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Starting an ESL Ministry

MNA Online ESL Teacher Training to get you started in ESL Ministry
12 hour Online training is done over a 4 day zoom series covering

How to start and maintain a fruitful ESL Ministry
How to teach ESL to adult Internationals including:

  • How to place students in the proper fluency level classroom
  • How to Lesson Plan using professionally written curriculum
  • How to introduce new vocabulary & sentences using new vocabulary
  • How to get the students to generate their own sentences

How to build authentic relationships with your students
How to share the Gospel both inside and outside the ESL Classroom

Top Successful Ministry Structure:

  • Multiple levels (beginner & intermediate)
  • Semestered Program (8–12 weeks)
  • Small registration fee + free classes
  • Mix of English Classes first followed by optional Bible Stories Class offered right after
  • Teaching style of Conversation & Real-life English (shopping, jobs, daily life)

Ministry Launch Support
Love New Canadians offers two packages
Package # 1: Begin one or two settlement classes. They help with demographic research, a survey to help find interested volunteers, ministry plan, mentoring and coaching, sermon or teaching session, volunteer training seminar, curriculum advice and launch of one or two settlement courses (6 months)
Package # 2: Begin a Bridges class.

Finding & Retaining Volunteers

8 Practical Way to Get & Retain More Volunteers
A guide of top tips & suggestions to find and keep volunteers to maintain and grow your minsitry

Ideas to Support and Welcome New Canadians

Grocery Ministry Guide
Guide for starting a grocery ministry program to support New Canadians, Immigrants & Refugees

Webinar 143+ ways churches are serving New Canadians
Creative ideas Canadian churches have used in order to serve and connect with immigrants.

Community Health Education Workshops
Primary Care Alberta provides sessions on how to navigate the health system (offered in multiple languages) for groups of 10+ in person or virtual

Ministry Success, Challenges, Inspiration & Ideas

Community Insights: Successes, Challenges & Ideas
Key takeaways from our Community Gathering to learn from one another and expand our reach to New Canadians!

Translated Bibles

Find Bibles in Different Languages
Browse a range of Bibles in many of the languages Canadians speak such as Indigenous Languages, Arabic, Punjabi, Tagalog, Chinese, Spanish and more