Short-term Team Coordinator
The ReachGlobal Santo Domingo City Team is partnering with a network of over three dozen house churches across the city, called Red Bendición (RB, Blessing Network). RB has invited the team to help disciple university students in the network and equip them to reach their universities with the gospel of Jesus. Our goal as we support RB students in their faith is to provide pathways to deeper faith, biblical worldview and intellectual confidence in following Jesus, with the goal of equipping them and helping them reach their peers at their respective universities.
The Dominican Republic is close and inexpensive to get to from the U.S.; for those reasons we are a favored destination for short-term mission (STM) teams coming from American churches. A dedicated staff member or couple to manage the many teams will enhance the experience and effectiveness for short-term teams, for the Dominicanos receiving the teams and for the Santo Domingo City Team itself.
The STM coordinator would manage the STM teams coming to serve alongside the Santo Domingo City Team. In addition to ministry to Dominicanos, you’ll have opportunities to serve and mentor high school and university students, along with adult teams in what could arguably be one of the most significant and influential experiences of their lives. It wouldn’t be surprising if you received some good mentoring from some of the older team members, as well. During the seasons between STM teams, you would join the other Santo Domingo City Team members in discipling and mentoring Dominicano university students.
Special Requirements
Raise your own support.
Requirements:
- Fluent Spanish – must be willing to dedicate the first 6-12 months to language/culture acquisition, depending on length of term
- Spiritually mature and able to disciple others
- Teachable
- Good organizational, administrative, and relational skills
- Team player who is willing to serve where needed
- Able to discuss differing worldviews and spiritual realities with simplicity and clarity
Responsibilities:
- Resource/provide training for teams
- Prepare/equip host ministries to maximize the effective ministry of STMs
- Manage logistics, orientation, debriefing, follow-up, and follow-through of STMs
- Orient teams to cross-cultural issues and missiological objectives of the project
- Communicate guidelines and expectations to team members