The Christian Reformed Church in North America

Christian denomination coordinating US/Canada congregations

Anglophone West Africa Education Consultant

Corporate & Technical TrainingUpdated on Nov 14

Full-timeNigeriaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Professing membership in a Christian Reformed congregation or a church in communion with the CRCNA, and agreement with the church's doctrine as signified by signing a covenant statement.
A desire to serve the CRC and its educational ministries.
Ability to collaborate effectively with individuals from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds.
Intercultural experience and competence.
Administrative and organizational skills.
Training and experience in cross-cultural ministry, preferably in an African context or in global missions.
Experience in Christian Education, ideally in both classroom teaching and administration.
Proficiency in English.
Bachelor’s degree in Education or a related field.

Responsibilities

Establish dialogue with Christian schools throughout Anglophone West Africa.
Mentor and encourage key leaders in the Christian school movement.
Assess teaching materials and methods used in Anglophone West African schools and integrate them into the development of a Christian school curriculum.
Encourage implementation of Educational Care and other educational materials throughout West Africa.
Collaborate with West African educators and Christian school associations to develop and implement West African teams to train, distribute, and implement Educational Care practices.
Participate in training Christian school administrators to competently administer their schools using Educational Care resources and practices.
Train teachers to integrate a Biblical worldview into their teaching.
Attend training for Christian school administrators on competently administering their schools.
Interact and collaborate with other Resonate missionaries involved in education.
Encourage and coordinate involvement of other organizations in Christian school development in Anglophone West Africa, especially CRCNA-related agencies.
Lead African and worldwide discussions of Christian education.
Identify and develop strategic ministry opportunities for short-term missionaries that use CRCNA skills and strengths to develop Christian education.
Work with the Resonate West Africa and Central Africa Regional Leader to orient, mentor, and supervise volunteers while they are in West Africa.
Facilitate reciprocal exchanges between the CRCNA and ministry collaborators in Eastern and Southern Africa for youth leadership formation.
Return periodically to North America for Reconnect visits to report on God’s mission within youth and listen for ways to connect the CRCNA and other entities in youth formation.
Provide the CRCNA with insight and resources about youth missional formation based on the missionary’s knowledge and expertise, encouraging deeper passion and involvement in global missions.
Communicate the nature and impact of Resonate’s ministry activities to the CRCNA and others through written communications at least quarterly, and through teaching and speaking engagements, especially on Reconnect visits.
Participate in support-raising for Resonate Global Mission’s ministries by developing and maintaining a network of supporting churches and individuals in North America.
During the Missionary in Training stage, develop language and cultural skills and ministry expertise, and build a network of relationships for prayer, care, and financial support in North America to enable future ministry.

Desired Qualifications

Master’s degree in Education or a related field, completed or in progress.

PURPOSE

The Anglophone West Africa Education Consultant is based in Nigeria. This role is responsible for facilitating the development, strengthening, and improvement of primary through secondary level Christian education teachers and administrators throughout Anglophone West African countries. The Education Consultant will utilize the experience of the CRCNA in Christian education, creating a link between North America and Anglophone West Africa to achieve the region’s ministry priorities for education.

This position will remain open until filled.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

Christian Education Support & Development

Establish dialogue with Christian schools throughout Anglophone West Africa.
Mentor and encourage key leaders in the Christian school movement.
Assess teaching materials and methods used in Anglophone West African schools and integrate these into the development of a Christian school curriculum.
Encourage the implementation of Educational Care and other educational materials throughout West Africa.
In collaboration with West African educators and Christian school associations, develop and implement West African teams to train, distribute, and implement Educational Care practices in West Africa.
Participate in the training of Christian school administrators to competently administer their schools using Educational Care resources and practices.
Engage in the training of teachers to integrate a Biblical worldview into their teaching.
Attend the training of Christian school administrators to competently administer their schools.
Interact and collaborate with other Resonate missionaries involved in education.
Encourage and coordinate the involvement of other organizations in Christian school development in Anglophone West Africa, especially other CRCNA-related agencies.
Lead African and worldwide discussions of Christian education.
Identify and develop strategic ministry opportunities for short-term missionaries that utilize the skills and strengths of the CRCNA in the development of Christian education.
Work with the Resonate West Africa and Central Africa Regional Leader in the orientation, mentoring, and supervision of such volunteers while they are in West Africa.

Service with North America

Facilitate reciprocal exchanges between the CRCNA and ministry collaborators in Eastern and Southern Africa for youth leadership formation.
Return to North America periodically for Reconnect visits to report on God’s mission within youth and listen for ways to connect the CRCNA and other entities in the formation of youth.
Provide the CRCNA with insight and resources about youth missional formation from the missionary’s knowledge and expertise, encouraging a deeper passion and involvement in global missions.
Communicate the nature and impact of Resonate's ministry activities to the CRCNA and others through written communications (at least quarterly), and through teaching and speaking engagements, especially on Reconnect visits.
Participate in support-raising for Resonate Global Mission’s ministries by developing and maintaining a network of supporting churches and individuals in North America.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

QUALIFICATIONS

Professing membership in a Christian Reformed congregation, or of a church in communion with the CRCNA, and agreement with the doctrine of the church signified by signing a covenant statement.
A desire to serve the CRC and its educational ministries
Proven ability to collaborate effectively with individuals from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds.
Demonstrated intercultural experience and competence.
Self-motivated with excellent administrative and organizational skills.
Training and experience in cross-cultural ministry, preferably in an African context or in global missions.
Demonstrated experience in Christian Education, ideally in both classroom teaching and administration.
Proficiency in English is required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree in Education or a related field.
Master’s degree in Education or a related field is preferred (completed or in progress).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The Anglophone West Africa Education Consultant will be located in Abuja or Jos as relevant and will be accountable to the West and Central Africa Regional Leader. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

***Position Stages****

The successful candidate for this position will start as a Missionary in Training before fully transitioning to the Career Missionary role.

Stage #1 Missionary in Training:

The purpose of this position is to prepare for international service. In this role, the employee will develop language and cultural skills, ministry expertise, and build a network of relationships for prayer, care, and financial support in North America that will enable future ministry. One can expect to remain in this stage for 6 to 18 months, depending on how quickly the support network comes together and their prior background and experience. Typically, this position is a full-time role. The pay range for this position is based on the US or Canadian domestic pay scale.

Stage #2 Career Missionary:

When the missionary is ready to completely assume the duties in their job description, they transition to the Career Missionary role, which is located in their country of service. This position is full-time. The pay range is based on the US or Canadian international pay scale.

About the Company

The Christian Reformed Church in North America

Christian denomination coordinating US/Canada congregations

The Christian Reformed Church in North America is a Protestant denomination that brings together about a thousand local congregations across the United States and Canada, with roughly 300,000 members. It supports and coordinates worship, education, and mission through its network of churches rather than through a single centralized church. Its main work happens through individual congregations and regional bodies that share a Reformed Christian faith and practice. The group differentiates itself by its long-standing Reformed confession, cross-border network, and organized structure for leadership, pastoral care, and community programs. The CRCNA aims to nurture faith, disciple members, and extend its mission by equipping churches to worship, learn, and serve in their communities and beyond.

Company size: 201-500
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Headquarters: Kentwood, MI
Founded: 1857

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