St. Francis Xavier Lay Missionary Society
Goal of Program: The St. Francis Xavier Lay Missionary Society is dedicated to pursuing our call to Christian mission by serving in Asia in an effort to draw people, particularly young adults, into a deeper and more meaningful relationship with God through a diverse ministry of evangelization, faith formation, and social justice. We devote ourselves to sharing the love of Christ with non-Christians and providing faith formation for those already baptized to form loving faith communities of intentional disciples empowered by the Holy Spirit and dedicated to serving Christ in every aspect of life.
Placement Type: Our ministry in Asia encompasses three areas of missionary work: evangelization, faith formation and social justice. How these aspects are lived out in one’s ministry is characterized by each missionary’s experience, interests, skills, charisms, and region, but mostly by the work of the Holy Spirit and the openness to being transformed by Him.
Ministries include: Active evangelization, Bible studies, prayer groups, young adult ministry and retreats, ecumenical Christian community building, working with marginalized populations such as: special needs orphans, homeless, domestic helpers, victims of abuse and domestic violence, migrant children.
Ministry terms: 3 months (Feb-May). 9 months (Sept-May). Option to Renew for greater long-term impact, deeper relationships and lives changed.
Our staff will join missionaries during the first 1-2 weeks of their arrival and toward the end of their assignment for care, assistance and evaluation.