OM UK GAP Year Outreach Opportunities

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GAP YEAR WITH OM A Gap Year with OM means just one thing - bringing Good News. From engaging European communities on a discipleship programme, to sharing God’s Word whilst absorbing Middle Eastern cultures, each Gap Year opportunity will enable you to see and serve throughout God’s perfect creation. Do you want to learn to be a follower of Jesus? Do you want to participate in the Great Commission? Come along and experience it for yourself!

“ GOD CAN USE ANYONE WHO LOVES JESUS.” GEORGE VERWER

DO YOU WANT TO SPEND YOUR GAP YEAR SERVING GOD? Thinking about taking a Gap Year? Do you have an idea of what you would like to do, or are you open to different possibilities?

Why not enrich your world view and strengthen your relationship with God?

PLANNING YOUR YEAR Have you already given thought on how to spend your year? In the midst of a plethora of options, we’ve simplified Gap Year into two routes.

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IMMERSE YOURSELF

If you’ve been planning this for a while, perhaps you’ve already decided there is only one place for you. This means you can learn the language and be submerged into a new culture. Let us know where, and we can see about matching you to a one-year placement.

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3, 6 OR 9 MONTHS

Can’t afford to go anywhere without working first? Or perhaps you don’t want to be pinned down in one location? With flexible options as little as three-months, you can structure your Gap Year to suit your needs and calling. We even have a few travelling options, so you can really see God’s creation in all its glory.

If you know what you want to do, or still haven’t a clue, get in touch anyway and we will help you begin your process.

WWW.UK.OM.ORG/GAP

STAY IN THE UK No longer do we need to travel the world to learn about other cultures and people groups. They are now our neighbours!

With the make-up of the UK becoming increasingly diverse, the world is coming to us. In fact, according to Operation World, without the immigration of some Christian people groups, evangelical Christianity would be on a decline in the UK!

MDT

Will you help us turn this around?

As an international missions organisation, we are experts in reaching other people groups. Spend three-months to one year with our UK teams and learn how to reach your neighbours.

Do you want to grow as a disciple?

Come and invest 5 months of your life in OM UK’s Missions Discipleship Training programme. Live in a post modern, multi-religious city and explore your calling. Be mentored. Enjoy team life, interactive classroom training and urban ministry among the least-reached living in the UK. Expand your faith, see God work and discover missions.

For further information:

WWW.UK.OM.ORG/GAP

5 MONTHS

BIRMINGHAM & LONDON

STAY AND GROW On completion of MDT why not extend your programme by serving God in the UK? There are many ministries you can get involved in. Discover new gifts and talents working with children, in sports, with arts and much more. There are also a host of vocational experiences you can obtain at our Head Office: administration, events, marketing, web development, photography and writing.

6 MONTHS OR LONGER

UK

“ DISCIPLESHIP, EVANGELISM AND CROSS-CULTURAL OUTREACH – MDT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, GROW AND EXPERIENCE MISSIONAL CHRISTIAN LIVING HERE IN THE UK!” MATTHEW SKIRTON, OM UK DIRECTOR

SERVE GOD AND GROW Do you want to develop as a follower of Jesus, passionately loving God and others? We believe the Bible is central to knowing God, and OM’s training options revolve around studying His Word and applying it to your life. We also know that discipleship is practical – faith is not learnt in the classroom alone!

MISSIONS DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING (MDT) MDT is OM’s global training programme. There are several MDT programmes around the world. Each offer theoretical and practical training for Christian life and ministry, however each Base will deliver this in its own unique way depending on the local culture.

All of OM’s MDT programmes are run by experienced missionaries, teaching you a variety of subjects relating to discipleship and missions, ranging from cultural perspectives to reaching

people of other faiths. You will spend time with leaders who will be able to walk a road with you, to listen, mentor, pray and challenge you.

Topics could include: • Apologetics • Biblical basis of missions • Communicating your faith • Evangelism tools • Youthwork • Leadership

OTHER TRAINING OPTIONS Almost all of OM’s Gap Year options will include training. We believe it’s important to invest in the future spiritual maturity and growth of the British Church – we want you to be equipped for life, not just your Gap Year!

There are several training options with varying lengths, which allow you create your ideal Gap Year. Aside from spiritual and cultural growth, you’ll expand your world view and general life skills.

Join us for an adventure that will shape your life.

MDT IN EUROPE Are your looking to take a radical step of discipleship into world missions and reach out to some of the least reached?

Experience how God calls ordinary people to do extraordinary things for His Kingdom.

As part of an international team, you will practise new languages, share your life and faith with others, learn the importance of discipleship and help others in their walk with Jesus.

