Our Hiring Process

Fill out an application to kick off the process.

During this phase, you will have multiple interviews about the job, theology, and TLI ministry ethos.

Initial Interview
In this initial conversation, we’d like to get to know you a bit and hear about your interest in TLI. We’ll ask some questions to help us assess our alignment in areas such as ethos, philosophy of ministry, and approach to cross-cultural work. There will be plenty of time for you to ask questions as well as you consider whether TLI is a good fit for you.

Job Interview
In the job interview, we’d like to learn more about you as we consider the position for which you are applying. We’ll dive more into your skills and experiences as they relate to the role and how you might best serve.

Theological Interview
The theological interview is an exploration of your theological fit within TLI’s Confessional Statement. We’ll be assessing both your doctrinal commitments and the way you articulate them across diverse cultures and educational backgrounds. We'd like to hear about your cross-cultural teaching experiences and how you might handle problem solving in various international contexts.

For this stage in the process, you will join one of our short-term ministry teams and teach at one of the training sites. This allows us to get to know one another more deeply in the context of cross-cultural ministry. We’ll assess your teaching, and generally how well you can thrive in our milieu.

A visit to our headquarters in Minneapolis (preferably with your spouse, if applicable) is the last step in our hiring process. Here you will meet with members of your team, as well as other leaders and key office staff.  Among other things, we will further discuss your role and the logistics of moving forward.

Extending an offer of appointment confirms that we believe the Lord is leading all of us to have you serve with TLI. This is not a contract of employment, but when you sign the offer, you become an appointee of TLI and may begin to build your support team.

Before employment, your final step is to develop a team of ministry partners who commit to give financially and support you in prayer. Like many mission organizations, TLI is dependent on the consistent financial support of individuals and churches, and we value doing this work in partnership with the body of Christ. While each staff person is responsible for raising the financial support to cover their salary, benefits, and ministry expenses, we’ll be coaching and encouraging you the whole way! 

With a team of ministry partners supporting you, you can begin your employment with TLI. This is your actual point of hire in which you will start receiving paychecks and onboarding into your role.