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2011 Student Missions Positions List - Christmas Spring Semester
Summer, Impact, and Fall Semester Positions List will be available by October 1st.
Go Now Missions Positions List
CIC-Harvest is Ripe!Christmas |
Are you looking for a challenge? Come to a college campus in a rural area where the harvest is ripe! Your goal is to share with as many as possible this Christmas. Share American culture and reveal the truth of Christ through Christmas parties, dramas,
caroling, English corners and one-on-one relationships. The greatest hope is that
students and teachers will decide to follow the Lord this Christmas season. This location requires spiritually mature individuals who are self-motivated. You must be in excellent physical health, able to walk moderately long distances, lift own luggage and climb
several flights of stairs without difficulty.
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Relief & RecoveryChristmas |
Use your Christmas break to bring Hope back to those in Haiti. You will work alongside Hope for the Hungry, an organization that has worked in Haiti for 28 years. Come be a part of rebuilding a village that was 80% destroyed in the earthquake on Jan 12th. You will be finishing newly built homes, repairing a school, and beginning construction on a new missionary house! In addition to the various construction projects, you will have the opportunity to minister to the children living in the village and in our boys home. No
construction experience needed, just a willing heart for the hurting! You need to be in good physical health and ready for physical labor. You can be part of rebuilding Haiti!
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Sharing the GIFT at ChristmasChristmas |
If you have a heart for the nations, and want to bridge the gospel to immigrants (primarily West Africans) in New York City, this is the team for you! You will engage immigrants in conversation and build relationships, by wearing African clothing and distributing God's Word on CD or DVD. In this ministry you will till hard soil - Prayer walk; broadcast seed -
distribute God's Word; water and cultivate an environment for the seed to take root - follow-up on previous team's work and "story" during your conversations; and pray and worship with those that have already received this Gift.
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Winter Boot MissionChristmas |
Be part of providing orphan children with boots and socks that will protect them from frostbite during the bitterly cold winters. You will travel to orphanages in Moldova to put boots, socks, knit caps and gloves on each child. Be prepared to give your testimony and share the gospel with orphaned children and facility staff through a translator. You will be taught how to relate to Eastern European culture, to model Christ and to present the gospel. You will be expected to load and unload trucks with inventory of boots and socks, set up the distribution station within the orphanage and participate in measuring feet, fitting boots, and demonstrating the love of Christ in words and actions for every child you meet. You will get to share the love of Christ through sacrificial service to Moldova's most vulnerable population, its orphan children.
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Won by OneChristmas |
Be part of building a house in one week for a Jamaican family. Forget the beach, you will be traveling deep into the heart of the Jamaican island and delivering hope to the people of the Harmons. The Harmons is a small community in the south central part of the island. Devastated by hurricane Gilbert over 20 years ago, Won by One to Jamaica has been helping the people of the Harmons rebuild their homes and investing in their lives by
introducing them to the love of Christ. You will build a hurricane proof concrete house side by side with the Jamaicans. You will interact with the people of the Harmons every night with a community party held where we stay. You will also experience what it means to leave everything for the cause. Everything you take to Jamaica will be left there for the people of the Harmons. You will only come back with a small backpack and the items you are wearing. This is an incredible experience that will change your heart forever.
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A+ Children and YouthSpring Semester |
You are needed to work in our A+ School Age Before and After Big A Club Ministry, A+ Preschool Ministry, and Parents' Night Out. You will be laying a spiritual foundation in the lives of children and youth with the goal of helping children and their parents come to know Jesus Christ. You will be challenged to grow spiritually and emotionally. You will be investing yourself into the lives of the children and families of this community. You
will learn that life is not about you. You will learn that life is about giving yourself away to the high glory of God. The church, the community, and the staff will invest their hearts and lives in you. We seek to train you to be the leaders of the future. You will learn communication skills, dealing with other personality types, conflict resolution skills, organizational skills, and ministry skills. We are looking for extroverted, relationship oriented, energetic, organized, and self-motivated students. This is a life changing
experience for the majority of students who serve with us. We’ve seen children and their families become Christians. Students with education majors preferred.
