Deadline: As soon as possible
Location(s)
Burkina Faso Colombia Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador France Guinea Indonesia Mali Mexico Peru Philippines Russia Spain Taiwan Thailand Worldwide
Overview
1-11 month opportunities at an Envision Site for hands-on ministry experience in a cross-cultural setting while helping participants explore long-term service or missional living.
Details
About Internships
Internships are for individuals interested in serving at one of our Envision sites for 1 month to 11 months. Individuals must be 18 or older by the time they launch with Envision and must be eligible to work within the US.
Would you join us?
Internships are available to anyone who is looking to be developed as a missional leader. Whether an intern is looking to explore a call to missions, desires to spend time serving, or wants to learn more about what it means to live on mission, they will be developed to grow deeper in their faith, capacity, skill sets and leadership skills. Each internship experience has two focuses – gaining practical ministry experience on the missions field and growing in discipleship with Envision Staff.
WHO IS ENVISION?
As a ministry of the C&MA, Envision identifies and develops future missional leaders who innovate, establish, and strengthen communities of faith in key urban environments. We do this through short-term trips, internships, leadership development, and ministry resources.
WHERE IS ENVISION?
Envision currently has over 20 sites around the world and in the U.S. Feel free to prayerfully read and research each one, asking God where your skills, interests and timing might fit best.
Envision also has the capability of sending you almost anywhere Alliance workers are located. If you have a strong desire to go somewhere we don’t have a site, just let us know!
WHAT IS AN ENVISION SITE LIKE?
No matter how short or long someone is at an Envision Site, we desire for them to experience these 4 keys elements:
- Real ministry: Participation in strategic kingdom changing work, not meaningless tasks
- Discipleship: Personal investment and mentoring by Site Coordinators and Associates
- Hospitality: Warmly welcomed and well taken care of in a wide variety of ways
- Partnership: Meaningful interactions with long-term workers, locals and the national church
HOW LONG CAN I SERVE AS AN INTERN?
Internships can range anywhere from 1-12 months. Typically, many sites have set summer internships for 1-4 months between May and August. This is the most common time frame. Or we can send out interns in the fall or spring for a "mid-term" length of time, like a semester, 6 months, or a year… we’re pretty flexible! We also have a 2-year Envision Residency track for those interested in exploring longer cross-cultural service and investing significant time on a field.
No matter the total length of an internship, we generally “launch” our interns in May, September, and January.
WILL I BE ALONE OR WITH A TEAM?
That can depend on the site and the time of year. If you are going in the summer, chances are you will be with a few other interns. You will definitely be with the Site Coordinators and Site Associates, possibly even some Residents while there.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
WHAT AGES USUALLY PARTICIPATE?
You must be 18 or older to do an Envision Internship. Though historically Envision has sent interns ranging from 18-30 primarily, we are seeing a new wave of interest among those in their career or even retirement years, and we’re more than thrilled to find a great location where they can serve and use their vocational skills.
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Cost/funding for participants
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Internships are not paid, and the prices listed on the Site pages are your expected field costs per MONTH. This monthly amount DOES include housing, food, ministry expenses, and transportation on the field. It DOES NOT include your passport, vaccinations, and plane tickets. However, you can include those into your support raising cost.
HOW DO I PAY FOR AN INTERNSHIP?
We encourage our interns to raise support from family, friends, and their local church in order to pay for their internship. Not only is this a huge gift to you, but it gives you the chance to partner with the body of Christ, and bring others in on your ministry. If you have never raised support, don’t worry! We will provide resources and help coach you through it.
We also urge our interns to invest in their own ministry by contributing from personal savings or working in creative ways to cover some of their internship costs. A deposit will be required upon acceptance to the intern program.
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