GAiN’s heart is to see the local church mobilized and engaged in Kingdom work.  One of the key partnerships GAiN has is with the North American church.  Many churches partner with GAiN through sharing our vision to reveal hope and restore lives, partnering financially and sending volunteers internationally to see the ministry of GAiN first-hand.  The Church Partnership Director will work to strengthen existing church partnerships while seeking to expand the network of churches who partner with GAiN in multiple ways. 

Primary Outcomes

The initial primary outcome is to network with churches across Canada to achieve the following outcomes: 

  • Existing (active) church partnerships are strengthened through GAiN’s Donor Advancement’s foundational processes and policies as well as relationship building with the CPD to identify opportunities for increased collaboration. These opportunities could include:
    • Engaging in missions week/missions Sunday to highlight the ministry of GAiN 
    • Preaching/sharing during Sunday services about the ministry and vision of GAiN 
    • LIFE teams 
    • Financial partnership i.e. well/village sponsorship, micro-finance trust group sponsorship, capital projects 
  • New church partners (prospects) are identified and engaged in partnership activities to expand the church partnership network 
  • New opportunities for church partnership/engagement are initiated in partnership with the GAiN team 
  • Church LIFE Team trips: Churches may be brought to the field to serve the needs of the communities that GAiN works in. An example could be recruiting a team from Church A to serve at the Mukti Mission.

Experience Requirements

  • 5+ years experience in pastoral ministry and ministering to the local church
  • Experience in cross-cultural/international settings with different people groups
  • Demonstrated experience in relationship and network building 
  • Minimum of 3-5 years working in international development or other related ministry/industry experience
  • Theological/Seminary education (preferable)
  • Experience with donor fundraising is considered an asset.

Required Skills and Abilities

  • A deep, growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
  • A passion for humanitarian aid that has an integral mission focus (faith and action).
  • A mature spiritual leader, well-versed in God’s Word, a person of faith, prayer, and unquestioned personal integrity.
  • A servant with strategic capacity to assess what is required for GAiN to be effective in supporting the local church in these areas and envisioning and implementing strategies to pursue that vision.
  • Skill in leading others
  • Effective communication skills as well as exceptional interpersonal skills
  • Exceptional organizational skills
  • A basic understanding of the donor journey (includes marketing and development)
  • A basic understanding of a CRM
  • Able to work with minimum of supervision
  • Problem solver – critical thinker. Able to look at a situation from a 360° perspective
  • Able to work from a Google Suite platform
  • Able to travel internationally and perform in a variety of cross-cultural scenarios

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Note: This position requires Ministry Partner Development. The successful candidate will have the privilege to build a partnership team which provides financial and prayer support for the ministry.

Never done this before? Don’t worry…we provide training and coaching that ensures success in Ministry Partner Development.