Opportunities
Philippines-Muslim Ministries
Approximately ten percent of the Philippine population is Muslim. This position will use your spiritual gifts and love for Jesus to evangelize and disciple unreached, Muslim people groups that have little or no knowledge of the gospel.
As part of a holistic church-planting team, the ideal candidate has the gift of evangelism and will live in community with Muslims to win and disciple new believers.
Missionaries to Muslims should possess a deep understanding of Islamic culture and beliefs, proficiency in relevant languages, strong interpersonal skills, and a solid theological foundation. They must demonstrate compassion, patience, and resilience, and a commitment to the gospel and genuine love for the people they serve.
- Pray: Consistently pray for guidance and the hearts of those you wish to reach.
- Build Relationships: Establish genuine, respectful friendships through holistic ministry.
- Share the Gospel: Communicate Christ’s message with love and clarity.
- Live Authentically: Demonstrate Christ-like behavior in daily life.
- Be Patient: Understand conversion is a gradual process.
Philippines-MK Dorm Parents
MK Dorm Parents with a heart to minister to teens will serve at Faith Academy in Manila, and will create a safe, loving environment in order to nurture the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social development of the students in their care, enabling families involved in church planting and discipleship ministries among unreached people groups to stay on the field longer.
World Team has a zero-tolerance Child Safety Policy and is a participating member of the Child Safety Protection Network.
Well-suited candidates will be compassionate, firm, and have a heart for discipleship.
Dorm parents supervise students in dormitories and ensure their safety and well-being. They manage daily routines, provide emotional support, handle emergencies, and foster a nurturing environment. Responsibilities include overseeing meals, cleanliness, and organizing activities to promote socialization and a positive communal living experience.
Philippines-Grant and Curriculum Writer
As a member of a holistic, church-planting team in the Philippines, the Grant and Curriculum Writer will use their writing skills and experience to assist in curriculum development and to procure grants for the Coral Reef Project in Caramoan.
Make a difference in remote coastal communities that will make a difference for generations to come by helping teams organize and revise all existing materials for future local educators. Research and identify new funding that aligns with our mission and goals. Write compelling grant proposals and submit them within deadlines. Work on other projects as needed such as revamping the website, developing the organization story for social media, preparing videos and presentations for fundraising opportunities, partnership development and educational materials for fishing communities.
- Bachelor’s in English/writing or demonstrable writing skills
- Excellent research, communication, and organizational skills
- Demonstrated success in growing social media channels
- Experience with photo and video editing software
- Some knowledge of managing grant database
- Creative and passionate about the Environment
Help Reefs for Life enter new communities while maintaining their baseline operations. Identify new sources of revenue stream, including developing relationships with corporations to donate needed items.
Philippines-Environmentalist
The work of the Environmentalist is to contribute to the discipleship team’s efforts to transform communities of unreached people groups in the Philippines, affecting them both physically and spiritually, so their lives will reflect the Glory of God, and they will better understand how to preserve and more effectively manage the environment that physically sustains them.
The Environmentalist will serve with a holistic team in the Philippines to educate remote coastal communities about environmental issues and provide assistance and solutions to address problems that are contributing to the collapse of the environmental systems that support them.
- Bachelor’s in environmental science, environmental policy, or similar field
- Certification for Scuba Diving
- Ability to live in a remote location and some experience with filing scuba tanks, maintain and repairing scuba gear
- Ability to work on a multicultural team
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds
- Some electronic/construction/welding experience
- Capacity to work with local governments and ensure compliance with laws and regulations
- Experience coordinating projects involving multiple stakeholders, particularly those involving coastal communities and government agencies.
- Excellent organizational skill set including written and verbal communication, time management, and ability to prioritize tasks
- Enjoy being on boats even in heat or inclement weather
- Experience with grant writing
- Experience being part of a research team
- Help maintain our nine coral restoration sites and three coral nurseries. (This requires at least two days a week/multiple dives each day). Help with dive preparation (refilling scuba tanks, loading/unloading scuba gear), and may also assist with construction, cleaning pontoon boats, painting, electronics, etc.
- Help organize and write curriculum for our various programs.
- Attend at least one weekly Bible study and help organize icebreakers/games.
- Attend and participate in all volunteer events (trash clean-ups, tree plantings, meetings, and educational events in local schools). Most of our volunteers are college students, affording great opportunities for developing friendships and relational evangelism.
- Develop friendships with some of the participants outside the volunteer events to get to know them on a deeper level. Encourage them to attend a Bible Study, and/or mentor them in making plans for their future.
- Work closely with our Dive Team in developing protocols for research, data analysis, and writing of research papers for publication.
- Help maintain our website and social media accounts.
