2. Excellent Short-term Missionaries: in partnership with missionary organizations we will mobilize native-English speakers who demonstrate a mature, loving, and teachable spirit, commit to a two-year contract, and submit to the leadership, faith and practices of Shimonoseki Christ Bible Church. After two years, the teacher's contract is renewable for another year upon the approval of the teacher, Shimonoseki Christ Bible Church, and PIONEERS.  Preference will be given to missionaries who have demonstrated that they have the spiritual gift of teaching and receive some training and experience in ESL, TESOL, or EFL.  (2 Tim. 2:2, Phil. 2:1-5, Proverbs 9:9, Hebrews 13:17)

3. Quality English Programs: we believe that honoring God and loving our students to Christ is revealed through understanding and meeting their language needs and interests through quality programs.  We strive to enable our students to live and experience the English language through student-centered, communicative learning that is personal, practical, and fun. Because of the respect, security, and a sense of progression and accomplishment that course textbooks give to our students we will hesitate to make any textbook changes until a textbook has been used for at least four to five years.  Any changes to "school" policy or textbooks will only be made at the beginning of the school year in April.  As a ministry our course fees will always cost considerably less than other conversational English schools in our community.     (1 Thess. 2:8, 4:11-12)

4. An Emphasis on Relationships: though the priority of our teachers is teaching their students well and creating a warm, loving atmosphere in each class, we also encourage our teachers and Japanese believers to build relationships with their students outside of class.  This is a cultivating aspect of our evangelistic ministry.  This means our teachers practice hospitality by inviting students into their homes and by planning and enjoying activities with their students, especially on holidays.  (Jn. 1:14, Col. 4:5-6, Rom. 12:13)

5. Partnership with the Japanese Believers: the English teachers depend on the involvement of Japanese believers in loving and evangelizing their students in all stages of evangelism: cultivating, seed-planting, and especially harvesting. This involves inviting students to church services and events and if possible encouraging at least one Japanese Christian or church attending child to be in each class.  When an English student indicates interest in studying the Bible, we immediately take steps to encourage and arrange for the student to be involved in a Japanese Bible study and to attend church gatherings.  (Rom. 12:3-12, 15:5-6)

6. Rest and Reflection: the English ministry leader and/or teachers will meet regularly for prayer, planning, and evaluation.  Most Japanese national holidays, two weeks in the winter and three weeks in August are considered days off.  A teacher's class schedule is limited to five days a week with no more than 20 hours of classes to allow for needed refreshment and relationship building (ministry) time with family, friends, and students. (John 15:4-5, Isa. 30:15; 1 Tim. 5:8, Mark 2:27)

7. Career Missionaries In-Training: Our career missionaries and Japanese believers will seek to train and involve our short-term missionaries in various church-planting activities.  In addition to teaching English, these missionaries will look for opportunities to distribute gospel literature, seek out new students and contacts, help with the ministries of the Japanese church, and spend at least three hours a week in Japanese study. When requested a missionary mentoring program is available.     (1 Corinthians 15:58; 2 Timothy 1:6)