Race Squad Mentor

World Race Squad Mentor

The World Race Squad Mentor will lead a collaborative leadership team to guide the process of spiritual formation for World Race participants across all phases of the trip cycle: training camp, launch, and field. They provide day-to-day field support in order to disciple the squad from personal brokenness to abandonment to spiritual dependence upon the Lord. The Squad Mentor will accomplish this through regular teachings, one-on-one mentor sessions, prayer, and ministering to the squad's field leadership.

They are ministers of Adventures who equip, train, and lead participants in Adventures' mission trips.

The World Race Squad Mentor is responsible for the following ministerial duties:

• Take ownership of the quality of the World Race experience facilitated for their squad.
• Work to establish and maintain World Race core values beginning at training camp and continuing throughout their discipleship journey with us.
• Seeking and hearing God's voice and then moving in obedience
• Setting the captives free
• Praying for the sick
• Living a life of radical faith as evidenced by the establishment of the Kingdom
• Oversee the spiritual health of participants by leading them through a discipleship journey.
• Pursue intentional relationships with participants through personal conversations via email, voice, video, and live interactions, with the purpose of spiritually supporting, encouraging, and calling out spiritual gifts.
• Cultivate an understanding of each participant's personal journey - helping them express their fears, problems and areas of discouragement.
• Give participants pastoral mentorship in a way that is consistent with Adventures in Missions' values and beliefs.
• Pray with participants.
• Serve as the lead trainer for the squad and leaders during training camp.
• Help facilitate training sessions
• Provide daily direction to the squad
• Lead instructional breakout sessions to prepare World Racers for life and ministry in the field.
• Recruit a team of Alumni Squad leaders to provide leadership to squads on the field under the direction and supervision of the SQM.
• Train, equip and empower Squad Leaders (SQLs) and Team Leaders (TLs) to lead WR squads and teams in a way consistent with the values of the World Race program so that the ethos of the World Race program is preserved and perpetuated.
• Provide direction and oversight for the training of raised up squad leaders.
• Serve alumni and raised-up squad leaders in a discipling capacity while they are leading on the field.
• Develop a team of ministry partners to complete the fundraising goal.
• Throughout this process, minister to partners through prayer and teaching biblical truths.
• Serve the squad leadership team by ensuring that information is distributed to coaches and SQLs.
• Work with the leadership team to schedule, manage, facilitate/teach and lead squad debriefs.
• Work as part of a cross-functional team which includes logistical and administrative staff to achieve goals such as:
  Revenue attainment (support coaching) and control of field costs, Ministry host development, Participant safety, Reporting

World Race Alumni Squad Leader experience required. Professing Christian with established record of high Christian character, integrity, servant leadership, maturity, and a positive attitude. Character and Integrity – must have strong Christian moral principles, be trustworthy, honest, fair, and display the Fruit of the Spirit in both word and action. Servant leadership – must lead as Christ did with humility, considering their needs above your own and making it your priority to improve those you serve.

Maturity – must be strong spiritually, responding appropriately with respect to the time and place of every situation. Positive attitude – must always be willing to do your best with what is asked of you. Demonstrates emotional and spiritual health that manifests itself in authority, confidence and the ability to lead others into the same. Evidence of discipleship fruit in their life.

Understand and embrace the core values, culture, and ministry of Adventures in Missions and demonstrates a passion to be a part of and propel its future. Has the desire and skills (written, verbal and interpersonal skills) to work in a collaborative and intergenerational environment with coaches, SQLs, and AIM leaders that values participant leadership. Able to influence a broad range of people and effectively drive them toward a common goal in Training, Launch, and Debrief environments.

The flexibility to meet shifting needs and willingness to work flexible hours. Will do "whatever it takes".