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The role is remote.

The purpose of the Online MTS Student Liaison is to better equip students in the training for cross-cultural service by implementing new and maintaining current student engagements with GFM’s Online MTS program. The Online MTS Student Liaison is a part admin, part student interaction role to create a vibrant online community, including mobilizing new students, monitoring student social media platforms, working with Self-Study students, and developing new ways to encourage student relations with GFM. This ministry role is part-time, and support-raising is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Pray for students in the Self-Study program


• Mentor, Coach, and Disciple students into their next step in missions


• Act as main Facilitator for new cohorts


• Create and implement new procedures for student interactions


• Monitor Social Media platforms for students, facilitating community through prayer requests, praise reports, virtual gatherings, etc.


• Ensure that MTS students have the resources they need to do their work with excellence


• Mobilize email inquiries with information on becoming new students


• Read the feedback from students to see which teachings are resonating well with students


• Create and implement new procedures for student interactions, especially on social media and video meetings


• Focus on methods to interact more with non-Western students


• Meet with other OMTS staff to discuss and brainstorm student interactions


• Hold Live Zoom meetings for students quarterly


• Connect students to create new cohorts


• Create new and innovative ways to better engage online students relationally

Required Qualifications

• Must personally embrace GFM’s purpose, vision, values, and statement of faith


• Must have a sense of calling from God towards this position and a willingness to persevere through hard times (Rom 1:6; 1 Cor 1:1)


• Must identify as a maturing believer in Jesus Christ with a high view of Scripture (2 Tim 3:16-17; Col 3:16-17)


• Must demonstrate humility, teachability, and an ability to work well with others (Eph 4:15)


• Must display advanced interpersonal relational skills and be dedicated to peacemaking (Heb 10:24-25)


• Must function well both independently and in a team environment (1 Cor 12:25-26)


• Must attend GFM’s intensive Missionary Training School (in person or online) or equivalent training as well as continuing education


• Must be licensed or ordained as a minister


• Must have experience in leading small group discussions, adult learning, and/or extensive cross-cultural missions work (among unreached people groups is helpful)


• Must have an in-depth understanding of the Moodle learning system


• Must have competent technology skills to develop an online curriculum and be familiar with Google Drive, CRM, Slack, etc.

Recommended

• College Degree in education or cross-cultural studies is preferred


• Experience with online training preferred (as a student, teacher or facilitator)

Since GFM’s mission is to make Jesus known, all staff members must be committed and be able to implement that mission.