"WE WISH TO REMAIN AS WE ARE"

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, situated in the heart of northern Europe, is nestled between Germany to the east, France to the south, and Belgium to the west. Boasting one of the highest standards of living in the world, Luxembourg has become a growing center for international finance and the home of many European institutions.

Defying its own mantra of wishing to remain unchanged, Luxembourg has the highest proportion of international residents and workers in the EU. The population of over 450,000 includes residents from most of the countries on earth.

Although official census statistics on religious affiliation were discontinued after the 1980 census, the nation remains primarily Roman Catholic. Recent acceptance of Yugoslav refugees has given the country a surprisingly large Muslim population. There is growing interest in eastern religions and sects, although this has a lower profile than in the more prominent neighboring countries.

CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH

Christian Community Church, launched in 1975 by BMW workers, seeks to serve both the international and local Luxembourgish population by establishing Bible-teaching churches for as many language groups as possible. Tim and Kathy Heijermans have been serving at CCC since 1986 to develop leadership within the church. Given the rapid turnover of church families due to frequent job transfers, many other churches around the world benefit from this training as people come to know Christ, are discipled, and then move on to other parts of the world. The church has ministries in English, Luxembourgish, Tagalog and Spanish. In the past year CCC has been seeking to start ministry in Portuguese.

Other full-time workers with a love for the Lord Jesus Christ, formal theological training, clear language-learning ability, good people skills and basic ministry experience are needed to assist CCC in the development of branch works in Beval -- a rapidly developing new university city in the south -- and Ettelbruck -- a town certain to see significant growth as the north of the country opens to new residents. Opportunities for summer ministries in July are available to applicants who are accepted by both CCC and BMW. For the past twelve summers a successful softball/ Bible camp and Adventure Camp have been an excellent forum for Bible college and seminary students desiring exposure to ministries in Europe.

Opportunities in Luxembourg (PDF)

Flexible internship programs are available to qualified single men who have completed formal theological training and who wish to enter full-time ministry in Europe. CCC is seeking a European intern willing to serve for at least one year before transitioning into full-time, long-term pastoral ministry at the church.

ASSOCIATE PASTOR NEEDED

Christian Community Church of Luxembourg is looking for an Associate Pastor to assist in the development of a dynamic local church positioned to expand its outreach in the country and the greater region. The church serves in one of the three capitals of Europe and impacts people from all continents through its ministry to 25-30 nationalities.

• TRAINING: Candidates should have finished formal theological training
  and be able to sign CCC's doctrinal statement without mental reservation
  and fully support its philosophy of ministry.
• SUPPORT: The church in Luxembourg desires long-term commitment and is
  prepared to underwrite a significant portion of the support package.
  Supplemental support from the USA or Canada will be needed in the short
  term.
• LANGUAGES: Knowledge of French will be helpful for living on the
  economy. European nationality for either the candidate or his wife would
  be a definite advantage to secure a residence permit.
• CHILDREN & SCHOOLING: The church is looking for a couple either with
  no children yet or with pre-schoolers. The pastor should be prepared to
  send his children to local schools, which use Luxembourgish, French and
  German. Home schooling is not an option unless parents can teach in
  French, German and Luxembourgish.
• FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Tim Heijermans at ath@pt.lu for more
  details and an application form. Check out the church's site at
  www.christian-community-church.net.
  

For more information on Luxembourg, contact Tim Heijermans by email or contact Paul Seger at BMW's International Office.

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