Zambia Hunt

At Kitwe Church we have adopted the following qualities and qualifications through which we will evaluate a missionary candidate whom we will send from our church. We will also partner with other like-minded churches who follow a similar process.

So what are we looking for?

1. They should evidence spiritually maturity:

• A clear profession of faith and evidence of God’s saving work.
• Consistent Christ-like lifestyle
• Evidence of the fruit of the Spirit
• Model the servant life of Christ. 

2. They must be a member of Kitwe Church and actively involved in the church’s life for a minimum of two years. For partnership with another church, we want assurance that they have been a member in good standing of a fellowshipping church and been actively engaged in the life of that church for a minimum of two years.
3. They reflect the elder qualities of 1Timothy 3:1-13 and Titus 1:6-9.
4. The have demonstrated adequate education and training to carry out effectively the proposed ministry. This may include local church training, ministry internship, Bible training, cross-cultural preparation, and professional training. 
5. A background of proven ministry experience, including active involvement in evangelism and discipleship. At least some experience in cross-cultural ministry settings would be helpful.
6. Desires to maintain a strong relationship with Kitwe Church’s members and leadership and abide by any guidelines for correspondence and periodic ministry review. 
7. For those candidates not being sent from Kitwe church, we ask for a full recommendation from the sending church. We hesitate to partner with a missionary who does not have an involved sending church, our partnership is with the local church, not a missions agency.

These qualifications safeguard the integrity of our missionary efforts to ensure that missionaries sent from Kitwe Church are faithful, prepared servants of Christ. Our desire is not only to affirm willingness, but to affirm readiness. We are striving for a process grounded in biblical standards, accountability to the local church and proven ministry experience. We desire to joyfully partner withthose whom God has called, equipped and is sending to gather a people for the sake of His name from among the nations.