{"id":18565,"date":"2022-05-06T17:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T23:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/?p=18565"},"modified":"2023-10-19T09:17:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T15:17:10","slug":"teach-english-as-christian-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/teach-english-as-christian-service\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Teach English as a Christian Service"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div>\n

Christians participate in trips to serve others across the world as they carry out different helpful community tasks. They take part in all kinds of work, from environmental to medical to educational projects, including teaching English. If you want to teach English as a Christian service<\/a>, here are the steps you need to take to embark on this meaningful journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does teaching English as a Christian service entail?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are different components to consider when teaching English as a Christian service, including the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Christian organizations provide English teaching services in almost every country, including predominantly English-speaking countries, where immigrants are often very interested in developing their English skills. Some popular service destinations include countries in South America and Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The job varies greatly. Some who teach do it full-time in school classroom settings while others tutor a few students individually in their spare time. For example, Samantha Stepp, who joined a short-term trip to the Dominican Republic after completing her TEFL certification<\/a> through a Bridge\/Crown College Pathway Program<\/a>, described her diverse tasks as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have an English center right outside the university here, where we have English classes and English conversation groups. We also work with a child sponsorship program called One Child Matters. I teach Bible classes in English there once a week to those who are interested. We\u2019re also involved with a private school called Aula Hope, and one of the other interns and I teach there as well. It\u2019s mostly English practice with native speakers. We\u2019re actually reading Narnia with the students right now, and then we\u2019ll ask comprehension questions afterward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read Samantha\u2019s full story here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
Samantha, from the U.S., who is teaching in the Dominican Republic<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Purpose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Service opportunities for English teachers carry a special purpose. Aside from living their faith in a new culture, they also answer questions about their faith to those who are interested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it your passion to teach? Find out more about teaching English as a Christian.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do people decide to teach English in another culture? There’s a wide array of reasons people decide to teach English in a country other than their birth country. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n