Some time will be spent working alongside churches and ministry projects, putting into practice what you are learning in the classroom.

You will use cutting-edge, innovative ways to share your faith through sport, puppets, drama, testimony, literature, practical service and humanitarian and social work.

EASTERN EUROPE MDT Eastern Europe will take you on a cross-cultural adventures in wild, challenging conditions. Alongside your training, you will sail down rivers to unreached villages; explore old castles and monasteries.

Switching between Moldova and Romania, you will travel by bus, van, train, bike and even horse and cart; trek in the mountains; ski and snowboard – all whilst demonstrating Christ’s love wherever you go!

For further information:

WWW.UK.OM.ORG/GAP

6 MONTHS - 1 YEAR

MOLDOVA & ROMANIA

GERMANY MDT Germany is designed to give you both theoretical and practical training for Christian ministry through teaching, mentoring, outreach and living in community. After training, you will have the opportunity to join three OM projects in Austria, Germany or Switzerland – so basic German skills are desirable! You’ll also participate in Conferences such as OM TeenStreet and join an outreach in an English speaking country.

1 - 2 YEARS

GERMANY

“ MDT WILL DISCIPLE YOU TOWARDS SELFINITIATED SPIRITUAL GROWTH, ENLARGE YOUR WORLD VISION, AND EQUIP YOU FOR MINISTRY. IN THE HEART OF EUROPE YOU WILL GROW IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORD AS YOU MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE GREAT COMMISSION.” BRANDON, USA

MDT IN AFRICA Do you know that God is calling you to be a labourer in the spiritual fields that are ready to be harvested? …and yet you’re still at home, struggling to follow Him, because you just don’t feel you have the knowledge, training, skills or practical experience needed to step out?

At MDT, we live in a community of many nations and cultures from across the world, learning how to understand and grow together.

After you’ve finished your time in our discipleship programme, you can extend your time to a year by getting involved in other OM ministries in Africa.

SOUTH AFRICA Launched in 1987, MDT South Africa will equip you for a missional life wherever God calls you. We focus on growing you in your journey as a disciple through cross-cultural community life and practical experience. Alongside this, you’ll participate in several outreaches and ministry days to discover the wide variety of communities, cultures and ministry areas God is using here in South Africa.

For further information:

WWW.UK.OM.ORG/GAP

5 MONTHS

SOUTH AFRICA

ZAMBIA An authentic African experience, MDT Zambia is connected to OM Zambia’s long-term work.

You will have the chance to serve alongside missionaries who train poor and marginalised women, evangelise unreached peoples and teach at-risk children in a school. Opportunities to serve range from church planting in rural communities, visiting hospitals and orphanages, plus visiting nearby countries.

6 MONTHS OR 1 YEAR

ZAMBIA

“ MDT TRANSFORMED MY LIFE. NOW I DEPEND ON GOD ALONE AND HAVE A MORE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM. I HAVE BECAME MORE FLEXIBLE TO CHANGE AND TO STEPPING OUT FOR GOD.” CANDY, HONG KONG

INTENSIVE MISSION TRAINING IN CHILE “MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY MOMENT BECAUSE THE TIME FLIES SO FAST. TIME WITH YOUR IMT FRIENDS OUTSIDE OF CLASS; TIME TO VISIT AND SPEAK SPANISH/ENGLISH. YOU WILL INVOLVE YOURSELF 100% IN DIFFERENT MINISTRIES, TAKING SEMINARS AND SPENDING TIME WITH GOD. READING AND PRAYING WILL GET VERY INTENSIVE.” NICOLAS, FRANCE

9 MONTHS

If you’re 18 - 30 and have a flexible, positive attitude, consider joining us for the next IMT programme. Join for nine months, with the possibility of extending to one or three years. Through classes, seminars and practical serving, you’ll impact others and grow personally.

The nine-month OM Chile Intensive Mission Training (IMT) programme is designed for people who want to prepare for missions – and is perfect if you want to deepen your relationship with God, whilst improving your Spanish.

Some of the practical ministries you’ll be involved in with OM Chile, include:

During the training, you will get to know God better and also understand yourself more clearly. You’ll be part of the OM Chile team, serving alongside experienced full-time missionaries who are passionate about investing in you. You’ll receive practical preparation for your potential involvement in future missions, experience living and working with other young people from different countries, learn how to serve both the lost and your Christian brothers and sisters, be taught how to give presentations in front of churches and large groups, be discipled in interactive classes and Bible studies, and have the opportunity to be poured into by an experienced mentor.

