Liebenzell is looking for missionary couples willing to serve as church planters and missionary pastors in Japan. There is a shortage of pastors in Japan, especially outside of the large cities where small congregations (20-40 members) struggle to support full-time clergy.

Liebenzell partners with the Japan Evangelical Church Association (JECA), an association of over 175 churches throughout the country. Liebenzell is also a member of SLOT, a loosely organized cooperative effort of four mission agencies: Send, Liebenzell, OMF, and Team. Through both of these organizations, Liebenzell strives to identify areas of greatest need and then engage suurounding churches in support of new church-planting initiatives.

Fluency in Japanese is a must; language training will take the first two years. A master’s degree is required; some pastoral experience would be helpful. We are looking for married couples for this ministry.

Liebenzell is a faith mission; all of our missionaries depend upon the sacrificial support of their home church, families, missions-focused churches, and Christian friends to provide for their ministry needs.

Use the Contact Us link, above, to request more information. Or, you can get the application process started quickly by completing a Preliminary Info Form (download using the links to the right) and returning it to us.