Various: Customised Customised Opportunities OM offers opportunities throughout the year to join long term teams around the world for various outreaches. If you have a specific country, ministry type or date in mind and you can't find a suitable option, please contact us and we can make enquiries with OM teams. (Between March and September we are quite busy, so if possible please give us lots of time to work on these!) Please use the 'I've got a question' button at the bottom of the page to make an enquiry. UK Customised Ministry Opportunities (CMO) 2024 This option is customisable; including the dates and ministry! It is a flexible option designed for people who want to get a taste of mission in a more individualised way. Maybe you have a special interest area you want to explore or you simply want to serve God in a missions environment for a short time. Then CMO could be for you! We are ready to work with you to provide a tailor-made opportunity that meets your needs. Whether you want to expand your faith, see God work and discover missions, work with a local church in a diverse ethnic community or help with practical work, CMO will give you an opportunity to serve and to grow. As we go out, we will meet people from different religious and non-religious backgrounds, providing opportunities to learn how to share the Gospel with people from across the world. In one of Europe’s most culturally diverse city, London, you will find the world on your doorstep. CMO can provide you with: • A personal mentor who will walk the journey with you.• Ministry in a church or community setting alongside experienced missionaries• Team life and the chance to engage with our multicultural community• Urban ministry among the least reached living in the UK.• Outreach events• Practical work• Advice and guidance about missions opportunities around the world• Guided study, either as an individual, or in a group with a personal tutor Length of placement 2-4 months Cost £22 per night (excluding travel & DBS) + £50 Ages 18+ Suitable for Brazil Agape Sports Ministry Agape Ministry is in São Paulo. It's a social project working through sports to connect with children and teenagers living in high risk situations in a poor area of the city. Through soccer, friendship, Bible studies, games, discipleship and devotion times, more than 300 teens have been learning about the gospel. Also through small groups we have been and will be working with their families during the week. We need people with open hearts to serve a needy community, prepared to spend time with them, people that have a deep desire to show the love and light of Christ. Length of placement 1 week - 6 months Cost £1120 per month + £50 (excluding flights, insurance, possible vaccinations & DBS) Ages 18+ Suitable for Restoration Ministry This is an opportunity to reach out to the needy slum communities and share Jesus as Saviour through our abilities and gifts that God has given us to use. It is a Christian project that works with vulnerable children and adolescents in downtown São Paulo. They currently work in 5 different communities (Favelas), where children, teenagers and their families suffer from social vulnerability. The problems detected are: drug use and trafficking, violence, high crime rate, unemployment and underemployment, family breakdown, high incidences of teenage pregnancy, children's learning difficulties and illiteracy. The Restoration Ministry offers hope in this sad reality. In these communities, we reach 700 children and teenagers every week. If you have experience working with vulnerable children and teenagers and have a deep desire to work with marginalised people, please contact us for more information. Length of placement 1 week - 6 months Cost £780 per month + £50 (excluding flights, insurance, possible vaccinations & DBS) Ages 18+ Suitable for Slum Outreach If you have experience of working with drug addicts and have a deep desire to work with marginalised people then this is an opportunity to use your skills and experience to reach out to the needy slum community and share Jesus as Saviour. We work with people in need, young people and teens living in risk, using soccer and friendship evangelism with people that are living in the street. We will work in the slum area in of São Vicente city - São Paulo State working with the Social Project of a local church where you will have the opportunity to share the love of Christ with many street kids, the homeless, prostitutes, transvestites and also crack addicts in a place called Cracolandia (Crackland) in the evenings. The Crackland in São Paulo includes abandoned buildings where addicts stay. The opportunity to share with them is amazing. Length of placement 1 week - 6 months Cost £1140 per month + £50 (excluding flights, insurance, possible vaccinations & DBS) Ages 18+ Suitable for Middle East Hospitality Hospitality plays a vital role in this region and this is an opportunity to provide practical help through cooking meals, making beds, doing laundry, hosting small groups etc. over a 6-day week. You must have a heart to serve others and be willing to work hard. Length of placement 2 weeks - 3 months Cost £110 per day + £50 (excluding flights, insurance, possible vaccinations & DBS) Ages 18+ Suitable for Cosy Bookshop This is an opportunity to help with the running of a bookshop in a shopping centre which is open to everyone and sells both Christian and secular books. You would help customers, stack bookshelves, take stock etc. The Bookshop exists as a means of connecting with locals. Length of placement 2 weeks - 6 months Cost £105 per day + £50 (excluding flights, insurance, possible vaccinations & DBS) Ages 18+ Suitable for Ireland Internship Are you looking for an opportunity to explore your gifting and passions? Or are you a student who wants to practice their vocation in a cross-cultural setting? OM is mobilising young Jesus followers to join our international team and serve and experience ministry in Ireland. We