LINK Dance Ministry
How would you like to combine your passion for dance with serving God in Japan? At LINK we have a vision to use dance/performing arts to meet and build relationships with young adults in the Tokyo area, seeking to share the gospel with them.
The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow. Sadly in Japan there are very few Christian young people, some may have never even met a Christian before, let alone heard the gospel or thought about visiting a church. Yet many young people are open to new ideas and are at a stage of life where they are considering their identity and direction in life. That is why at LINK we want to make the most of this window of opportunity, using dance and performing arts to connect with young adults in the Tokyo area and share our faith with them. We long to see many young Japanese people come to know and love the Lord Jesus and make an impact on the dance community in Japan, the Japanese church and Japanese society.
Here at the LINK ministry we are looking for dancers to come and join us in this exciting and vital ministry to young adults in the Tokyo area. If this appeals to you, why don’t you come and join us?
Serve Asia Workers: Up to 11 months
Mid term and Long term: please contact us for options
Job Description
Tokyo is an amazing place with many opportunities to meet new people. It can be difficult adjusting to the differences of Japanese culture and learning the language, however, dance can help break the ice and open the way to many friendships and opportunities to share about our wonderful God.
As a Dance Ministry Worker at LINK your main focus will be meeting and building friendships with young adults who share the same interest in dance/performing arts and seeking to share your faith with them. You will join LINK’s Shinjuku Gospel Hip-Hop class outreach and have opportunities to teach the class (dance styles other than hip-hop are ok). You will help follow up the many dancers who we already have contact with as well as making new contacts. You may also choose to start your own dance/performing arts group or join other existing groups and communities. There may also be opportunities to join and collaborate with various Christian and non-Christian events and help LINK to make contact with other dance communities around Tokyo. As a Dance Ministry Worker at LINK you will not only reach out to non-Christians but will also have the opportunity to encourage and support Christian dancers in the Tokyo area, many of whom may be struggling to share their faith with other dancers.
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LINK Sports Ministry
Sports are great fun and a fantastic means to connect with people and find opportunities to share the love of Christ. At LINK we have a vision to use sports to meet and build relationships with young adults in the Tokyo area, seeking to share the gospel with them. Many young people in Japan may have never even met a Christian before, let alone heard the gospel or thought about visiting a church. We are looking for workers to come and reach out to such people through a common love for sports. If this appeals to you, why don’t you come and help us make this vision a reality.
Serve Asia Workers: Up to 11 months
Mid term and Long term: please contact us for options
Job Description
In Tokyo, there is a vast array of opportunities to get involved in sports, ranging from joining in on activities in public parks, to getting involved in your local community center, to becoming a member of sporting clubs.
As a Sports Ministry Worker at LINK you will be able to use almost any kind of sports to find and build friendships with young adults who share the same interest. You can choose to start a sports group or join existing sporting clubs and communities. You may work with other missionaries, and potentially alongside Japanese Christians too, or you may work primarily on your own if you are comfortable to do so. There may also be opportunities to work with churches that have a vision for reaching out to young adults through sports.
Whether you join a sports group or start your own, your key focus will be to meet lots of people and seek to share the love of Christ with them as your friendship grows.
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LINK WEB Ministry
Japan is technologically a very advanced country, however when it comes church websites, many are outdated and lack appeal. Furthermore, social media is not being used to its full potential to make new contacts and spread the good news. Some churches are aware of the lack of internet presence but do not have the technological knowledge or the financial resources to do much about it. At LINK we have a vision to encourage and equip Japanese churches to better utilise their websites and social media to reach out to people in Japan.
How would you like to use your skills in website design and social media to help make a difference in Japan?
Serve Asia Workers: Up to 11 months
Mid-term and Long-term: please contact us for options
Job Description
As a LINK Web Ministry Worker you will teach people how to make appealing and inviting websites for their churches and how to maintain these. You will also help churches improve their websites. You will also encourage and equip churches and individual Christians to (further) use social media to reach out, share their faith, and advertise their church and events and so on.
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Living in a share house is recommended. In Japan share houses are very popular and range in size from just a few to hundreds of residents. Living in a share house is a great way to meet people, make great friends, have a lot of fun and find many opportunities to share your faith. For more information about this and other accommodation options, please inquire.
LINK Music Ministry
At LINK we believe that worship is one of the most important part of our Christian lives. It should come from our hearts and lift our souls into Gods presence and shouldn’t end with the Sunday service. We feel that the reality in Japanese churches is somehow different.
The average church in Japan has about 40 people at the Sunday service. The program is probably all over the country very similar with songs from traditional hymnals. When young people stumble into a church on a Sunday morning, these songs do not appeal to them.
How would you like to use your musical skills to help Japanese churches and young Christians to worship with joy and from the bottom of their hearts?
Serve Asia Workers: Up to 11 months Mid-term and Long-term: please contact us for options
Job Description
You would be helping churches to rethink the way they do worship and help them to open their minds to different ways to do this. You could also help young Christians to learn a different way to lead worship in their churches and to train new young leaders themselves.
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Living in a share house is recommended. In Japan share houses are very popular and range in size from just a few to hundreds of residents. Living in a share house is a great way to meet people, make great friends, have a lot of fun and find many opportunities to share your faith. For more information about this and other accommodation options, please inquire.
