Designing and launching a new platform to resource hundreds of partner projects serving communities in need with pre-qualified & trained volunteers.

1. a new platform
for
missional
partnerships?
Hi. I’m John Henry.
For 25 years I have mobilized
students into missions with
Youth With A Mission
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2. I thought I was breaking the mold
We mobilized hundreds of internships to help
students learn how to flourish in their calling by
serving projects in communities around the world.
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3. But our interns were mostly
from the Western World.
Then I began to notice something…
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4. I saw Indian & Korean missionaries
leading student fellowships
everywhere.
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5. YWAM
leaders from
Madagascar
working on
campus in
four cities
their nation.
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6. I have worked with hundreds of young
leaders engaging university
communities in 35 countries.
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7. And I worked with Chinese church
planters leading tens of thousands in
universities in 6 cities.
The movement plans to send one million
new missionaries in the next decade .
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8. The new Majority Church
is in the Global South.
The World has changed.
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9. 33AD
330AD
90AD
1800AD 1509AD
75% of Church is now
outside the West and has little
attachment to Western traditions,
identity, and legacy.
God’s Church does (Roman/Greek/Protestant)
not have a mission;
God’s Mission has a
Church with many
2011AD
centers.
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10. And this new world is FLAT...
More connected.
• There are 650 million mobile phones
In Africa.
• Nigeria has100 million mobile
phone lines.
• Kenya’s mobile phone sales
increased more than 200% in 2009.
• Africa has far more than U.S. and
Europe.
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11. Question:
How do we respond to this
growing opportunity to
share Jesus Christ and
mobilize a new generation?
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12. And how can we mobilize
volunteers from anywhere to
everywhere?
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13. How can we foster
missional
partnerships?
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14. What is a missional community?
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15. And how can they be involved now?
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16. Here’s our response:
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a partnership platform for missional service
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17. a
sustainable,
high-impact,
culturally immersive,
and community driven
online missions matching,
training and mobilization program for students
and volunteers everywhere.
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18. !
will
resource hundreds of
partner projects
serving
communities in need
with
pre-qualified & trained
students volunteers
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19. Children at Risk – South Africa
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the site we
started with last
year…We called it
IPO Connection.
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20. Children at Risk – South Africa
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the site and
programming
needed to be
Focus: Children at Risk Community: University Community Location: Region:
Sub-Sahara Africa Description: Helping to form Pre-schools by discipling
African women in poor areas. Influencing kids at risk and kids without
proper family life. Hiv Aids percentage very high. Counseling training … Continue reading →
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The Ropes Course
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21. And this is the new
site about to launch
any day now.
a partnership platform for missional
service
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22. converge involves
four types of people
Mentors Students
(Personal Encouragers) (Servant Learners)
Donors Field Hosts
(Personally Engaged) (Showing Hospitality)
A project-based missional
partnership.
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23. field hosts
Hosts initiate with a simple
online app, get validated by a
fellow partner, and we
publish their project on the
converge site.
• Hosts receive students to serve projects in THEIR
community.
• Hospitality may be the most strategic of all missional
activity, important for the early church to overcome.
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24. students
The most connected, well travelled, cross-cultural,
and socially conscious generation.
Students search the site from anywhere to
serve the project that best fits their schedule,
passion, and field of study.
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So you must go and make disciples... Matthew 28:19
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25. mentors
Mentors complement the
converge online course with
prayer and personal input to
help participants prepare to
serve and discern their career,
their life-work calling.
Participants choose their own Mentor from their church
or community. Pastors and Academic/Work References
are encouraged to help them choose a mature Christ-follower
with cross-cultural experience.
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26. five phases of converge course
Orientation
Enculturation
Assessment
Field Project
Debriefing
Videos &
Readings
Meeting Host
& Project
Field Interviews
Complete Project
Debriefing
Course & Host
Evaluation
Personal
Contact
Prayer
Review Goals
Maintain Contact
Celebrate
Achievement
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
Phase 5
Mentor
Meetings
Course
Activities
Course
Structure
Flexible
Timeline
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27. Donors
• Donors make a
personal connection
with students and
projects serving
communities they are
passionate about.