are open to have interns come from 2 weeks to 6 months, or even up to a year! Dates are flexible, although there might be more opportunities to help in other ministries during the spring/summer. There is a variety of opportunities, for example in the areas of evangelism, kids ministry, hospitality, finance, HR and communication and marketing. Please contact us if you want to know more. Length of placement 2 weeks - 1 year Cost £600 per month + £50 (excluding flights, insurance, possible vaccinations & DBS) Ages 18+ Suitable for Germany Volunteer at a Hospitality Centre Do you enjoy serving people and want to make them feel loved and welcome? We need volunteers for our guest house where people get informed and mobilized for missions. Working alongside the hospitality team of OM Germany, the role involves preparing rooms, cleaning facilities, setting up for coffee breaks, doing laundry, cooking, baking or doing the dishes. We are looking for people who have a servant heart, are flexible, adaptable, teachable and physically fit. You will need to work 8 hours a day and you will be on your feet the whole day! Accommodation and food is provided in the German home office, where you will work. Length of placement 2 weeks - 6 months Cost £50 (admin fee, excluding flights, insurance, possible vaccinations & DBS) Ages 18+ Suitable for Church Planting among Migrants Working among migrants in Germany is our passion! Reach out to a multi-cultural city in the southern part of Germany, meet all kinds of people, enjoy tea and chats in different languages, help operate a community centre, assist migrants with German bureaucracy, share your life, invest your gifts and talents for establishing vibrant communities of Jesus followers, and much more ... We are looking for someone with a passion for migrants, cross-cultural experience, German speaking and a willingness to communicate across language barriers. As well being a team player, relational, creative and interested in other cultures. Having these interests or gifts would be an asset kids, youth, playing music, leading a small groups, sports, arts, languages. Accommodation but not food is provided in the cost. Length of placement 1 month - 6 months Cost £215 (excluding flights, insurance, possible vaccinations & DBS) + £50 Ages 20+ Suitable for Central Asia Central Asia Outreach Come and spend a few weeks or a few months, at any time during the year, for an adventure in beautiful Central Asia! Get involved with teaching, orphanage work, sports or simply enjoy their wonderful hospitality in their home! Get a taste for life on the field and have the chance to share the Good News with the Muslim people here! We are looking for people who are flexible, open-minded and keen to serve the Muslim peoples of Central Asia. You can lead conversation clubs or teach lessons in English, German, Korean, Russian or Chinese at our language centre. We also run summer camps so bring your talents and teach them to the local students! You can also volunteer at a local orphanage, playing with the kids, teaching them practical life skills and serving them. You’ll get to know locals through our language centre, sports, daily life and through these relationships share the Good News with them. We can take people all year around. A period of at least one month would be good to make the most of the experience and get involved here. February – July and September – December are best for our language centre. Spring and summer are best for meeting new people around town due to the sunnier weather. Length of placement 1 month -6 months Cost £820 per month (excluding flights, insurance, possible vaccinations & DBS) +£50 Ages 18+ Suitable for Spain Renovation of Ministry centre/hostel This is an opportunity to help with the renovation of a building which will become a ministry centre/hostel on The Way of St. James (El Camino de Santiago in Spanish), a world renowned pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. You will be doing practical manual tasks in the renovation of the ministry centre/hostel. We are looking for people who have practical skills in the areas of electricity, plumbing, and masonry as well as general construction skills. We are also looking for people without specific skills who are happy to do general manual labour, cleaning and renovation projects. Length of placement 1 month Cost £860 per month (excluding flights, insurance, possible vaccinations & DBS) +£50 Ages 18+ Suitable for Reaching Galicia Based in the city of A Coruña on the North West coast of Spain, you will be helping at English conversation clubs or classes and any workshops we might have during your time here. You will be attending a local Baptist church in Spanish. You will be involved with the church youth group and any other events the church might have during your time here. Length of placement 1 month - 11 months Cost £730 per month (excluding flights, insurance, possible vaccinations & DBS) +£50 Ages 18+ Suitable for Cross cultural ministry training in southern Spain Do you want practical cross cultural ministry training, participating in a multicultural team and context? Do you also want to discover and develop your ministry according to your gifts and calling? Then this training may be for you! Based in the strategic position on the Strait of Gibraltar, this city in southern Spain is the port with the biggest flow of people between Europe and Africa. For this reason the OM team in this city are involved in different ministry areas, mainly among Spaniards and Arabs, and also with some other smaller cultural groups. During the training programme you will learn about the challenges and opportunities of cross cultural ministry and work with the team in different ministries. For example working with the local Spanish church, working with immigrants, church planting related activities and evangelism in the port. Participants We are looking for people who have a call to cross cultural missions, principally but not exclusively