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American FootballSpring Semester |
Develop relationships with Portuguese players by playing American Football with a sports club currently with one adult level (16-40 years old) team. This is full contact football with weekly practices and monthly games. This is a new sport to the Portuguese and many of the players have never played football before. Limited football skills are required and all of the players speak English. A heart for sports and a desire to develop relationships and share Christ is required.
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Caring for RefugeesSpring Semester |
God is bringing the 10/40 window right to your doorstep! You have the opportunity to work with and live among people from Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Burma, Burundi, Rwanda, Congo, Cuba, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Somalia as 1,500 refugees are resettled into Tarrant County. You will join the World Relief staff in ministry to these international refugees during the first few months of their arrival in the US. Through tasks like setting up furniture, picking refugees up from the airport, being an English partner, or taking refugees to run errands, you will become the very first American friend these refugees will make. You must be willing to form cross-cultural friendships, be patient as refugees learn basic life skills and be very loving and understanding as the refugee struggles through adjustment to his/her new life. The greatest complaint of the refugee is loneliness. They are impoverished in their relationships, and extremely open to foreigners. You will have many opportunities to share the Gospel with people who have never heard the Good News, and you might work with Christians who have been persecuted for their faith. You will know what it means to live on mission. It will be a life changing opportunity as you discover more of who Christ made you to be.
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Cross-Cultural Training and EquippingSpring Semester |
Based on the concept of English Teaching as Mission, you will participate as language facilitators in an intensive English language program for senior high school students. In a variety of settings, including discussion groups using directed topics, structured classes, and a variety of indoor and outdoor activities, you will have the opportunity to share ideas, develop relationships, and share your faith through how you live your life and share the truth when given opportunity. Because the country is still closed to open evangelism, friendship evangelism is the primary tool for the work. To be effective, you need to enjoy a variety of social settings, be teachable and flexible, and have a high interest in getting to really know and understand young people in a different culture. During your time, you will be provided with ongoing field training, teaching training, and mentoring by one of our long-term workers. We are a key entry point for long term workers being equipped to go to more remote and difficult areas, as well a training place for nationals going out on short-term and long-term teams, so we know how to train you for effective work. Maintaining a Language Training Center as our platform is essential for our continued effectiveness in the training and equipping we do. You will be supporting that work and have a life-changing experience.
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Discipleship Program through Refugee MinistrySpring Semester |
Segue is a musical term that means a smooth transition from one piece or element to another. This is what Segue is about - creating a smooth transition from where you've been to where you're headed. Segue also describes the transition of the refugees who you will be working with. Many of the Napali and Bhutanese people have just arrived in America and are transitioning into life in the US. Our hope is to help make their transition a smooth one and in the process develop lasting relationships and most importantly
introduce them to our Lord and Savior. So...what is this semester like? A portion of each day will be spent studying areas that will set a great foundation for your life. A solid understanding and passion for discipleship, worship, and missions is key, but your own personalized plan might include developing skills of communication, relationship, finance and budgeting, physical fitness, music. Our desire is that you finish the semester on a
trajectory toward success in family, ministry, missions, business, teaching...wherever God directs! Something that sets Segue apart from many other programs is that you will also be working in frontline international missions throughout the semester. The United Nations is sending thousands of refugees to Dallas each year, and the fields are white unto harvest. There are Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and other people groups from countries completely closed to missions efforts, but God is bringing them right to our doorstep! They are grateful for relationships with Americans and very receptive to the gospel. The needs and opportunities are endless and the time to act is now! If you are serious about global
missions, there is no more effective way to immediately immerse yourself into a variety of cultures, and to relationally be Christ's hands and feet among the lost.