• Donors will see
results, including
global reach and local
depth.
100% Rule!
The entire gift goes
to the student’s fees
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28. Software and Site
Development
has been a
2 year process.
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29. building the converge
support team
john henry
director
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Serving with
Youth With A Mission since 1985.
Founder & CEO of UofN
Student Mobilization Centre of
Youth With A Mission
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30. field host support
1. Amy’s task is to research &
invite potential host projects.
2. She will assist hosts with
online application.
3. She will orient & support
Hosts for effective internship
programs.
4. And she will coordinate
monthly online Q&A Field
Hosts meet up.
Amy Off
Amy will complete YWAM’s
Discipleship Training School
next year.
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31. mentor support
1. Joanne’s task is to inform
Mentors with curriculum.
2. She will equip Mentors to
support their student.
3. She will support Mentors
answers and additional
information to be effective.
4. She will send weekly updates
to Mentors, extending the
converge Community.
Joanne !
Utt
Joanne has completed
YWAM’s DTS, the
Humanities & Science
Course, Biblical Counseling,
and she led a summer
internship to China in 1998.
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32. video communications director
1. Ryan possesses advanced video
editing skills.
2. He manages our Youtube channel.
3. He produces all online course
videos.
4. He produces videos for all public
messaging, including reports of
projects and various small wins/
events.
Ryan
Dutra
Ryan completed
YWAM’s DTS and
School of University
Ministries &
Missions.
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33. Pray with us!
We seek the following people to join
the converge team.
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Both volunteers and long-term ywam staff are
needed.
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34. executive assistant
1. Develop & Improve team communications and
scheduling of celebrations & events.
2. Coordinate a weekly reporting, training, and fellowship
gathering for Support team.
3. Support and coordinate monthly online global
community Meet Up.
This person will have
completed YWAM’s
Discipleship Training School.
This person will:
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35. online course administrator
1. Develop & Improve training curriculum.
2. Recruit, equip, and evaluate qualified Mentors.
3. Direct a weekly online reporting, training, and fellowship
gathering for Mentors.
This person will have
completed YWAM’s
Discipleship Training School.
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36. accountant
1. Oversee bookkeeping of all online fund raising,
receipting, and reporting.
2. Assist with grant writing, creative fund raising and
budgeting.
3. Direct a monthly reporting of cash flow, income and
expenses.
This person will have
completed YWAM’s
Discipleship Training School.
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37. marketing director
This person will:
1. Possess advanced social media, event management, and branding
skills
2. Manage Desk.com and Email systems
3. Direct a weekly reporting, training, and fellowship gathering for
support evangelists.
4. Coordinate all public messaging strategy at events and through
publications
This person will have
completed YWAM’s
Discipleship Training School.
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38. staff writer
This person will:
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1. Possess advanced writing skills.
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2. Post weekly blog, daily facebook, and multiple twitter posts of
projects and various small wins/events.
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3. Produce content for all public messages.
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4. Report directly to the Marketing Director.
This person will have
completed YWAM’s
Discipleship 38 Training School.

39. it administrator manager
This person will assist with oversight of Support
Evangelists and maintain quality and integrity of
information systems, including:
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• Social Media
• Desk.com
• Salesforce
• Mobile Apps
• and Rails.
This person will have
completed YWAM’s
Discipleship Training School.
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40. How can you help now?
1. Partner in Prayer
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41. How can you help?
2. Share with Students
about Mentoring
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42. How can you help now?
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3. Share with Project
Leaders seeking interns
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43. !
How can you help now?
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4. Tell
Students
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44. How can you help now?
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5. Donate
Prioritize your missions giving strategy
toward ywam converge operations.
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45. I invite you to make
this new partnership
platform part of
your community’s
missions strategy.
John Henry
john.henry@uofn.edu
Donate at:
www.uofnsmc.net
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