Opportunities
The INN: Site Administrator
The Site Administrator assists the Team Leader at a given INN location by utilizing their administrative skills in support of the team’s ministry plan. This position is integral to the establishing of multiplying churches within an unreached diaspora community, amongst whom they live and serve.
The Site Administrator is a multifaceted role. The primary function is to support the team, ensuring that it can operate effectively and efficiently. Mobilization, scheduling, and training of volunteers, as well as event/outreach coordination will be a focus for this role.
Site Administrators are needed in Metro Philadelphia, Savannah, and South Florida.
Strong organizational, administrative, and interpersonal skills are essential. The Site Administrator must have the capacity to work effectively with a wide variety of workers, volunteers, and networks of churches and organizations. Cross-cultural experience is beneficial, along with a passion for reaching the unreached diaspora in the US.
Ideal Site Administrator competencies include:
- A Mature Christian: Displays Christ-like character that demonstrates the gospel with a humble spirit and a listening heart
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multitask and manage multiple processes, including tracking and reporting of data and information
- Ability to coordinate logistics, including ministry schedules and volunteer assignments
- Ability to implement best practices to enhance the effectiveness and cohesiveness of the local team and volunteers
- Proven reporting and tracking skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Formal theological training is beneficial, but not required
- 3-5 years’ experience or training in an administrative role
The Site Administrator is responsible for:
- Volunteer mobilization, training, and oversight for multiple weekly activities
- Creating and maintaining various records and reports, with the ability to meet deadlines reports to meet deadlines
- Helping to maintain the team budget and implement project plans
- Organizing, scheduling, and managing logistics of meetings and events
- Managing technical issues within their area of expertise
- Performing general clerical duties as assigned
- Assisting with church planting and multiplication among unreached diaspora peoples with the local team
The INN: Internship
Opportunity Full/Closed – 2025 Details Coming Soon
The INN (International Neighborhood Network) envisions a world where the hope of Jesus is transforming communities among all peoples, starting with the nations in our backyard. Our passion is to see the gospel proclaimed in cities where there is little to no gospel witness among unreached people groups that have found refuge in the US. Join us as we create and implement innovative approaches to loving and serving our neighbors.
We do not want you to be a spectator but to participate in the great commission happening among unreached diaspora in the US. There are countless ways to love and serve diaspora communities as they work to rebuild their homes and lives in the US. An INN Internship will help you learn more about yourself while using your gifts and talents in an environment different from your own. Discover more about the world as you serve people from different cultures and world religions. While this internship takes place in the US, the work is still very cross-cultural. Expect to be immersed in new languages, foods, and practices.
| Location | Savannah, GA |
| Local Language | English |
| People | Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia refugees and immigrants |
| Dates | June 1, 2024—July 13, 2024 |
| Cost | $2,800 |
| Team Size | 2—3 interns |
Ethnomusicology Internship
Deadline Passed – 2024 Details Coming Soon
World Team has been church planting in Cameroon for decades, and teams are working in five different villages and regions, meeting physical, educational, and spiritual needs. In this ethnomusicology internship, you will partner with our long-term church planting teams and help churches in Cameroon develop culturally relevant worship.
Interns will get to interact with two of the cultures we work amongst, the Baka and the Esimbi. While observing, learning, and being immersed in these cultures, interns will use their gifts and skills to help churches develop authentic worship expression in their own language. This will allow our full-time teammates to continue to disciple and encourage praise and honor to God within these church plants.
World Team Cameroon internships give you maximum hands-on experience in cross-cultural ministry while furthering long-term church-planting efforts. And you’ll experience life-on-life discipleship by a mentor.
| Location | Mbouda and Ndjibot, Cameroon |
| Local Language | Esimbi; Baka |
| People | Esimbi; Baka |
| Dates | June 11—29, 2023 |
| Cost | $3,200 |
| Team Size | 1—4 interns |
The INN: Building Community in Columbus
The INN Columbus desires to see a community of healthy reproducing disciples living as the church in our city. We seek to engage refugees from around the globe and are looking for teammates with a heart gripped with God’s love for those who have not had access to the Truth.
Our ministry focuses on creative ways to connect and build relationships with the diaspora community and international students. In a city where 59% of refugees were resettled within the last ten years, opportunities to share the love of Christ are plentiful!
Come live life with our new neighbors in a cross-cultural community in Columbus.
Join The INN (International Neighborhood Network) and use your skills, education, and spiritual gifts to create ministry opportunities to serve the nations among us! Formal Bible training and an exposure to missiological principles is helpful, but not required.
