The starting and development of local churches forms the heart and soul of what we see portrayed for us in the book of Acts. Today we share the same commitment to send people who are called and equipped to do this and will devote their time and energy in the development of both people and local churches in the least-reached places.

Examples of Church Ministry Activity

• Church planting
• Evangelism
• International churches
• Theological education
• Leadership training
• Working with Diaspora groups such as Chinese, Filipino, etc

Core Qualifications for Serving in Church Ministry

There are three areas of consideration:

1. Spiritual gift(s)
2. Experience
3. Education

1. Spiritual Gifts:

We affirm the value and importance of all the gifts of the Spirit.  However, due to the nature of church development activity, there should be demonstrated evidence of giftedness in at least one of the following gift mixes:

• Apostle/Evangelism
• Teaching
• Pastoral

2. Experience:

• Minimum 2 years experience in church ministry in Canada or equivalent experience in the Apprentice Program
• Appropriate C&MA licensing related to future ministry

3. Education:

• Bachelors Degree
• Alliance History and Thought course
• Masters in Intercultural Studies or its equivalent if undergrad is not a professional ministry degree
• For those with a professional ministry degree, Graduate level minimum/equivalent of Ambrose Seminary Diploma in Intercultural Studies www.ambrose.edu
• Alternative training to Masters Level studies may be considered in light of the Applicant ’s background and needed competencies for nature and place of ministry.

First Steps