ESL Teacher

Japan is a beautiful country made up of 124 million people, with 38 million living in the greater Tokyo area. While mainly known for its big cities, futuristic technology, and cosplay culture, Japan is also an island country with lush forests and picturesque lakes and rivers. The Japanese culture is closely intertwined with Shinto, the ancient Japanese religion, and Buddhism, which was introduced from Korea in the 6th century. Only about 0.3% of the Japanese population are evangelical Christians, making the Japanese people the second largest unreached people group in the world.

Our team’s vision is for God to transform Tokyo through an ever-increasing presence and influence of people who treasure Jesus above all else. The Japanese people are lonely, tired and overworked, seeking success in their careers even at the cost of their emotional and physical health. We aim to introduce them to Jesus so they might believe in Him, know Him, and be transformed by Him. Our team’s mission is to multiply churches by developing, empowering and releasing disciple-makers. Thus far, we’ve accomplished this by starting various evangelistic ministries and planting a network of four “small churches” that meet in homes across the city.

An ESL Teacher would join in this work by participating in one of our churches and apprenticing under the leader of our English conversation club. Goers will receive on-the-ground training in disciple-making with a focus on ESL as gospel outreach, cross-cultural communication, and gospel contextualization. Goers will participate in our ongoing English conversation club and help to launch a new English conversation ministry in a different neighborhood in our area. We hope to train this intern not to fit into a predetermined mold, but rather to use their unique giftings and strengths to make disciples in our city.