- Mature Christian: People who love God, love people, and can maintain spiritual disciplines as they work with people resistant to the gospel
- Evangelism and Discipleship: Desire to share the gospel and disciple people from different world views, religions, and backgrounds
- Church Planting and Multiplication: Desire to participate in implementing creative church planting and multiplication strategies
- Team Player: Good interpersonal, listening, and communication skills, as well as the ability to work collaboratively on a team and within a local network
- Learner: A willingness to be part of a learning community dedicated to growing their skills, gifts, and abilities in church planting and multiplication while serving in a diaspora community
- Outreach: Use your skills in ESL, literacy, teaching, youth ministry, and holistic ministry to help our friends adapt to life in the US. Come and share the love of Christ through word and deed as you build relationships with our new neighbors!
- Evangelism and Discipleship: Journey with your contacts through dynamic spiritual conversations, sharing the truths of scripture, and discipling them into an intentional, growing relationship with Christ
- Church planting: Be part of a team that desires to plant reproducing house churches in the local diaspora community
- Community Service: Serve local diaspora along with the team and local network through meeting felt needs and building genuine relationships
The INN: South Florida
The Muslim population in South Florida is estimated between 90,000 – 110,000 and is growing. There are more than forty Islamic Centers and Schools in the region. God has given us a vision to share the Gospel and plant churches among this unreached Muslim population in South Florida.
As we reach Arabic speaking people locally, our prayer is that the gospel will spread to the 21 Arabic speaking countries in the world and throughout the nearly 3.5 million Arab Americans in the US, representing a total of approximately 422 million speakers. Arabic is the fifth most spoken language globally.
Our focus is on serving and sharing the gospel with Arabic-speaking Muslims in South Florida, as well as discipleship and church planting. We desire to meet the spiritual hunger found in Arab peoples across both geographical and religious boundaries. We accomplish this planting churches, teaching the bible, spreading the good news of Jesus, personally encouraging and discipling Arabs from various backgrounds and holding evangelical events throughout the year.
Part of our plan is to reach out to and equip local churches with relevant information through seminars that educate them about immigrants, culture, religion, and worldview. Pulling from our Eastern background, we have developed materials that will help to equip churches to minister to the refugee families in their own backyard.
The INN in South Florida serves Arabic speakers from various countries, most are from what is considered unreached and/or unengaged people groups. Both Arabic and English-speaking teammates are welcome!
- Mature Christian: People who love God, love people, and can maintain spiritual disciplines as they work with people resistant to the gospel
- Evangelism and Discipleship: Desire to share the gospel and disciple people from different world views, religions, and backgrounds
- Church Planting and Multiplication: Desire to participate in implementing creative church planting and multiplication strategies
- Team Player: Good interpersonal, listening, and communication skills, as well as the ability to work collaboratively on a team and within a local network
- Learner: A willingness to be part of a learning community dedicated to growing their skills, gifts, and abilities in church planting and multiplication while serving in a diaspora community
- Outreach: Use your skills in ESL, teaching, youth ministry, and holistic ministry to help meet felt needs and build genuine relationships with our friends by sharing the love of Christ in word and deed
- Evangelism and Discipleship: Journey with your contacts through dynamic spiritual conversations, sharing the truths of scripture, and discipling them into an intentional, growing relationship with Christ
- Church planting: Be part of a team that desires to plant reproducing house churches in the local diaspora community
- Community Service: Serve local diaspora along with the team and local network through meeting felt needs and building genuine relationships
The INN: Metro Philadelphia
The INN (International Neighborhood Network) in Metro Philadelphia region has the 5th largest Muslim population of all major American cities, the highest concentration of Hindu’s in the US (New Jersey), and tens of thousands of Arabic speakers. The immigrant population in Philadelphia County has increased 68% since 2000 and is one of the main factors in the city’s population growth over the last 20 years.
Our goal is to minister to Muslim, Hindu, and Arabic speaking diaspora in the Metro Phila. region. Come join this multicultural team and use your skills, education, and spiritual gifts to participate in an exciting church planting team serving our new neighbors.
Are you interested in helping to establish disciple-making movements among unreached diaspora? We currently have team members serving in Philadelphia, Camden County, and Cherry Hill, NJ who are interested in expanding throughout the Metro Philadelphia region!
Ministry focuses include resettlement assistance, ESL, cricket, a church plant, bible studies, media, and more!
Do you long to see God’s kingdom take root in the hearts of the nations living in the Philadelphia Metro area? Join us as we seek to imitate Christ through our loving presence, service, and biblical community. Our desire is to be the unmistakable aroma of Christ in our community.
Join The INN and use your skills, education, and spiritual gifts to serve the nations among us! Formal Bible training and an exposure to missiological principles is helpful, but not required.