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Global WriterSpring Semester |
Write stories, sidebars and photo cutlines for the Global Communication Team-Africa's website and magazine, AfricaStories. One issue of the magazine will be published in the spring semester, so you will assist with that. New story packages go on the website every other week. Stories are about what God is doing through His people in Africa, and the aim is to generate prayer support and encourage volunteers to come to Africa to serve. Issues covered range from a particular missionary's ministry to social issues to significant events in Africa. You will sometimes write from interviews you have conducted, research you have done, or coverages you participated in. Other times writing will be based on material gathered by another team member. Many times you will be paired with a photographer and/or videographer in doing a story package. You will be considered part of the team. You need skills in both feature writing and news writing. Because African-Americans are a major target audience for GCT-Africa, having an African-American student fill this position would be exciting and helpful for us. Be prepared to be challenged to grow personally as you function as part of a team and have stories edited and critiqued by other team
members. Living in another culture provides opportunities to grow personally and spiritually, as values, prejudices and opinions are challenged on an almost daily basis.
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Inner City InternSpring Semester |
Poverty is a reality for many people...in our own backyard. Help us reach people in poverty and with deep spiritual needs. Touch people as Jesus did. The inner-city Mission Centers of Houston will provide opportunities for you to lead in kid's clubs, preteen, and teen clubs, English as a second language classes, food and clothing distribution, senior adult ministry, as well as minister alongside and supervise local and national student volunteer groups. The Centers serve primarily Hispanic people. Come make a difference as you personally address the poverty issue in Texas.
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Leadership & EnglishSpring Semester |
Spend a semester with Albanian University students, get to know them, teach conversational English classes- about what you already know, help with the leadership clubs and make a difference in a Muslim student’s life. The leadership clubs bring students together and develop community projects like helping the orphanage with clothes and toys. Come and spend time in Albanian homes, drink coffee out in the coffee bars, walk the center of the city of 500,000 people most looking for new hope! Play
basketball or soccer, organize tournaments and enter the life of someone that needs to hear from you. Be part of changing lives in Kosovo! Be part of our Kosovo chickens project if you are experienced with raising chickens, and help a family learn to provide for themselves! In Kosovo there is a wide variety of opportunity to use what you already know and make strong relationships so you can share New Hope!
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Mission Team and Communication SpecialistSpring Semester |
Come help advertise, schedule and host mission teams that stay in our building on West 72 St. You will help our mission team coordinators. Your role will be to help facilitate communication between churches and association partners in the recruitment and scheduling of mission teams. You will help Metropolitan New York Baptist Association (MNYBA) with updating and maintaining a new web site, updating church lists, etc. This is a key role for our association—the enlistment, scheduling and matching of mission teams with our churches. You will be working with all kinds of churches in MNYBA -languages, contexts, etc. You will get to experience NYC, and grow in appreciation and understanding of urban ministry in America's largest city. You must be outgoing, good planner, computer skilled (graphics skills especially helpful), and comfortable in different contexts
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MK TeacherSpring Semester |
Your primary duty would be to provide home school instruction for 2 Missionary Kids (elementary and middle school aged). There is an area provided in the supervisor’s home for schooling. The Calverty Home School Curriculum will be used, however supplemental studies and actives will also be included. Opportunities for involvement in community, social ministries and teaching English as a second language will also be available, if interested. We are looking for someone creative, flexible, enthusiastic, responsible and diligent.
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Prisoners’ Family MinistrySpring Semester |
If you like excitement, never a dull moment, something new everyday and love people, then Hospitality House is the place for you. We are looking for someone friendly and dependable who enjoys people of all ages, cultures and races. Our guests include families and friends from all over the US as well as from around the world. Our ministry offers lodging and food to the families of inmates incarcerated in prison units in the Huntsville area. We are open 7 days a week 24 hours a day. We stay extremely busy every day working with churches bringing deliveries of food, toys for the children, taking reservations, and preparing for guests each afternoon. We prepare food for the families every weekend, clean, organize and sort donations. Opportunities each day/week to listen and pray with guests sharing the love of Christ as you build relationships. This is an amazing opportunity for spiritual growth as you watch how God can use you to touch the lives of families sharing God's grace with the other victims of crime - families who are hurting, misunderstood and lonely.
