This team would be staying in Caernarfon, which is a specifically Welsh-speaking area, and seeking to develop friendships with Welsh speakers. Through common interests in skateboarding and/or similar recreation, students will build relationships and foster spiritual conversations with Welsh speakers of similar interests.
This team is ideal for people with a background and/or interest in skating/sport/recreation, who can use these interests/talents as a natural connection point with Welsh speakers.
A separate track is available to participants who wish to stay for a longer period, until 28 July 2025.
This team will be focusing on Frisian speakers within Friesland in the northern Netherlands. This is a very independent project. Those who require a great deal of direct supervision or instruction should not consider this assignment.
Linguæ Christi has embraced the calling of addressing the spiritual needs of speakers of ALL the indigenous, minority languages in the European/Eurasian context (from Portugal in the West to Siberia in the East). Much as we have done among speakers of Celtic languages for the past 20 years, we intend to begin new work with other European minority languages groups. Over the next 2–5 years specifically, it is our desire to open new work in at least two to three new areas. To begin this work, we want to send some specialised teams of students to do some initial exploring in those areas and among those languages groups.
For more information about the different aspects of Discovery Teams—research, media collection, prayer and missional conversations—visit our Discovery page.
Language
As the trade language in Friesland is Dutch, it would be very helpful and advisable if interested students (1) already possessed some familiarity in Dutch before arrival, or (2) would be willing to commit to go through our “crash-course” (free and by distance learning) in Dutch before arrival on field. No knowledge of Frisian is required or expected before arrival, as an intensive introduction to Frisian will be offered as part of the initial, on-field orientation.
This team will be focusing on Ladin (Dolomitic) speakers in the South Tyrol and Trentino areas (northeast Italy). This is a very independent project. Those who require a great deal of direct supervision or instruction should not consider this assignment.
Linguæ Christi has embraced the calling of addressing the spiritual needs of speakers of ALL the indigenous, minority languages in the European/Eurasian context (from Portugal in the West to Siberia in the East). Much as we have done among speakers of Celtic languages for the past 20 years, we intend to begin new work with other European minority languages groups. Over the next 2–5 years specifically, it is our desire to open new work in at least two to three new areas. To begin this work, we want to send some specialised teams of students to do some initial exploring in those areas and among those languages groups.
For more information about the different aspects of Discovery Teams – research, media collection, prayer and missional conversations – visit our Discovery page.
Language
As the trade language in Ladinia is Italian or German, it would be very helpful and advisable if interested students (1) already possessed some good proficiency in either before arrival, or (2) would be willing to commit to go through our “crash-course” (free and by distance learning) in one before arrival on field. No knowledge of Ladin is required or expected before arrival, as an intensive introduction to Ladin will be offered as part of the initial, on-field orientation.
This team will be focusing Friulian speakers in Friuli in northeast Italy. This is a very independent project. Those who require a great deal of direct supervision or instruction should not consider this assignment.
Linguæ Christi has embraced the calling of addressing the spiritual needs of speakers of ALL the indigenous, minority languages in the European/Eurasian context (from Portugal in the West to Siberia in the East). Much as we have done among speakers of Celtic languages for the past 20 years, we intend to begin new work with other European minority languages groups. Over the next 2–5 years specifically, it is our desire to open new work in at least two to three new areas. To begin this work, we want to send some specialised teams of students to do some initial exploring in those areas and among those languages groups.
For more information about the different aspects of Discovery Teams—research, media collection, prayer and missional conversations—visit our Discovery page.
Language
As the trade language in Italy is Italian, it would be very helpful and advisable if interested students (1) already possessed some good proficiency in Italian before arrival, or (2) would be willing to commit to go through our “crash-course” (free and by distance learning) in Spanish before arrival on field. No knowledge of Friulian is required or expected before arrival, as an intensive introduction to Friulian will be offered as part of the initial, on-field orientation.
This team will be focusing on Luxembourgish speakers within Luxembourg. This is a very independent project. Those who require a great deal of direct supervision or instruction should not consider this assignment.
Linguæ Christi has embraced the calling of addressing the spiritual needs of speakers of ALL the indigenous, minority languages in the European/Eurasian context (from Portugal in the West to Siberia in the East). Much as we have done among speakers of Celtic languages for the past 20 years, we intend to begin new work with other European minority languages groups. Over the next 2–5 years specifically, it is our desire to open new work in at least two to three new areas. To begin this work, we want to send some specialised teams of students to do some initial exploring in those areas and among those languages groups.
For more information about the different aspects of Discovery Teams—research, media collection, prayer and missional conversations—visit our Discovery page.
