Apprenticeship-Program

Join a life-changing semester abroad! Step into a large city and vibrant cultural exchange where your “job” is simply to build friendships, learn, and share life with locals. As a mid-term participant, you’ll study Arabic, explore the city, volunteer, teach ESL, and enjoy unique travel experiences—all while walking alongside a team passionate about the gospel. You’ll be mentored by a long-term worker, connect deeply with teammates, and even help host short-term groups. Most evenings are free for what matters most: hanging out with friends, having conversations that matter, and discovering how God is at work in a new culture.

Experience ministry in the heart of Paris! Emmanuel International Church is inviting college students and young adults to spend a summer, semester, or longer serving alongside their team. Opportunities range from worship, children’s ministry, and student outreach to discipleship, pastoral ministry, and even church planting residencies. You can also take part in strategic research to help identify new neighborhoods for future church plants. This is a chance to grow in your calling, serve in a multicultural city, and be part of what God is doing in France.

Spend your summer building friendships in the Middle East! We’re looking for 2–3 men to join long-term workers for 8-12 weeks, investing in relationships with Kurdish young men. You’ll connect through weekly volleyball sessions (and possibly a day camp) or part-time English teaching—no volleyball experience needed, just a willingness to jump in! Beyond these activities, you’ll share meals, hang out, and engage in meaningful conversations as friendships grow. Along the way, you’ll learn the Kurdish language and culture, be hosted by experienced workers, and discover how God is moving in this unique context.

Put your creativity to work overseas! Spend a season in a Central Asian port city using your skills in media and communication to make an eternal impact. Whether your strengths are in marketing, photography, video editing, filmmaking, sound, design, or writing, you’ll play a vital role in helping a local team share their message of hope and walk alongside new believers. Not only will you contribute your talents, but you’ll also invest in relationships, grow through mentoring, and discover how God can use your gifts in a cross-cultural setting.

Step into a life-shaping adventure in South Asia! From their base in a bustling capital city, the team is reaching into some of the most remote places on earth—and they’re inviting you to join them. This is a unique chance to be mentored by a national leader, support ongoing ministries, build meaningful friendships, and immerse yourself in the local culture and church. Whether you stay for a season or longer, you’ll have opportunities to encourage the local body with your gifts, grow in language, disciple young believers, and help shape long-term outreach to communities with little to no gospel access.

Go serve with your church’s global partners! Some opportunities to serve overseas come through partnerships your sending church already has. In these cases, Upstream works alongside your church to help you prepare, provide care, and ensure you’re sent well. Each location will be carefully vetted and agreed upon together, to ensure we can send you well to the specific location. This allows you to serve where your church already has relationships while receiving the support, training, and guidance you need for a healthy and fruitful experience.