New Fields
Long-term field serviceAt a Glance
Department
Ideal Profile
Commitment
Preparation
Financial supportThe Opportunity
Help establish a new field. Build toward reproducing churches.
Explore and establish a new field under the VP of Sending and Planting, developing an approved regional strategy and helping form a missionary team.
Serve among unreached and under-reached peoples through To Every Tribe’s Regional Approach and Eight Phases of Pioneer Church Planting. Build trust, share the gospel, disciple believers, and equip local leaders toward healthy, reproducing Indigenous churches.
This opportunity begins with mutual discernment and approved exploration. It does not promise immediate placement in a particular country or independent field leadership.
Candidates may propose a country, region, or people group for assessment and approval by the VP of Sending and Planting.
What You’ll Do
- Research potential communities, gospel access, local relationships, and the practical requirements of entering a new field.
- Develop and regularly review a regional church-planting strategy, ministry plans, and budget with the VP of Sending and Planting; seek approval for major decisions.
- Learn the required languages and culture, establish residence in the approved ministry area, build trust, and create opportunities for clear gospel conversations.
- Apply the Eight Phases of Pioneer Church Planting through evangelism, Scripture teaching, discipleship, and the development of local leaders.
- Help identify and welcome teammates, and establish rhythms of prayer, planning, accountability, and ministry as the team develops.
- Maintain regular communication with the VP of Sending and Planting, your sending church, and financial and prayer partners.
- Raise and maintain approved support for salary, ministry, and field-establishment expenses.
Who We’re Looking For
- Agreement with To Every Tribe’s mission, distinctives, Statement of Faith, and team values.
- Commissioned, licensed, or ordained by a sending church, with ongoing partnership and accountability.
- Demonstrated Christian maturity and ability to share the gospel clearly, teach Scripture faithfully, and disciple others across cultures.
- Commitment to language learning, cultural understanding, teamwork, and receiving counsel and correction.
- Ability to take initiative amid uncertainty and limited infrastructure while remaining accountable to the VP of Sending and Planting.
- Willingness to undertake exploratory travel and adapt to the practical demands of the approved assignment.
- Completion of the training, practical preparation, and entry requirements agreed for the assignment.
Previous cross-cultural missionary experience is preferred. Readiness and team arrangements are assessed individually with the VP of Sending and Planting.
Life in a pioneering assignment
Establish a home and ministry presence in the approved field, learning its language and culture and developing local relationships.
Housing arrangements are established with the VP of Sending and Planting for the approved field.
Families arrange schooling with field-team guidance.
Plan the assignment together.
Start dates are arranged individually after preparation, funding, and field approval.
Full approved monthly support and one-time costs raised before departure.
Missionaries obtain healthcare coverage; costs are included in the approved support budget.
To Every Tribe and the field team guide visas, work permits, and residency preparation. Missionaries provide the required documents and raise the associated costs.
Required transportation costs are included in the approved support budget.
Preparation & support
You won’t take the next step alone.
Develop an appropriate training and practical preparation plan. This may include the cohort, an internship, an apprenticeship, or the one-year training.
Career missionary service may be pursued directly; a separate internship or apprenticeship is not a universal prerequisite. Field apprenticeship is a recommended supported first term for new missionaries: learn the language and culture, contribute to ministry, and serve under experienced missionaries with supervision, mentorship, and ongoing training.
Everyone has protected language-learning time tailored to the role.
Regular check-ins with the VP of Sending and Planting, with mentoring tailored to experience and needs.
Compensation
This position is full-time (40+ hours weekly) and is fully support-based. The worker is required to raise a team of financial and prayer partners to fund all salary, taxes, administrative fees, and ministry expenses.