Career Missions
Find Your Place in the World
You can help share the gospel with people who don’t know Jesus Christ as their Saviour. That opportunity is still out of reach for many people around the world. If you’re willing to make a long-term commitment to change that, we’re here to help you.
Ethnos Canada will work in partnership with you and your church. We will provide the specialized training you need and help you find the role God has prepared for you in the network of missionaries who make cross-cultural ministries possible.
“Jesus said to His disciples, ‘As the Father has sent me, so send I you…’.
Martin Lamb
We are to be His hands and His feet, His eyes and His tears; His very life to this lost and dying world, because if we’re not, nobody is. The incarnation that God began in Jesus He now wants to continue through you and through me – the body of Christ!”
Qualifications
for church planting with Ethnos
Career Missionaries must have a minimum of 60 credit hours at a Bible college or university (typically two years of Bible training or the equivalent) and successfully complete Ethnos’ specialized training program.
Additionally, all personnel must:
- Agree with Ethnos Canada’s Statement of Faith
- Have personal assurance of salvation by faith in Jesus Christ
- Maintain a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be involved in a local church
- Be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ by maintaining a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Ethnos Canada
- Desire to be part of a team effort to evangelize least reached people groups
- Have high moral character with positive references and not have been convicted of a criminal offence for which a pardon has not been granted
- Understand that most Ethnos Canada ministry opportunities are physically, emotionally, and mentally challenging and that appropriate health in these areas is required
- Be willing to trust God for financial and material needs
- Have no preexisting school, auto or credit card debts without a repayment plan (some exceptions apply)
- Not have a history of divorce, or divorce and remarriage, after salvation
Becoming a Missionary
With more than 6,000 people groups still unreached, the task is bigger than just us. God is calling out workers from the ethnos to go.
Our role in mobilizing, equipping and coordinating missionaries extends beyond our own culture. From all around to the world, God is calling out workers to be a part of reaching the ethnos!
Thousands of believers from more than three dozen countries are actively working together in Africa, Latin America, Northern Canada and the Asia-Pacific Region.
Are you ready to join?
Why Choose Ethnos?
what makes ethnos distinct?
Most missionaries serve through sending organizations. How can you and your church choose the one that’s right for you? Find some of the reasons you might choose Ethnos.
Training
Ethnos Canada’s Specialized Training
Your role as a career missionary and previous Bible education determine the training you’ll need, which can take from one to four years. Learn more about Ethnos Canadas specialized training.
Available Positions
IT Security and Compliance Officer
Purpose: The IT Security and Compliance Officer is the IT cyber/IT security and compliance subject matter expert (SME) and works in partnership with the IT Infrastructure Director and the Ethnos360 IT Leadership Team in responding to security and compliance related issues and inquiries. This job’s role is to ensure the secure operation of in-house and cloud computer systems, servers, and network connections in accordance with Ethnos360 IT internal processes, procedures, and compliance requirements. Ethnos360 exists to assist the local church in planting mature churches among least reached people groups.
Responsibilities:
- Works to establish and enforce organizational standards related to the organization’s security and compliance of IT resources
- Researches and drafts security policies and guidelines and brings them to the ITLT for approval
- Communicates approved policies and guidelines to Ethnos360 departments and centers to make them aware of all security and compliance requirements
- Works closely with IT staff on specific projects and tasks that relate to security and compliance
- Stays up to date with IT security and compliance best practices by attending classes, reading publications, joining professional peer groups, etc.
- Participates in training and staff development activities
- Performs internal reviews to ensure that all current and new/updated policies and procedures adhere to best practices related to security and compliance
- Performs or works with third party audit groups to produce risk and technical vulnerability assessments, data classification, attack and penetration analysis, policy compliance and communication with internal teams
- Completes annual security insurance questionaries and submits the answers to the ITLT
- Actively participates in daily coordination and remediation of elevated security incidents in the organization
- Leads coordination and remediation of major security incidents
- Participates in the assessment of the security of new applications and programs prior to installation, upgrade, or widespread use within the organization
- Maintains confidentiality of highly sensitive information
- Participates in team meetings as required
- Participates in IT Leadership Team meetings as invited
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of IT
Requirements
- Other Requirements
• Must have a degree in Computer Science or a related Information Technology field, A+ certification, or equivalent work experience Preferred Qualifications/Certifications: • CIS 18 familiarity • Experience with various regulatory compliance requirements (SOX, HIPAA, etc.) • PowerShell • COMPTIA Security+ • Comptia Network+ or equivalent experience • (CISSP) Certified Information Systems Security Professional • (CISA) Certified Information Systems Auditor • (CISM) Certified Information Security Manager • (GSEC) GIAC Security Essential Certification • (SSCP) System Security Certified Practitioner • DNS, 1-2 years • DHCP, 1-2 years • Microsoft Active Directory and Azure Active Directory (1-3 years) • Windows Software Update Services (1-3 years) • Microsoft Azure certifications
Computer Network and Systems Administrator
Location: City
Purpose: Computers are vital tools for missionaries. You can be a vital part of the missionary team using your skills as a network and systems administrator. Ethnos360 exists to assist the local church in planting mature churches among least reached people groups.
Responsibilities:
- Maintaining our office network, consisting of a number of Win 10/11 workstations.
- Maintaining wireless equipment, network router and modem.
- Performing hardware and system upgrades, locally and remotely.
- Maintaining network availability in remote locations.
- Maintain our office phone system.
- Maintain our network printers, and help as needed with daily operations.
- Assisting with communication issues, such as Internet satellite services as well as cellular data connections, cellular phone issues, etc.
- Assisting, as needed, in maintenance of computer/Internet problems of regional centers.
- Providing end user technical support in Windows and Mac MS Office as needed.
- Troubleshooting software, hardware and network issues on workstations and notebooks.
Requirements
- Other Requirements
Honesty and integrity are an absolute must. Personal character is more important than computer skills.
Computer Software Consultant
Purpose: To provide software support to church planting teams. The purpose of Ethnos360 is to assist the local church to plant mature churches among least reached people groups.
Responsibilities: Installation and management of software. Also, providing consultation when operational issues arise.
Requirements
- Education Requirement
Job Specific Training - Other Requirements
Knowledgeable in such programs as Paratext, Translator's Workplace, CLAware, the literacy program, and other programs that are essential to the church planting efforts.