Guatemala: Resident Leader

While WIND (When It Needs Doing), a partner organization of ACTION, has been serving alongside the Ixil people in Guatemala for more than 10 years and has had resident missionaries living in the community at various times, there are currently no resident missionaries living in the city of San Juan Cotzal.

WIND's indigenous Guatemalan ministry team is capably and effectively leading various ministries, but WIND desires to strategically place one or more Resident Mission Leader on the leadership team to strengthen and expand the work.

The desired length of service is one year minimum with a desire for two or more years as the Lord leads. A 7-10 day vision and exploratory trip would be planned before deciding on term length.

Responsibilities

Ensuring that WIND programs operate effectively and efficiently

Representing WIND to partners and building a network of partner organizations

Working to develop and collaborate with indigenous leaders

Conducting or facilitating training classes for local pastors and leaders

Serving WIND team through logistical planning, guidance, and translation services

Working with local school and church leadership to serve the needs of families

Providing English instruction to children and teachers at Colegio Horeb

Providing timely communication to inform and sensitize donors and volunteers to WIND programs

Doing outreach work in the region, assisting local church leaders in expanding outreach and training

The Resident Ministry Leader's Goals Will Be To

approach the mission with the mindset of a learner

seek to understand before offering an opinion

not leap to solve problems, but rather help each ministry leader solve their own problems

be present and intentional in interactions and communicate clearly

learn to discern an honoring path and realize one cannot help everyone

help without creating dependence

most importantly, realize one can trust God with all one's heart, mind, and soul

... The WIND Executive Director and Founder, Rich Rice, lives in Washington state but generally takes four trips a year to Cotzal spending up to three months in-country each year to act as an adviser to the Guatemalan team and also to lead short-term teams that focus on medical outreach, children's ministry, pastoral training, and poverty and social justice initiatives. Since WIND is not a missionary-sending organization, the Resident Ministry Leader will apply and become a member of ACTION but report to and look for guidance from Rich, as the Executive Director.

ACTION's Latin America Regional Coordinator and the ACTION USA leadership will also be involved in providing direction for the Resident Ministry Leader.

For more information on the Ixil, San Juan Cotzal, people group, see the information available on the Joshua Project website.

Please also note that WIND's ministries extend throughout what is known as the Ixil Triangle and members of the pastoral training program journey to some of the most least-reached areas of Guatemala with the goal of making disciples, planting churches, and training leaders.

Qualifications

At least 21 years old

A mature and growing Christian

Active in local church ministry; church mission experience desired

Cross-cultural experience; short-term teams (sending, welcoming, or mobilizing)

Recommended by pastor or church leader

Able to adapt to difficult circumstances

If married, calling fully supported by spouse

Spanish proficiency strongly desired, but not required (could be Spanish speaker with English proficiency)

Willing and able to collaborate with diverse denominations and organizations

Willing and able to raise support

Contact a member of our Mobilization Team for more info.

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