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Missionary Field Staff – Children’s Ministry

Cadence International is a support-based mission. All appointed missionaries are required to raise their individual support before they are released to the field.

Purpose:

Provide a ministry for the children within the military community in support of the Garrison Chaplain/Wing Chaplain.

Time Commitment: Minimum of 4 years

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide caring and sympathetic advice, encouragement, support, and Biblical direction to participants.
• Initiate and maintain contact ministry among military personnel and families in the community.
• Develop corporate contextual Cadence Children’s Ministry (CCM) vision with CCM staff and chaplains.
  • Show proficiency at sharing the Gospel individually and corporately.
  • Creates a plan and culture of sharing the Gospel and making disciples.
  • Building a safe biblical community which invites transparency and grace.
  • Develop and train leaders to assist in ministry.
  • Builds opportunities for volunteers and children to engage in a lifestyle of ministry.
  • Supports and encourages children-initiated ministry.
  • Creates opportunities for children and volunteers to serve in their families, their children’s ministry, school, community, host nation, and foreign nations.
• Provide community leadership:
  • Plan and execute regular programs up to and including any of the following:
    • Primary contact and resource for community ministry questions and issues.
    • Developing appropriate team roles and expectations according to context and gifting.
    • Local support for parent/children/community/chaplain conflict issues (injuries, angry parent, facility problems, etc.).
    • Building a support team and tasking assignments for contributing to the overall success of children’s ministry in the community.
    • Procuring resources to contribute to the community ministry.
    • Sr. chaplain representation of local ministry activities and plans.
  • Plan and execute weekly children’s ministry programs:
    • Plan and execute children’s group meetings and Bible studies.
    • Plan and execute volunteer ministry team training.
    • Plan and execute children’s retreats/special events/mission trips.
    • Recruit and train adult volunteer staff.
  • Complete required reports and invoicing according to deadlines.
  • Attend and participate in CCM and Cadence events (monthly meetings, staff conferences, combined retreats).
  • Build a donor support team, raise all necessary funding for Cadence position, maintain that financial support level, and maintain communication with that donor support team.