Language
As the trade languages in Luxembourg are French and German, it would be very helpful and advisable if interested students (1) already possessed some good proficiency in either before arrival (level A2 or higher), or (2) would be willing to commit to go through our “crash-course” (free and by distance learning) in French or German before arrival on field. No knowledge of Luxembourgish is required or expected before arrival, as an intensive introduction to Luxembourgish will be offered as part of the initial, on-field orientation.
This team would be staying in northwest Wales, which is a specifically Welsh-speaking area, and seeking to develop friendships with Welsh speakers. Through common interests in surfing and/or sea/water-based recreation, students will build relationships and foster spiritual conversations with Welsh speakers of similar interests.
This team is ideal for people with a background and/or interest in surfing and/or sea/water-based recreation, who can use these interests/talents as a natural connection point with Welsh speakers.
A separate track is available to participants who wish to stay for a longer period, until 28 July 2025.
This team will explore a particular language group and the area, where they live. Though we have been doing various types of ministry in the Celtic nations for over 20 years, our independent missionary agency/organisation, Linguæ Christi, has now embraced the calling of addressing the spiritual needs of speakers of ALL the indigenous, minority languages in the European/Eurasian context (from Portugal in the West to Siberia in the East). Much as we have done among speakers of Celtic languages for all these years, we intend to begin new work with other European minority languages groups, organised by linguistic affinity. Over the next 2–5 years specifically, it is our desire to open new work in at least two to three new linguistic affinity areas. With that in mind, we would like to send some specialised teams of students to do some initial exploring in those areas and among those languages groups, where Linguæ Christi intends to open new work in the foreseeable future.
For more information about the different aspects of Discovery Teams—research, media collection, prayer and missional conversations—visit our Discovery page.
This team will be focusing on speakers of Corsican on the island of Corsica. This is a very independent project. Those who require a great deal of direct supervision or instruction should not consider this assignment.
Regarding language, as the trade language is French, though not strictly required, it would be very helpful and advisable if interested students (1) already possessed some good proficiency in French before arrival, or (2) would be willing to commit to go through our “crash-course” (free and by distance learning) in Italian before arrival on field. No knowledge of Corsican is required or expected before arrival, as an intensive introduction to the specific minority language will be offered as part of the initial, on-field orientation.
This team will be staying in a specifically Welsh-speaking area to learn about the language and culture while making friendships with Welsh speakers. Through common interests in the creative arts, this team will build relationships and foster spiritual conversations with Welsh speakers of similar interests.
This team is ideal for people with a background or interest in the art, photography, music and/or dance who can use these interests and talents as a natural connection point with Welsh speakers. This is a very independent project. Those who require a great deal of direct supervision or instruction should not consider this assignment.
There is an option to extend this project for an additional month (31 May – 28 July 2025).
This team will be staying in a specifically Welsh-speaking area to learn about the language and culture while making friendships with Welsh speakers. They will be staying in youth hostels, campgrounds, or other arrangements. Through common interests in the sports, backpacking and the outdoors, this team will build relationships and foster spiritual conversations with Welsh speakers of similar interests.
This team is ideal for people with a background or interest in team sports, hiking and/or water sports who can use these interests and talents as a natural connection point with Welsh speakers. This is a very independent project. Those who require a great deal of direct supervision or instruction should not consider this assignment.
There is an option to extend this project for an additional month (31 May – 28 July 2025).
The Ministry Leadership Team will receive special training in order to lead various short-term projects North Wales. These short-term projects will have a special emphasis on prayerwalking/narrative mapping/missional interaction/friendship evangelism/interest-based (basketball, creative arts, and recreation) community outreach. The Ministry Leadership Team will receive intensive training in the Welsh language (more than for most other teams, as ALL Linguæ Christi personnel receive some form of intensive language study during orientation), as well as prayerwalking/narrative mapping, Linguæ Christi overall strategy, logistics (including all public transport options), and missional approaches. This Team will then use their training to prepare and lead the various short-term teams (mentioned above). This assignment requires students with maturity (not necessarily determined by years), leadership skills, and a background in logistics/accounting/planning would also be very helpful. Finally, this Team due to the intensive nature of the assignment would be ideal for students, who have formerly served with the Linguæ Christi and demonstrated these skills. However, previous experience with the Linguæ Christi is NOT necessarily a requirement for this Team.
This team will be focusing on Ladin (Dolomitic) speakers in the South Tyrol and Trentino areas (northeast Italy). This is a very independent project. Those who require a great deal of direct supervision or instruction should not consider this assignment.
This team will be staying in a specifically Welsh-speaking area to learn about the language and culture while making friendships with Welsh speakers. Through common interests in the creative arts, this team will build relationships and foster spiritual conversations with Welsh speakers of similar interests.