Patient, humble team members who are willing to wisely share their time and possessions with the San and build trusting relationships are essential. The ideal candidate would have an ability to build deep, trusting relationships with this fragile community and communicate in a gentle manner. All roles would be with the intended goal to build relationship, lead people to Christ and disciple them to be disciple-makers themselves as well as identify local leaders. Other options may be available for those who have a strong desire to minister among the San in Tsumkwe. Being involved informally with community development projects such as literacy, ESL, community health, dealing with alcohol abuse, micro-lending, Farming God’s Way (or similar) or other agricultural endeavours would allow the person to have wide access to and flexibility in the community. The ideal team members will need to be highly motivated and flexible individuals with no health problems and fully aware that life in Tsumkwe will be complicated, language learning will be essential and difficult, luxuries will be non-existent and lifestyle must be simple. A Bachelor’s degree or Bible School diploma would be the minimum requirement.
PEOPLE OF NAMIBIA AFRICA PROFESSIONAL
Although it may be helpful to have higher degrees in cross-cultural communication, theology, linguistics or in a professional capacity, they are not required. Experience in arid farming or livestock care could be beneficial.Īcademic qualifications. A qualified professional in medicine, education or technical specialties would be considered, but not the first choice of entry into this community, due to immigration issues in transferring professional accreditation to Namibia. Team members will be expected to keep language learning as a priority while still doing other work in the community.Įxperience in Bible teaching, discipleship and church planting as well as agriculture, community health, education and youth and children’s work could be greatly beneficial. This language, Ju/’hoan, is complicated and will require considerable and long-term effort to learn. Ideally, a candidate could learn some Afrikaans before arrival on site and then each member will be expected to spend a considerable percentage of his or her time during the first two years learning the local San language. Many people, women especially, speak only Afrikaans and the local language. Language needed will be English, secondarily Afrikaans (or Dutch) if possible. The second phase will be beginning Bible studies and training, and then identifying local leaders to train and partner with, who will be able to take over and carry on the work without our presence.
The first phase will be language acquisition and building trust in the community. The strategy will be implemented in phases. (Methods like T4T, TTI, Discovery Bible Study and Storying can be utilised). The strategy of this team will be to identify, train and support local Christians to be disciple makers and leaders in their communities by modelling an active, transformed lifestyle while teaching, serving and living in Tsumkwe. Our priority will be to clearly love and disciple believers to make disciples themselves, helping the church to become Christ-centred and able to teach and disciple believers and non-believers for Christ in the surrounding area. AIM are seeking, through various roles in the community like tutoring, agricultural training or community health education, to meet the people in their need. Because of fame they have received on the international stage, they have been frequent recipients of short term outreach, some of which has caused harm. The San are an isolated and often intriguing people group because of their heritage and gentle community-based culture. The Ministry Vision of this team will be disciple making and equipping the San people group in northeast Namibia.
The Namibia Unit Leader is actively maintaining relationships in Tsumkwe and looking for other partners as well. At least one member would be designated specifically to train young leaders from various churches in discipleship and evangelism. We’re looking to see a multifaceted team which can minister to this San community in physical and spiritual ways. Surrounding the town of Tsumkwe are 35+ villages, most of which lack strong Christian witness or leadership. The team will encourage and train local Christians, helping them reach those who don’t yet know Jesus.
We are hoping to put together a team to minister in the Tsumkwe area of Namibia.
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