Job Overview

Summary

The Short-Term Mission Teams Coordinator will work with the Director of STMT to provide leadership, direction, and strategy to mobilize and facilitate Christian individuals, churches, and parachurch organizations for participation in and partnership with Short-Term Mission Teams. The STMT Coordinator will work closely with East-West Mobilization staff to advance ministry partnerships. This position is responsible for playing their part to achieve the bigger mission of East-West and for ensuring all duties and responsibilities are clearly aligned with East-West Ministries Vision, Mission, Values, Statement of Faith, and Biblical principles.

Job Description

Areas of Responsibility

• Coordinate stateside 30+ STMTs annually to participate in overseas ministry
  • Confirm background checks, waivers, physician release forms where applicable
  • Apply for foreign visa’s for team where applicable
  • Prepare participant travel sheet
  • Host check-in calls with team leaders, praying with leaders as opportunities arise
  • Communicate cross culturally with national partners to ensure logistics are covered
  • Confirm cash/direct deposit advance received by logistical lead
  • Final phone call with team leads, logistical leads, and shadows for teams
  • Final check-in and budgetary concerns
• Attend meetings, retreats, and conferences as requested
• Lead, attend, and/or contribute to East-West sponsored spiritual formation activities such as Abide, ReGathering, Chapel, prayer times, corporate devotionals, and perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• A baptized believer of Jesus Christ
• Maintain a firm commitment to East-West’s vision, mission, values, Statement of Faith, and beliefs
• Display a growing and mature faith in Jesus Christ
• Be active in a local church body
• High commitment to, and practices, regular prayer and time in the Word
• Faithful member of a local church
• BA degree or equivalent experience within discipline highly preferred
• 3-5 years of related administrative experience, including supporting multiple departments
• Experienced in cross-cultural ministry, preferred
• Accurate typing of 60-85 WPM