Staff

The Forefront Experience Stateside Team Director is responsible for leading a missional learning team focused on ministering to international populations living in the US. The focus of all initiatives will primarily be evangelism of unreached people and discipleship of the local church as it relates to mission. Team Directors are responsible for mobilizing a team to go through the nine-month program and executing the experience as the primary facilitator. The ministry framework is centered around seeking to catalyze disciple making movements with a team. This position must be able to work under the direction of the Stateside Director to accomplish all active projects, assist in program development and facilitate the program in Dallas/Fort Worth or Fayetteville AR area.

Responsible for the following initiatives:

Start Discovery Bible studies in the context of internationals.

Connect and equip national believers near the target group

Develop an ongoing knowledge base around the best practices and current programs engaged in outreach to internationals living in the area.

Model a lifestyle of integrity engaged in outreach to internationals.

Mobilize and recruit team members for the program

Facilitate and execute the learning experience for the team

Propose suggested partnerships or development strategies within Forefront Experience as needed to grow and meet team goals.

Mobilize the local church to help facilitate strategic initiatives

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred
Experience: Preferred experience interacting cross-culturally, although not required.
Computer Skills: Strong computer skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office. Able to manage work across web-based platforms.
Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to interact well with people in person. Speaking multiple languages is a plus.
Support Raising: Applicants must be willing to raise personal support for salary and benefits
Travel: <10% travel required: mostly conferences and other networking opportunities
Location: Dallas, TX (able to work from home when needed)
Characteristics: Self-motivated, hard-working, high-achieving, flexible, aligned with organizational purpose.

Complete resourcing, coaching and preparation for the support raising process

Great opportunity for growth within the organization

Personal passion-driven work projects: Allocated weekly time to work on the things the team member thinks matters the most

Personal Development: Work with directors on an Individual Development Plan to ensure opportunities and growth in areas of most interest

Join a fun and exciting work culture doing strategic Kingdom work

Flexible hours; ability to work from home on occasion

Opportunity for international travel

One of the areas that we see as being largely overlooked by the American church is ministering to international students and refugees. The world is at our doorstep and we are doing a poor job of letting it in. Engaging in ministry to international students and refugees is a way to fulfill the Great Commission without having to leave the U.S.

This year there was a record 800,000+ international students that came to the United States to study. The 1st, 2nd and 4th highest percentage of students came from China, India and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Also, the countries sending the most refugees to the U.S. in recent years have been Burma, Bhutan, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia. All of the countries mentioned are very difficult to enter for American missionaries. There needs to be a greater, more intentional focus on these groups. We believe with dedicated and passionate personnel in this area we can become a champion for this strategic outreach.

The Forefront Experience Overseas Team Director is responsible for leading a missional learning team focused on ministering to unreached populations in East Asia. The focus of all initiatives will primarily be evangelism of unreached people and facilitating the equipping of a missionary team. Team Directors are responsible for executing the two-year overseas experience as the primary facilitator for training content, logistics setup and connecting to outreach opportunities. The ministry framework is centered around seeking to catalyze disciple making movements with a team. This position must be able to work under the direction of the Executive Director to accomplish all active projects, assist in program development and facilitate the program in East Asia.

Responsible for the following initiatives:

Start Discovery Bible studies in the homes of non-believing unreached people groups

Connect and equip national believers nearer to the target group

Develop an ongoing knowledge base around current outreach efforts in the area.

Model a lifestyle of integrity and authenticity for the team

Facilitate and execute the learning experience for the team

Meet logistics needs of incoming teams

Network with various Kingdom organizations in the region

Mobilize the local church to help facilitate strategic initiative as possible

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred
Experience: Preferred experience living overseas and/or leading a community group
Computer Skills: Strong computer skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office. Able to manage work across web-based platforms.
Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to interact well with people in person. Speaking multiple languages is a plus.
Support Raising: Applicants must be willing to raise personal support for salary and benefits
Travel: Overseas position; annual travel for conferences
Location: East Asia
Characteristics: Self-motivated, hard-working, high-achieving, flexible, aligned with organizational purpose.

Complete resourcing, coaching and preparation for the support raising process

Great opportunity for growth within the organization

Personal passion-driven work projects: Allocated weekly time to work on the things the team member thinks matters the most

Ministry and travel expenses covered beyond personal salary and benefit amount

Personal Development: Work with directors on an Individual Development Plan to ensure opportunities and growth in areas of most interest

Join a fun and exciting work culture doing strategic Kingdom work

Flexible hours; ability to work from home on occasion

Opportunity for international travel

We are in the people business. We are only as good as the people who make up Forefront Experience. Overseas Team Directors are the most critical part of our overseas success. We are willing to invest lots and lots of energy in people who want to help us impact the unreached from the field. The command in Scripture still echoes “GO” and we want to make it as easy as possible for people to GO to the most desperate places. This job helps multiply the number of people who can do that.

Mobilize Officers are responsible for oversight and direction of mobilization efforts in and around a specified geographical location. Responsible for mobilizing individuals towards stateside staff positions, overseas staff, and program openings. Team Mobilize Officers work in collaboration with other officers and directors to fill open job postings with quality people and recommending strong candidates for approval into Forefront Experience two-year training program.

Position is responsible for building relationships with other Christian organizations (campus ministries, young professional groups, missions mobilizers, etc…) to create on-going relationships and creating a pipeline of talent. The position is tasked with investigating and implementing creative solutions for missions mobilization that leads to increased program and nations interest. Responsible for timely follow-up communication with recruits throughout their interest with Forefront Experience and oversight of the application process.

Will be required to attend many conferences and missions networking events as a representative of Forefront Experience. Maintain online database of active networking connections and tasks. Must be willing to occasionally assist with other responsibilities as needs arise. Potential areas for additional work include marketing, strategy development, fundraising, and project management.

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred
Experience: Cross-cultural & missions experience preferred.
Computer Skills: Strong computer skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office. