidence of Christ-like character with a humble and solid commitment to the spiritual disciplines (i.e., Bible reading and meditation, prayer, confession, fellowship, etc.).
• Theological Knowledge and Experience: Has a strong biblical and theological basis (formal and informal) and can accurately interpret and apply the Scripture.
• Interpersonal relations: Able to relate cross-culturally, work on a team, develop a healthy relationship with national churches, and bring women together for spiritual training and development.
• Aptitude for Language Learning: Willingness and dedication to learn and become proficient in the language of the people.
• Communication Skills: Communicate the gospel skillfully within the context of the culture and be able to teach interactively and relationally in its simplicity, whether one-to-one or in small groups.
• Evangelism and Discipleship Experience: At least 1-2 years experience in evangelism and discipleship with the capacity to equip and support others in their calling to evangelize and make disciples.

• Share the passion of living for Jesus, model a life of self-sacrifice and devotion to the Lord, and encourage and support others on their journey of faith with utmost care and affection.
• Establish and maintain a solid relationship with local church leaders to mobilize potential women in their congregation for discipleship training.
• Promote Biblical maturity and healthy Christian living among the women in their local churches and encourage them to be lifelong learners who will reproduce disciples.
• Develop a relevant and practical discipleship program that will help develop character, sharpen skills, and increase knowledge in the discipleship process.
• Engage, enlist, and develop a core group of faithful women who are capable of making and multiplying disciples.