• Creative arts ministry

• Street evangelism • Reaching out to the homeless • Kids’ programmes

Another highlight of the IMT programme is living and serving in a Spanish-speaking country. You’ll be living at the OM Chile base in Santiago, with both native Chileans and foreigners. If you don’t already speak Spanish, you will learn the language and how to reach out to local communities in Spanish. You’ll also have the opportunity to experience a rich culture as you invest in new relationships and love the lost the way Jesus did.

OM SHIPS: STEP PROGRAMME “LIVING ALONGSIDE PEOPLE FROM SO MANY COUNTRIES AT THE SAME TIME HAS BEEN THE BEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE!” NICOLE, UK

3 MONTHS

LOGOS HOPE OR USA

OM Ships Short-Term Exposure Programme (STEP) has two tracks:

ON BOARD On board Logos Hope, STEP gives you a taste of world-wide missions service in a multicultural environment for three months.

You’ll live in a community of 400 from about 50 different countries. You may be sharing a cabin with up to nine other people with limited space and privacy; however, you’ll find great opportunities to build friendships and to interact with local people in port communities, both informally and through organised programmes and teams.

For STEP, you’ll work eight hours a day, five days a week in one of our work departments, such as the galley (kitchen), cleaning or book fair teams. A sixth day is designated for ministry or training opportunities.

Our hope is that every person on board Logos Hope deepens their relationship with God, learning how to apply and share their faith in relevant ways. Community activities

such as morning devotions, study groups and prayer times are all designed with this goal in mind.

ON SHORE Serve on shore at the OM Ships Ministry Centre in South Carolina, USA, and widen your worldview. Get involved in practical support ministry and experience God in a fresh way. During the two-to-three-month programme, you will • Serve in the Literature Centre • Be part of the international team • Enjoy American cultural experiences and worship in a variety of local church communities • Visit historic local sites

Take a STEP of faith with OM Ships.

WWW.OMSHIPS.ORG

GAP YEAR TREKS Experience missions in Southeast Asia or Middle East North Africa for one or two years and see how God can use you to reach the lost!

A hands on Gap Year, your classroom will be the community. There, you will learn how to use the gifts you bring from home, plus new skills that you learn during your year.

There are many unreached people groups who haven’t been exposed to the Gospel, but not many Christians are willing to go to these parts of the world.

You may be introducing communities to Jesus for the very first time!

MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA Are you a young man ready to go to extreme lengths to make the Gospel of Jesus available to those living in the religiously closed countries of the Middle East and North Africa? Outreaches will be different depending on location. This Men’s Travelling Team partners with local OM teams to meet existing ministry goals and objectives.

For further information:

WWW.UK.OM.ORG/GAP

1 - 2 YEARS

MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA

NEPAL Based in the nation’s capital, Kathmandu, your time will begin with orientation and training.

This will focus on learning the Nepalese language and culture, Biblical teachings, world faiths, how to share your testimony and the Gospel, how to be a disciple and disciple others. You will also participate in different practical outreaches.

1 - 2 YEARS

NEPAL

AFRICA Spend a month training and deepening your faith before heading out into rural and urban communities to love the lost alongside the African Church. Accommodation will be basic but functional – participants will sleep in tents with people from different cultures and backgrounds. You will also get a chance to experience the wide diversity of African cuisine as you travel to at least four different countries.

3 MONTHS

SOUTH AFRICA, ZAMBIA, & MORE

10 STEPS TO A GAP YEAR WITH OM 1

Submit an enquiry with OM

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Have a conversation with your church leaders

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Start the application process, get your references, have further interviews*

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Be accepted to an OM field and begin preparations

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Participate in OM UK’s training weekend, GiG*

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Form your home support group

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Hold presentations, write a newsletter and raise funds

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Get insurance

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Be commissioned by your church

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Attend the GO Conference and begin your Gap Year adventure*

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*May not be required for three-months or less

UNIVERSITY PLACEMENTS AND CAREER BREAKS Are you about to embark on a new degree that allows you to raise credit whilst working abroad? Or perhaps your place of work allows you time off for a career break?

Discover your options with OM today.

UNIVERSITY PLACEMENT

CAREER BREAKS

ENQUIRE TODAY

Does your course demand a placement abroad?

Perhaps you would like one anyway? OM has successfully arranged bespoke placements with OM teams that have met course requirements and university standards. These could include: languages, engineering, medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, marketing and more.

Whether you’re looking for a new challenge or that Gap Year you never got, OM has many opportunities that could suit your needs.

Even if you don’t use your experience or training, professional skills are always transferable to the mission field. Why not spend this time serving God?

Enquire today and find out if a placement with OM will suit your needs.

NEED MORE INFORMATION? Unsure about whether you want to serve for a short or longer period of time?

Do not hesitate to contact us.

We would love to help you!

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