Philippines-Educate Missionary Kids
Enable families involved in church planting and discipleship ministries among unreached people groups to stay on the field longer by providing quality education to missionary kids. Teachers and administrators will serve at Faith Academy, which is a fully accredited, international Christian school in Manila.
Positions open from K to 12th grade.
Certified teachers and individuals with skills in a wide variety of areas – from counseling to communications. The missionary school offers opportunities for school-wide volunteers and university students who are desiring a unique placement for student teaching.
Teachers plan and deliver lessons, assess student progress, manage classrooms, and provide individual support. They communicate with parents, collaborate with colleagues, and participate in school activities. Their goal is to create a positive learning environment and help students achieve their academic and personal potential.
Philippines-Coral Restoration Project Scuba Diver/Specialist
The Coral Restoration Project Scuba Diver/Specialist will work with a team in the Philippines to engage, evangelize, and disciple indigenous, unreached people groups through a project designed to restore people’s relationship with creation and their Creator as they help the environment by preserving and expanding local coral reefs.
This position requires certified open water scuba divers to help maintain an extensive Coral Restoration Project. This includes underwater surveys, monitoring, establishing marine protected areas, and staying current on all issues in coral restoration technologies and scientific breakthroughs.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental policy, or similar field
- Certification for Scuba Diving
- Experience in coral restoration planning, project management and ability to manage teams of divers
- Ability to live in a remote location and some experience with filing scuba tanks, maintain and repairing scuba gear
- Ability to work on a multi-cultural team
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds
- Some electronic/construction/welding experience
- Capacity to work with local governments and ensure compliance with laws and regulations
- Experience coordinating projects involving multiple stakeholders (particularly those involving coastal communities and government agencies)
- Excellent organizational skill set including written and verbal communication, time management, and ability to prioritize tasks
- Enjoy being on boats (even in heat or inclement weather)
- Help maintain coral restoration project sites and in the planning and construction of new coral restoration sites
- Assist with coral growth measurements, coral health/bleaching inspections, structure maintenance, coral out planting and general day-to-day operations
- Prepare gear and supplies, manage, and maintain equipment and tools
- Perform coral reef monitoring and management activities, including documenting disease outbreaks and bleaching, crown of thorns mitigation, marine debris removal, photogrammetry, etc.
- Manage data, perform analyses, and write reports
- Collect and annotate photos to identify corals, algae, and invertebrates
- Design and implement independent research projects or experiments to support nursery performance and restoration goals
- Participate in outreach events, provide educational and interactive activities, and work hard to integrate the Gospel and Creation Care in every event
Philippines-Community Development
Our approach to church planting is holistic and addresses the expressed needs of the people while sharing Christ and developing contextually appropriate solutions.
This position will use their expertise and experience in microfinance and/or community development to positively impact the spiritual and economic life of individuals and communities (both rural and urban) in the Philippines.
Community development workers possess a variety of skills, including communication, problem-solving and leadership. They must be knowledgeable about the needs of the community and be able to work with various stakeholders to create positive change.
Proficiency in the assigned unreached people group’s language.
- Engaging with community members to identify their needs and concerns
- Developing and implementing strategies to address the identified issues
- Collaborating with local organizations, businesses, and government agencies to secure support and resources for projects
- Organizing and facilitating community meetings, workshops, and other events to promote community involvement
- Monitoring and evaluating the progress of development projects and adjusting plans as needed
- Preparing reports and presentations to communicate project results and recommendations to stakeholders
- Assisting in securing funding for community development initiatives through grant applications and fundraising activities
Philippines-Church Planter / College Minister
The Church Planter / College Minister will serve in Naga City by assisting with the establishment of a new, healthy church, and will identify, equip, and launch mature, discipled believers to lead. This role will also engage the next generation by evangelizing and discipling unreached college students through various outreach programs and will connect them to this self-sustaining and reproducing church.
As the Church Planter / College Minister helps launch a new church plant, they will lead Bible studies, disciple new Christians, and develop church leaders. They will also organize and run workshops for college students in order to build contacts for outreach evangelism. They will gather these contacts into evangelistic Bible studies and invite them to attend the new church plant.
The ideal candidate will need to have wisdom, spiritual maturity, flexibility, resilience, interest in other cultures and peoples, and a genuine love for the lost. The ministry context involves subtle but persistent persecution of Christians and pervasive spiritual warfare. World Team values high immersion into the local culture and context, so this role must be willing to work hard to learn the local language and to assimilate into the community.
