Missionary

Missionaries supervise the execution of missions of outreach from a church foundation. They organise the mission and develop the mission’s goals and strategies, and ensure the mission’s goals are executed, and policies implemented. They perform administrative duties for record maintenance, and facilitate communication with the relevant institutions in the mission’s location.

The following job titles also refer to missionary:

missions pastor
city missionary
humanitarian aid worker
christian social worker
missionary preacher
catholic humanitarian worker
intercessory missionary

No formal educational credential is generally required to work as missionary. However, this requirement may differ in some countries.

ISCO skill level is defined as a function of the complexity and range of tasks and duties to be performed in an occupation. It is measured on a scale from 1 to 4, with 1 the lowest level and 4 the highest, by considering:

• the nature of the work performed in an occupation in relation to the characteristic tasks and duties
• the level of formal education required for competent performance of the tasks and duties involved and
• the amount of informal on-the-job training and/or previous experience in a related occupation required for competent performance of these tasks and duties.

Missionary is a Skill level 4 occupation.

These occupations, although different, require a lot of knowledge and skills similar to missionary.

chaplain
minister of religion
religion scientific researcher
cultural policy officer
labour relations officer

These occupations require some skills and knowledge of missionary. They also require other skills and knowledge, but at a higher ISCO skill level, meaning these occupations are accessible from a position of missionary with a significant experience and/or extensive training.

This knowledge should be acquired through learning to fulfill the role of missionary.

Bible texts: The content and interpretations of the bible texts, its different components, the different types of Bibles, and its history.

These skills are necessary for the role of missionary.

Interpret religious texts: Interpret the contents and messages of religious texts in order to develop spiritually and help others in their spiritual development, to apply the appropriate passages and messages during services and ceremonies, or for theological learning.
Provide charity services: Provide services for charity causes, or perform an independent activity related to community service, such as providing food and shelter, performing fundraising activities for charitable causes, gathering support for charity, and other charitable services.
Coordinate charity services: Coordinate the provision of charity services to a community or institution in need, such as the recruitment of volunteers and staff, allocation of resources, and managing the activities.
Present a cause: Present the motives and objectives of a certain cause, such as a charity cause or political campaign, to individuals or larger audience in order to gather support for the cause.
Conduct religious missions: Conduct missions, developed in a religious context, in foreign countries in order to provide aid and charity services, teach locals on religious matters and found religious organisations in the mission area.
Represent religious institution: Perform public functions as a representative of a religious institution, which strive to promote the institution and its activities and strive for accurate representation and inclusion in umbrella organisations.
Establish collaborative relations: Establish a connection between organisations or individuals which may benefit from communicating with one another in order to facilitate an enduring positive collaborative relationship between both parties.
Develop policies on religion-related matters: Develop policies concerning religion-related matters such as religious freedom, the place of religion at schoo or promoting religious activities.
Ensure cross-department cooperation: Guarantee communication and cooperation with all the entities and teams in a given organisation, according to the company strategy.
Teach religious texts: Teach the content and interpretation methods of religious texts in order to facilitate spiritual or theological learning.
Foster dialogue in society: Foster intercultural dialogue in civil society on a variety of controversial topics such as religious and ethical issues.
Guide conversion: Guide individuals who wish to change their faith in the processes related to the conversion to a particular religion, in their religious development on their new religious path, and performing the conversion itself.
Promote religious activities: Promote events, attendance to religious services and ceremonies, and the participation in religious traditions and festivities in a community in order to enhance the role religion plays in that community.

This knowledge is sometimes, but not always, required for the role of missionary. However, mastering this knowledge allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

Preventive medicine: The measures taken for disease prevention in a specific area or a group of people.

These skills and competences are sometimes, but not always, required for the role of missionary. However, mastering these skills and competences allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

Teach housekeeping skills: Teach housekeeping as well as manual skills aiming to improve everyday tasks and life circumstances.
Maintain relations with local representatives: Maintain good relations with representatives of the local scientific, economic and civil society.
Administer prescribed medication: Administer prescribed medications and treatments to patients on a doctor`s orders.
Liaise with local authorities: Maintain the liaison and exchange of information with regional or local authorities.
Build community relations: Establish affectionate and long-lasting relationships with local communities, e.g. by organising special programms for kindergarden, schools and for dissabled and older people, raising awareness and receiving community appreciation in return.
Perform religious ceremonies: Perform the ritual acts and apply the traditional religious texts during ceremonial events, such as funerals, confirmation, baptism, birth rites and other religious ceremonies.
Handle medical emergencies without doctor: Handle medical emergencies such as heart attacks, strokes, car accidents and burns when there is no doctor available.
Keep task records: Organise and classify records of prepared reports and correspondence related to the performed work and progress records of tasks.
Provide spiritual counselling: Assist individuals and groups seeking guidance in their religious convictions, or support in their spiritual experience, so that they are affirmed and confident in their faith.
Perform fundraising activities: Perform activities which will raise funds for an organisation or campaign, such as speaking with the public, gathering funds during fundraising or other general events, and using online fundraising tools.
Perform church service: Perform the rites and traditions which are involved in a church service and leading communal worship, such as giving sermons, reading psalms and scriptures, singing hymns, performing eucharist, and other rites.
Support other national representatives: Support other institutions or organisations acting as national representatives in a foreign country such as cultural institutes, schools, and other organisations.
Conduct educational activities: Plan, perform and supervise educational activities for a variety of audiences, such as for school children, university students, specialist groups, or members of the public.
Handle conflicts: Mediate in conflicts and tense situations by acting between parties, such as service users, important others like families, and institutions, striving to effect an agreement, reconciliate, and resolve problems.
Write situation reports: Write reports according to specifications and regulations of an organisation on the situation which needs to be reported on, such as the status of an investigation, of intelligence gathering, or of missions and operations.
Manage fundraising activities: Initiate fundraising activities managing the place, teams involved, causes and budgets.
Reinforce positive behaviour: Reinforce positive behaviour in people during rehabilitation and counseling activities, to ensure that the person takes the necessary actions for positive results in a positive manner, so that they remain encouraged to continue their efforts and reach goals.
Prepare religious services: Perform the necessary actions for the preparation of religious services and ceremonies, such as gathering the necessary props and materials, cleaning tools, writing and practicing sermons and other speeches, and other preparation activities.

2636 – Religious professionals

 

 

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References

1. Missionary – ESCO