Volunteer Roles
ESL Teacher / Co-Teacher
Why? (purpose of this role)
Teach English as a Second Language (ESL) to adult Internationals from all over the world so they can function more fully in the United States and ultimately experience the hope of eternal life. Don’t worry if you don’t have experience. As long as you can speak English and love internationals, we will train you, get you a co-teacher, and set you two up for success. with a small group of students who are on a specific level (from Beginner to Advanced). Curriculum provided.
What? (goals of this role)
- Be a part of an ESL class Ministry Team whose 5 goals are:
- Depend on God in prayer.
- Quality ESL teaching
- Spiritual intentionality
- Invite relationally
- Coordination
- Your primary role on that team is quality ESL teaching. It’s likely you would share the other roles with 1 or more other volunteers.
- As an ESL teacher
- The most common ESL teacher error is talking too much. Get your students talking. They are learning a skill more than a book of facts.
- Prepare ESL lessons based on the training received in the ESL teacher training workshop.
- Turn in lesson plans ahead of time to your School Leader.
- Attend ministry training sessions.
- See the details link below for additional instructions and details.
Who? (others you would serve with)
How?
Prerequisites
There are many reasons we can find to avoid connecting with Jesus' bride. But He still loves her and is working in and through her, so we need to lean in. And sporadic or virtual participation is not enough (unless you're in a closed country where there are no local believers).