Global City Mission Initiative

Global City Mission Initiative (GCMI) is seeking team members for a mission initiative in Dallas-Ft. Worth. Global City Mission is accepting applications for a cross-cultural missionary with an evangelistic emphasis on diaspora communities in DFW.

Global City Mission is a disciple-making ministry focused specifically on evangelism in global cities. In order to effectively advance disciple-making in urban settings, we focus on these three areas of ministry:

• Evangelism & church planting
• Training local believers to reach their communities
• Providing equipping & training for established churches

We are seeking candidates who will function as Mission Catalysts reaching immigrant communities in DFW as a part of the development of a team initiative in the DFW metro area. This role will include the following.

Ministry

• Self-initiate ethnographic learning and discovering strategic inroads into specific context(s).
• Intentionally & personally initiate cross-cultural evangelism.
• Apply multiplication strategies, planting discovery bible studies & simple church communities, forming disciples who in turn disciple others, and developing indigenous
• Working in immigrant/international communities, be attentive to opportunities for evangelistic engagement or leadership development in the homelands of international friends.
• Train & mobilize local believers in evangelism and to start discovery groups in their communities.
• Select a missionary care team (individuals outside of GCMI) for personal care & accountability.

Team

• Help develop a team effort in the DFW area.
• Help determine effective team rhythms for the DFW context, and participate in all GCMI team rhythms & activities.
• Coordinate team meetings and activities.
• Pursue alignment with GCMI Philosophy of ministry.
• Work with GCMI leadership to nurture a synergistic team climate.

Organization

• Coordinating with GCMI leadership, help facilitate the growth & development of the DFW initiative.
• Share monthly ministry updates and participate in annual review with executive director.
• Function as a liaison with partnering church(es).
• Communicate potential partnership opportunities with Global City Mission leadership.
• As needed, participate in GCMI events & activities.
• Participate in GCMI missionary mobilization.
• Participate in inter-city discussions in order to promote cross-training and ongoing collaboration.

Qualities & Characteristics

• Mission Catalysts practice strong self-leadership. They should be self-initiating and self-managing in day-to-day ministry.
• Mission Catalysts should be learners. GCMI will provide training & guidance, and we also encourage individuals to continue learning, pioneering, and sharing new discoveries with the larger GCMI team.
• Mission Catalysts should have alignment with the GCMI Philosophy of Ministry.
• Mission Catalysts should be committed to prayer and to their own spiritual health.

To request an application, e-mail resume to Dr. Jared Looney at jaredlooney@globalcitymission.org.