国际宣教理事会招募教师、医护与商界专业人士赴海外宣教：总部称许多岗位长期空缺
总部位于美国弗吉尼亚州里士满（Richmond, Virginia）的国际宣教理事会（International Mission Board，IMB）正在招募教师、医护人员、心理咨询师、会计、物流专员与宣教士关怀人员等专业人士赴海外宣教。该机构负责人表示，许多岗位因为不在传统的植堂与布道范畴之内，长期无人问津。
IMB宣教士子女教育主任多琳·贝克（Doreen Baker）曾在亚洲任教25年。她表示，国际学校等教育岗位对教师的需求持续不断，教师既承担教学，也是宣教士家庭能留在工场的重要支撑。
IMB全球派遣高级主任斯科特·雷（Scott Ray）表示，专业技能既能提供实际的事务支持，也能为进入传统宣教签证难以取得的国家提供通道；财务、兽医、医疗与Send Relief救济人员等都有相应机会。
医疗是需求最迫切的领域之一。IMB全球健康策略主任汤姆·希克斯（Tom Hicks）介绍，海外工场正在寻找家庭医学、内科、儿科医生与儿科执业护士、妇产科人员、物理治疗师、职能治疗师、言语治疗师与哺乳顾问，其中撒哈拉以南非洲因年轻人口多，儿科需求尤为突出。
另一类常被忽视的岗位是「成员关怀」：IMB全球成员关怀主任克里斯·马丁（Chris Martin）介绍，这类人员多有咨询背景，帮助一线宣教士处理压力、冲突与丧亲等挑战。有意了解各类宣教岗位的人士可访问IMB网站的参与页面。
International Mission Board Recruiting Teachers, Health Care Workers and Business Professionals to Serve as Missionaries, Saying Many Roles Go Unfilled
The International Mission Board (IMB), headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is recruiting teachers, health care workers, counselors, accountants, logistics specialists and member-care personnel to serve as missionaries overseas. Leaders of the Southern Baptist mission agency say many of the roles go unfilled because they fall outside traditional perceptions of missionary service.
Doreen Baker, the IMB's director of education for missionary children, spent 25 years teaching in Asia. She said the need for educators is constant, in international schools and other settings serving missionary families, and that teachers are an integral part of the missionary task.
Scott Ray, the IMB's senior director of global deployment, said professional skills provide practical ministry support and can also open access to countries where traditional missionary visas are difficult to obtain, with opportunities for finance professionals, veterinarians, medical workers, Send Relief personnel and others.
Health care is among the most strategic areas of need. Tom Hicks, the IMB's director of global health strategies, said fields in demand include family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetrics providers, physical and occupational therapists, speech pathologists and lactation consultants, with a particular need for pediatric care in sub-Saharan Africa, where populations are young.
Member care is another often-overlooked field: Chris Martin, the IMB's director of global member care, said such missionaries, often from counseling backgrounds, help front-line missionaries navigate stress, conflict and grief. Information on the different roles is available on the IMB website.
International Mission Board 'Get Involved' page on missionary roles
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