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Remote Field SupportSpring Semester |
As remote field support, you will be trained to assist cross-cultural workers (including current career and fellow Go Now missionaries) in providing troubleshooting, logistical and communications support. You will also be trained on cross-cultural and international topics that will prepare them to work/serve abroad. The training is very broad, including technology and media, but it is all delivered within a global context. Applicants are
interviewed individually to assess if their interests and skills are suitable, but there is no specific skill set required for any of these positions. The primary skill sets needed are: problem solving, basic research, office software, and phone skills. Serving in this capacity is often an excellent way for someone who is unsure as to where or how they would like to serve internationally to discover, with confidence, the answer to this question. The impact of this work is enabling ministers and others working around the globe to achieve new levels of success and help people who are in need. Most students find this program very challenging on many levels, and significant spiritual growth is often experienced. It is best if you are a self-starter, highly motivated and can pay attention to detail while
addressing many different projects/issues simultaneously. Other more technical skills that could be utilized if available include: computer hardware, computer programming, web authoring, graphic design, and media production.
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Sowing TruthSpring Semester |
Be part of a student team assisting in taking the Gospel to the next level through broad Seed Sowing. Our strategy in 2011 is to locate all elementary schools in the city, Prayer walk these school and seek people of peace (teachers, administrators or parents) who will allow us to give out a new Children’s Bible (Thai Comic style) to every child in 3rd through 6th grade. The team will work to locate the schools, and map the logistics of the schools (Name, where, how many students, name of principle, etc) to lay the ground work. Depending on the school, the team may have an opportunity to teach some of the Bible Stories to the children once or twice a week. The goal is to place a Children’s Bible in the hands of every child in the city and pray for HIS word to break the darkness and penetrate the hearts of a new generation for His Kingdom. Another aspect of the ministry is assisting in reaching students and young adults through our community center. You will assist in teaching English classes, English coffee corners, weekly activities and themed parties. The goal is to attract Thai students and adults to a Christian atmosphere where we can begin relationships that lead to spiritual conversations.
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Trekking Truth TellersSpring Semester |
Come trek along the rocky escarpment that surrounds the homeland of the Maninka people identifying seekers and strategizing how the Gospel will most effectively and logistically reach these remote villages. Be part of a dynamic team of young people walking the talk in some of the most remote and unreached places left in Africa. This isn’t your grandma’s mission circle; this is cutting edge life that has eternity at stake. Base camp will be a charming hut and the tent you bring will be your mobile office.
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University MinistrySpring Semester |
Come work with the university ministry at our church and reach out to the 18,000 students at Washington State University. Currently there is a couple who voluntarily oversees this ministry and it has grown tremendously over the past couple of years. There are also 3-4 other couples who help. There are around 100 university students that attend during
Sunday morning worship and 40-50 involved in our university ministry. Since our volunteer leaders will be leaving in soon, we are seeking someone who can work under their direction to provide continuing leadership and guidance to our university students, once these leaders have moved. You will also be required to regularly be on campus to share Christ with the lost and disciple believers. Emmanuel is a strong church with a gifted and committed staff. We are committed to reaching college students at Washington State University and University of Idaho.
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Urban Ministry InternshipSpring Semester |
The internship program offered by the Denver Rescue Mission is two-fold. First to help students, adults, and individuals gain experience in both the non-profit, human services, and ministry fields. Our internships are designed to be hands on, challenging, and productive. Our goal is to help train, lead, and provide opportunities that will allow for you, our intern, to leave with knowledgeable and helpful insights to either further help the Denver Rescue Mission or other organizations nationally and globally. We are an organization of 150 employees but with the help of interns and volunteers we provide the work of almost 200 employees! Our interns are given jobs, tasks, and assignments that help further the success of the Mission. Without the help of our interns we would not be able to do what we do. You need to be comfortable in a variety of mission settings. We need flexible, patient and hard-working students to help us reach our city and help those who are less fortunate.
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