Position Description

As part of the OMF Canada Community Engagement Team, the BC Team Lead coordinates OMF’s mobilization work in British Columbia. 

In this role, you and your team will encourage, partner with and inspire the BC church to be actively engaged in Jesus’ Great Commission among East Asia’s peoples.

Job Description

The BC Team Lead contributes to OMF Canada’s vision – the Canadian Church passionately engaged in East Asian biblical church movements – by 

• coordinating engagement with the Christian community for missions involvement in the “Six Ways to Reach God’s World”: Going, Praying, Sending, Learning, Welcoming and Mobilizing. 
• forming relationships and coming alongside inquirers as they discern God’s calling and consider long- and short-term service
• building and ensuring the well-functioning of the regional team and others connected with OMF work in the BC Region.

Responsibilities

• Represent OMF throughout BC, promoting our work in churches, schools, colleges and universities, educating people about OMF and missions in general.
• Represent OMF through mission conferences and events, speaking engagements, workshops, and seminars.
• Coordinate the planning, promotion and staging of OMF events.
• Mobilize workers and volunteers for missions involvement in East Asia and Canada.
• Build relationships and partnerships that facilitate missional involvement and discipleship.
• Guide the work of the BC Region ministry team, including volunteers.

Qualifications

• Preferred 3 years experience in cross-cultural ministry, locally or globally
• Mature in Christian character and witness.
• Passion to see the world reached with the gospel of Jesus, and a calling to mobilize Canadian Christians for increased missions engagement.
• Ability to lead and work well with a team and independently as required.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with a variety of stakeholders, both individuals and organizations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A self-starter, able to see what needs to be done to work as in Colossians 3:23.
• Good facility with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong skills in organization, planning and attention to detail.

Living Situations

• BC resident holding Canadian citizenship or permanent residency.
• Willing to travel within the BC Region.
• Candidates apply to serve with OMF in a suitable category of relationship (a “way of belonging” that provides a helpful and flexible pathway to service).
• This is a support-raising role that requires becoming an OMF member and developing a team of prayer and financial partners. We offer varied and creative paths to membership and provide training to help you develop your support base. God has provided for our workers for more than 150 years, and he continues to provide today!