The Church Planter / College Minister role would have:
- Christian Maturity: Christ-like character that serves with a humble spirit and a listening heart, exhibits leadership competency, and engages in spiritual disciplines daily
- Evangelism and Discipleship: Effectively share the gospel with relational evangelism and disciple new believers
- Communication Skills: Encourage and teach mature believers to follow Christ in servant-leadership roles
- Knowledge and Discernment: Biblical and theological training (formal or informal) with good understanding of the scripture, the ability to lead Bible studies, as well as recognize and deal with problematic theology (a persistent problem)
- Experience: Ministering to college students or youth with 1-2 years in a volunteer or vocational capacity, ability to lead Bible studies
- Commitment: Expectation is for 1 to 4+ years (mid to long range)
- Willingness to learn another language (Tagalog/Bicol)
The Church Planter / College Minister will work on a team to provide leadership, assistance, and training in church planting and college ministry. They will:
- Plan, develop, and lead Bible studies for small groups
- Prepare and preach sermons on an occasional basis
- Lead evangelistic events from planning to execution
- Assist in the leadership and organization of church plants
- Assist in the development of new local church and ministry leaders
- Study (at a local language school in the Philippines) and become fluent in Tagalog/Bicol to faithfully communicate, minister, teach, and preach in the native language
- Participate in field-level activities, including the annual conference, regular prayer meetings, and other tasks as needed
- Participate in quarterly reviews that assist and guide the missionary in reaching ministry and personal goals
- Raise and manage their own support funds, including submitting expense reports and general budgeting of personal/support resources in appropriate ways
Philippines-Business Training
Many of the communities that we work in set up their own businesses but do not have the training or ability to be able to sustain them. Training community members in good business practices to help their business thrive creates stronger families and communities. This role is ideal for individuals looking to combine their business expertise with a heart for service, community development, and evangelism.
This position will live among and serve the Filipino people as a member of a holistic, church-planting team in the Philippines. They will use their business knowledge, experience, and expertise to lead classes and seminars in computers, leadership, micro-enterprise, and other areas of business.
Use your professional knowledge and the gifts of entrepreneurship and good management to bring creative, long-term, and sustainable solutions to local challenges.
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, education, or a related field
- Experience in business training, entrepreneurship, or community development (preferably in a cross-cultural setting)
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage and motivate diverse groups
- A commitment to Christian values and a desire to serve on a church planting team
- A willingness to live in remote areas and adapt to local living conditions
- Proficiency in the assigned unreached people groups language
- Training and Development: Design and implement business training programs tailored to the needs of local communities. This includes workshops on entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and sustainable business practices.
- Mentorship: Provide ongoing mentorship to local entrepreneurs and community leaders to help them apply business concepts effectively and encourage the growth of local enterprises.
- Community Engagement: Collaborate with local churches, community organizations and local government to identify training needs and promote programs. Build strong relationships with community members to foster trust and cooperation.
- Cultural Adaptation: Learn and adapt to the local culture, language, and socio-economic conditions to ensure the training is relevant and impactful.
- Spiritual Leadership: Integrate Christian principles into training sessions, encouraging participants to consider ethical business practices and the role of faith in their professional lives.
- Evaluation and Reporting: Assess the effectiveness of training programs and report on outcomes and community impact to stakeholders.
Philippines-Marine Biologist
The Marine Biologist will join a holistic, church-planting team in the Philippines to oversee a coral reef restoration project to reach Filipinos who want to preserve their way of life.
As a Marine Scientist specializing in reef, coral, and turtle conservation, you will lead and contribute to research efforts aimed at the preservation and restoration of these delicate marine ecosystems. Use the platform of Creation Care to build relationships and partnerships with local stakeholders, share your testimony, and start Bible studies.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Christian maturity: Exemplify Christ-like character and leadership competency
- In-depth knowledge of reef ecosystems, coral biology, and turtle conservation.
- Experience in Grant Writing
- Strong research and data analysis skills
- Ability to lead and train a dive team to conduct species surveys and inventories
- Strong research background with a demonstrated track record of publication in reputable scientific journal(s)
- Expertise in marine fieldwork techniques, data collection, and statistical analysis
- Familiarity with coral reef assessment methods and restoration techniques
- Certified Scuba Diver
- Advance degree in Marine Biology (can be working towards doctorate degree)
- Experience with Field Work in remote coastal communities
- Active in Church/Ministries and has some cross-cultural experience
- Conduct cutting-edge research and data collection on reef ecosystems, coral health, and turtle populations
- Design and execute field surveys, experiments, and monitoring programs to assess the status and health of reef and turtle habitats
- Analyze and interpret data using advanced statistical techniques and modeling approaches
- Collaborate with local stakeholders, government agencies, and NGOs to develop and implement conservation strategies and management plans
- Conduct assessments of coral reef resilience and vulnerability to climate change impacts
- Help develop and implement educational outreach programs to raise awareness and promote sustainable practices for reef and turtle conservation
- Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals and present findings at scientific conferences
- Mentor and supervise dive team members, providing guidance and volunteer divers