The Japanese represent the world’s second largest unreached people group.
While there has been faithful gospel ministry happening in Japan for many years, the spread of God’s Kingdom has been very slow. Just like in the West, there are many different denominations and churches with well-established traditions and structures. However, most local congregations in Japan are quite small, and Christianity is often perceived as being foreign to Japanese culture.
For a Japanese person to become and remain a Christian often requires great sacrifice. In a culture that places a high value on harmony and belonging to the group, becoming a Christian can feel very disruptive to relationships within the family, at school, at work, and in the community. The cost can feel even greater for a Japanese person to choose to serve as a pastor, church planter, or missionary.
Knowing our own daily need for refreshment in the gospel, the Nagoya team hopes to be a source of encouragement to Japanese Christians. We long to see God glorified in Japan as Japanese church leaders, churches, and communities are renewed by the good news of Jesus Christ.
What We Do in Japan – Nagoya
Our team seeks to encourage, support, and serve alongside Japanese churches and church leaders as they follow Christ and His call to gospel ministry. The primary ways we do this are through:
- Prayer
- Building trusting relationships
- Participating in local Japanese-led churches
- Serving the church and community with our varied gifts
- Participating in various forms of gospel outreach
- Stirring up Kingdom vision among Japanese believers
Our team members participate in local churches of many sorts, including church plants, long-standing churches, and churches of varying sizes and traditions. While we are spread out in our day-to-day activities, we gather regularly as a team for prayer and for mutual encouragement, discussion, and guidance.
Some of the activities our team members are involved with include:
- Serving with a city-wide youth ministry
- Volunteering at Bible camps for children
- Teaching English
- Language exchange
- Full-time Japanese language studies
- Participating in community sports clubs and music classes
- Performing for musical outreach events
- Volunteering with underprivileged children
- Hosting and leading home groups and Bible studies
- Planning and participating in gospel renewal events
- Visiting Japanese pastors and their families
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Missions Opportunities: Japan – Nagoya
The team is seeking humble people who treasure God’s grace and desire to encourage, support, and serve alongside Japanese churches and church leaders as they follow Christ and His call to gospel ministry.
Some specific needs include individuals with gifts or experience in: hospitality, evangelism, the arts, mercy ministry, pastoral ministry, and youth and children ministry.
Japanese speakers and those willing to learn this difficult language are encouraged to apply.
Here are the ways you can join our team:
How You Can Pray
- For the church in Japan to grow in unity and love, and to be protected from dissension and the lies of Satan.
- For gospel renewal among Japanese church leaders that will propel them to lead their churches to be courageous for God’s Kingdom.
- For our team to be open and ready to joyfully pursue whatever the Spirit would have for us each day.
- For our team to have the hopeful confidence that God’s power is shown in our weakness and that His Kingdom will come in Japan.
