New Initiative Leaders

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

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 leadership.  
• 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

• Adapt a catalytic strategy for disciple-making in & through the city.   
• If/when a missionary team develops, help determine effective team rhythms within the ministry 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 city 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.  

Note:  As a mission organization, Mission Catalysts will raise financial partners in order to serve in a full-time capacity.