among Spaniards or Arabs, have a willingness to learn and to try new things and to work with other cultures and church denominations. Length of placement 3 months - 9 months (possibility to extend to 2 years, ask for more info if desired) Cost £820 per month (excluding flights, insurance, possible vaccinations & DBS) +£50 Ages 18+ Suitable for Panama Evangelism in Azuero Region Share the Gospel with the least reached communities in Azuero Region! You can be part of our church planting project here in the rural areas of Panama and impact the lives of so many people in need. The Church Planting project has so many initiatives, we are using the arts, sports and personal development strategies to reach different communities with the Gospel. Participate in children's programs, jail programs, prayer nights, prayer walks, sports, and arts training.You will have the opportunity to share in schools, towns, streets, hills, a mangrove swamp and even in the city. This outreach offers different ministries opportunities. You will also have the opportunity to experience the Panamanian hospitality as you will be working alongside 2 local Panamanian Churches. Length of placement 1 month -3 months in December, January or February Cost £590 per month (excluding flights, insurance, possible vaccinations & DBS) +£50 Ages 18+ Suitable for South Africa AIDS Hope - Meetse a Bophelo Centre Based in the beautiful township of Mamelodi, AIDS Hope wants to bring the hope of Jesus into many destitute situations, poverty and broken families. As a member of the AIDS Hope team, we will need you to help with all areas in the ministry, such as youth discipleship, reaching out to those using drugs and working with the 30 children who come to our after school programme Monday to Thursday. Length of placement 1 month -6 months Cost £275 per month (excluding flights, insurance, possible vaccinations & DBS) +£50 Ages 18+ Suitable for Tshega - Sports Volunteers This volunteering opportunity is within The Lighthouse Academy, a Tshega Christian Mission Programme, a primary school with 470 students aged 5 to 13 in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Student or professional coaches or experienced athletes will be much appreciated to come and help and be used to train TCM team members on coaching athletics, netball, football, physical education and cross country. The seasons are as follows: Term 1: Athletics - 17 January to 20 March 2024, Term 2 Netball and Soccer -03 April to 14 June 2024 Term 2 and 3 Cross country - 03 April to 14 June 2024, 09 July to 20 September 2024 Physical Education is presented right through the year during school terms (dates above as well as 1st October - 29th December.). Length of placement School term dates as above Cost Please enquire for cost (will exclude flights, insurance, possible vaccinations & DBS) +£50 Ages 18+ Suitable for Thailand Tamar Centre We are looking for female volunteers to come and work with our team to reach out to bargirls trapped in the sex industry in Pattaya, Thailand. You will be part of the Tamar Volunteer Team reaching out to women in the bars. Relationship building is very important and you need to be willing to engage with the women. We have all materials for teaching English ready for you to use and will teach you how to do outreach to the bars. You will also work with the women that have already left the sex industry and are doing vocational job training at our centre. We provide regular prayer meetings and devotions especially for the volunteers. Length of placement 2 months - 6 months Cost £50 plus you will need to arrange and pay for your own accommodation, food, travel, insurance, any necessary vaccinations and DBS check Ages 18+ Suitable for Community Development Volunteer OM Thailand started the ministry in southern Thailand in 2020. We are reaching out to the least reached and mostly underprivileged and needy. Through the partnership with a local Thai school and a Thai church you have the opportunity to come to serve along side with our worker to reach out kids and youth through youth fellowship, English teaching, sports and outdoor activities. We are looking for someone who is recommended by his/her pastor, passionate about making friends and spending time with youth in spite of language barrier and exploring the opportunity of serving overseas. Please inform us at least 3 months in advance to check availability. Food and accommodation is included in the cost. Length of placement 1 week - 2 weeks Cost £240 a week (you will need to arrange and pay for travel, insurance, any necessary vaccinations and DBS check)+ £50 Ages 18+ Suitable for Bulgaria Foster a church in Bulgaria This is an opportunity for a Church group to travel 10 days to least reached villages and start to partner with new Roma/Turkish church plants in Bulgaria, with the goal of building a long-term relationship with one of the churches and see a developing, vibrant community among the least reached grow. Your group will join an outreach with local churches for children, youth work, visiting poor families with food parcels and sharing the Good News. The team can help lead Bible studies and church services. We encourage each person to use their gifts and abilities in unique ways to build relationships and to see vibrant communities of Jesus followers forming in the south eastern part of Bulgaria. The goal would be to continue this relationship and partnership for the long-term through praying, giving and sending people. Length of placement 1-2 weeks Cost £35 per day + £50 (excluding flights, insurance, possible vaccinations & DBS) Ages 18+ Suitable for Hungary Bus4Life Driver This opportunity is available spring, summer and autumn. Formerly a mobile library, Bus4Life is a multi-functional ministry centre that serves the communities of Central and Eastern Europe. It brings Bibles and Christian literature to the people living in towns and villages who would otherwise have limited or no access to them. Each Bus4Life