Taiwanese Ministry Specialist
19 days ago
Houston
Job Description Introducing IFI, and why you want to be a Taiwanese Ministry Specialist with us: International Friendships, Inc. is a growing faith-based organization, whose mission is to extend life-changing hospitality and friendship to international college students. We do this by offering services, such as airport pickups, holiday hosting, temporary housing, conversation partnerships, and social events and trips. Expected work schedule for the Taiwanese Ministry Specialist: • Full- or part-time, flexible schedule, • Occasional evenings and/or weekends for specific events/projects, • Requires the development of a ministry partner team which supplies the necessary prayer and financial support to cover salary, benefits, and ministry expenses, • Training is provided to develop a team of ministry partners, • Paid vacation, sick, holidays, and more (once eligible), • Health benefits (medical, dental, and vision) for eligible staff, • Flexible hours and work-from-home availability, • Work for a growing faith-based organization The overall role of the Taiwanese Ministry Specialist is to assist IFI locations to serve international students from Taiwan in practical ways and train and equip students and volunteers for service to Taiwanese international students. While working on the National team in Columbus, OH, this job can be done remotely. The Taiwanese Ministry Specialist will (list not all inclusive): • Develop and maintain financial and prayer partnerships for the budgeted needs of the role by sharing the vision of the ministry, • Research and understand the needs of Taiwanese international students, • Minister to Taiwanese international students by establishing connections, developing reproducing Bible discussion groups and 1-on-1 interactions, attending outreach activities, and mentoring 3-4 Taiwanese students, • Recruit and train volunteers to serve on a campus ministry team, including developing training and programs to effectively develop relationships with Taiwanese international students, • Adherence to IFI's statement of faith, core values, and policies, • Is faithful, loyal, and dedicated to IFI's mandate from the Lord to extend life-changing hospitality and friendship to international students out of reverence for Jesus, • Well organized with attention to detail and ability to complete tasks independently, • Has a shepherd's heart for Internationals, a teachable and submissive spirit, and spiritual maturity, • Ability to work under stress and be flexible, • Committed to sharing faith in the context of personal relationships and investing deeply in students' lives, • Minimum of a Bachelor degree Job Posted by ApplicantPro