- Mature Christian: People who love God, love people, and can maintain spiritual disciplines as they work with people resistant to the gospel
- Evangelism and Discipleship: Desire to share the gospel and disciple people from different world views, religions, and backgrounds
- Church Planting and Multiplication: Desire to participate in implementing creative church planting and multiplication strategies
- Team Player: Good interpersonal, listening, and communication skills, as well as the ability to work collaboratively on a team and within a local network
- Learner: A willingness to be part of a learning community dedicated to growing their skills, gifts, and abilities in church planting and multiplication while serving in a diaspora community
- Outreach: Use your skills in ESL, the arts, literacy, teaching, youth ministry, building genuine friendships, and holistic ministry skills to help our friends adapt to life in the US by sharing the love of Christ through word and deed
- Evangelism and Discipleship: Journey with your contacts through dynamic spiritual conversations, sharing the truths of scripture, and discipling them into an intentional, growing relationship with Christ
- Church planting: Be part of a team that desires to plant reproducing house churches in the local diaspora community
- Community Service: Serve local diaspora along with the team and local network through meeting felt needs and building genuine relationships
NT Exegete/Translation Advisor-Cameroon
The NT Exegete/Translation Advisor will join the Kwakum team as they translate the Bible into the Kwakum language. The Kwakum writing system has been developed and is in use, and there are trained national translators in place, as well.
The NT Exegete/Translation Advisor will spearhead the translation of the NT, supporting the simultaneous translation of the Old and New Testaments. Proficiency in Greek is required.
- MDiv in Bible Exegesis or MA in Bible Translation is preferred
- Training in Linguistics/Translation from one of SIL’s schools
- Robust knowledge of Greek is required
- Develop proficiency in the local language and learn about the culture
- Exegete passages and prepare the texts for local translators
- Help local translators determine which key words to use
- Produce multiple drafts and then send the final one to the testing team
- Disciple the local translators throughout the process
Missions Advocate – Campus
Are you passionate about reaching the unreached? Are you searching for opportunities to share your passion for global missions with others to help advance the Great Commission? If so, you may want to become a Missions Advocate for World Team.
Missions Advocate – Church
Are you passionate about reaching the unreached? Are you searching for opportunities to share your passion for global missions with others to help advance the Great Commission? If so, you may want to become a Missions Advocate for World Team.
Church Planting-Middle East
Are you interested in serving where there is no church? Has God instilled a passion in you to share the gospel and disciple new believers, to see churches planted and multiplied? We are expanding our ministry into neighboring cities and countries and are looking for people God has led to Muslim ministry.
Our ultimate goal is to bring God glory through connecting with people and discipling them into a life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ.
The church planter will work to see a healthy church established among Muslim peoples. They will focus on meeting felt needs that lead to building genuine relationships and sharing the gospel in word and deed.
Believers will be discipled with the goal of developing and releasing leaders who are equipped to lead the local church. All of this to the glory of God and the planting of the church.
Learning the language and culture is a vital part of this ministry. We are looking for mature Christians with strong interpersonal skills.
Be part of a team that enjoys sharing their faith and testifying of God’s goodness in their everyday lives. Help others grow through one-on-one interactions or in small group settings.
A passion for reaching the lost is vital to this role. Cross-cultural experience is beneficial. Ideal Church Planter competencies include:
- Mature Christian: Evidence Christ-like character and leadership competency. A humble spirit and a listening heart are essential
- Theological Training: Formal training is beneficial but not required
- Evangelism and Discipleship: 12 months of experience in sharing the gospel with a Muslim is preferred, along with past experience in discipleship
- Training and Development: Strong facilitation skills to provide training for new believers and church leaders
- Networking and Communication: Expand the local church network through vision casting, effective verbal and written communication, relationship building, training, and providing opportunities for others to serve.
Church Planters will live and serve in proximity to the Muslim community. The church planter will work on a team to provide mutual encouragement and accountability. They will:
- Outreach: Utilization of church planting and multiplication strategies to impact the Muslim community; training and leading disciples and local volunteers to expand outreach efforts
- Spiritual Progress: Track the spiritual progress of the community
- Relationship Building: Establish genuine local relationships with Muslims in the community
- Evangelism: Faithfully and consistently share the gospel in word and deed
- Training: Train, develop, and release disciples to plant the church
- Developing Leaders: The goal is to develop leaders for the church or leaders who are equipped to be sent to plant churches in neighboring communities
- Networking: Develop and expand a network of local churches and organizations to attract, train, and mobilize volunteers for ministry
Are you interested in serving where there is no church? Has God instilled a passion in you to share the gospel and disciple new believers, to see churches planted and multiplied? We are expanding our ministry into neighboring cities and are looking for people God has led to Muslim ministry.
Learning the language and culture is a vital part of this ministry. We are looking for mature Christians with strong interpersonal skills. Come be part of a team that enjoys sharing their faith and testifying of God’s goodness in their everyday lives. Help others grow through one-on-one interactions or in small group settings.