Missionary Mobilizer

Published on 09/30/2024East-West - Plano, TX
Full TimeFully on-site

Description

The Missionary Mobilizer will play a pivotal role in the East-West Recruitment Team, actively seeking out and inspiring potential missionaries to serve cross-culturally. This position will involve traveling to universities, recruiting events, and other strategic locations and assisting in finding creative and innovative ways to share information about East-West's mission opportunities. In addition, the Missionary Mobilizer will be responsible for engaging and cultivating new leads from those events into missionary applicants. This involves building relationships with potential candidates, answering their questions, and providing them with the resources they need to learn more about East-West and the missionary application process. The ideal candidate is passionate about global missions, possesses strong interpersonal skills, and is eager to grow in their role.

This is a fully support-raised position. 

Requirement

Key Responsibilities

  • Proactively recruit potential missionaries through various recruitment strategies, including traveling and online.
  • Engage with mission-mind individuals, sharing information about East-West's mission opportunities and inspiring them to consider cross-cultural service.
  • Build relationships with university faculty, staff, and student organizations to facilitate recruitment efforts.
  • Assist in organizing and executing recruitment events, including workshops, presentations, and information sessions.
  • Engage and cultivate new leads as they seek to learn more about East-West
  • Work closely with the East-West Recruitment Team to develop and implement effective recruitment strategies.
  • Participate in training and development opportunities to enhance recruitment skills, knowledge of cross-cultural missions and East-West
  • Develop and maintain a network of personal support 

Qualifications

  • Uphold a close and growing relationship with Jesus Christ
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to raise personal support 
  • Previous cross-cultural experience preferred
  • Ministry experience, preferred 
  • Passion for global missions and cross-cultural service.
  • Familiarity (or desire to learn) with all aspects of cross-cultural and local missions, both in practice and principle 
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.
  • Ability to travel   

About East-West

POSITION SUMMARY

East-West is seeking a gifted team player to serve as the Director of Short-Term Mission Teams (STMT). This individual will lead the STMT department to coordinate weeklong teams with our Field Ministries department; develop new STMT opportunities; oversee recruitment, training, and execution of STMTs; and introduce team members to additional opportunities to continue the work of reaching the lost.

 

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

  • Team Leadership: Lead and oversee the day-to-day operations of the STMT department and STMT logistical team.
  • Collaboration: Partner with field missionaries, national partners, and teams to implement STMTs, open new locations, and facilitate training for teammates and new leaders.
  • Statistics and Administration: Spearhead metrics and reporting for annual STMTs, establish the department's budget, and ensure adherence to East-West policies and best practices.
  • STMT Leadership and Coordination: Lead or coordinate and recruit at least two STMTs each year.

 

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field preferred
  • Experienced in cross-cultural ministry preferred
  • Experienced in sharing faith with a clear and concise gospel message
  • Ability to travel overseas 4-6 weeks a year
  • Demonstrates teaching, leadership, and shepherding skills
  • Ability to think strategically and lead others with vision and diplomacy
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong initiative, self-motivation, and ability to complete tasks on time
  • Detail-oriented and precise
  • Ability to raise and maintain personal support

Location2001 W. Plano Parkway, Ste 3000, Plano, TX 75075
Websitehttp://www.eastwest.org

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