visit is accompanied by a local outreach team that carries out evangelistic programmes for all ages. The ministry is committed to working together with the national and local churches, providing them with quality Christian literature, ideas, and supplies in local ministry and outreach. The vehicle is registered as a truck so the driver needs to have a category C driving license (EU) and experience driving a heavy-duty vehicle. Length of placement 1-6 months Cost £640 per month (excluding flights, insurance, possible vaccinations & DBS) +£50 Ages 21+ Suitable for Various Teaching English If you have the skills and qualifications to teach English, several OM teams could offer you an opportunity to teach English in the local schools and communities and to share the love of Christ. Length of placement 2 months+ Cost Depends on country and length of placement Ages 18+ Suitable for Himalayas Summit Volunteer In this fairly remote country in the Himalayas, many people have never heard of God’s love. Millions of people are untouched by the transformative impact of the gospel. This is simply because no one has been there, yet! There are opportunities for: Journalists to come publish and report about what God is doing among the least reached people in this Himalayan country Videographers to come and make influential video productions which contains the stories of God’s ministry here IT helpers to support and maintain team IT and office work Computer teachers to come and help improve national staff members’ computer skills and see efficient office work in order for supporting the ministries of the team. Photographers to come and take inspiring photos of God’s ministry here Please ask us for more details about each opportunity. Length of placement 2 months - 5 months starting in January or August Cost £715 per month Ages 18+ Suitable for Held in a different country each year Incarnate (Arts opportunity) Incarnate cultivates thriving artists and curators who empower vibrant communities of Jesus followers among the least reached. It is for skilled artists of any art form, from any culture, who are seriously considering long-term service in their community or abroad. We provide mentoring and practical training so participants can develop your unique approach as an artist serving the least-reached and marginalised. For a full description of Incarnate, click here Participants - If you are skilled in your art form, are serious about personal growth in your relationship with God and have a passion for global missions, contact us to hear more about Incarnate. Staff - Staff roles include a variety of roles in topic teachers, arts mentors, spiritual formation coaching, and logistics. Journeyman - Journeymen are experienced artists-in-mission who go through the course material alongside new artists as elders in the Incarnate community (2-4 months). Leadership Journeymen are mentored as they continue to develop a similar training customised to their home region (1 year). Length of placement August - December each year Cost Depends on role and country Ages 21+ Suitable for Finland Serving in anti-human trafficking through Missions The purpose of this short-term outreach is to grow in awareness regarding anti-trafficking work and missions, through serving within after-care of survivors of human trafficking and support work with women, their children and men in the Finnish context. The project Participants will work with the Rose Project, which is part of a Finnish social work organisation, Samaria. Samaria helps people in the community through work place training, rehabilitation, and housing services. Our vision is for people who have been victims of human trafficking to become empowered to fully participate in society as they recover in a safe and loving environment. The participant will also be part of the OM team in Finland and involved in its church visits, events etc The program allows participants to gain experience in working within anti-trafficking and will receive mentorship throughout the stay from Justicelink representatives. Participants We are looking for a mature Christian woman, or a couple, that is willing to learn by coming alongside a team for a minimum of app. 3 months (90 day) period. The participant does not have to have previous experience of anti-human trafficking work but have a heart for serving individuals from vulnerable backgrounds. Cultural sensitivity, proactiveness, self-reflection, and honesty with self and the team along with good communications skills are essential for the work. Length of placement 3 months - 1 year Cost £540 per month (excluding travel & DBS) Ages 23+ Suitable for Romania Come and live among Romas! Live among in remote Roma/Gypsy village people groups in Romania with the goal to reach children, youth, and adults with the Gospel! Grow in your faith and relationship with God and help the second largest minority people group in Romania: the Roma known also as Gypsies. From 2 weeks up to 6 months you can live among Romas in a village: listing their stories, music, happiness and disappointments. Be a witness, together with local believers to other Romas, preaching the Gospel, organising children's, youth, and adult evangelistic programmes. Have the possibility to help with ongoing projects such as helping at afterschool programs, sports, teaching English, music, helping in the garden, the kitchen and a local bakery, or teaching any skills you have. Participants We are looking for those who are adventurous, flexible, and willing to be stretched physically and spiritually, Participants must be in good health and physically able to carry a backpack, stand, bend, lift, walk and do other physical activities as needed. Everything you take for this outreach must be carried on your back. Length of placement 1 week - 6 months Cost £20 per day + £50 (excluding flights, insurance, possible vaccinations & DBS) Ages 18+ Suitable for Taking the Next Step Enquire Now Return To All Outreaches Manage Cookie Preferences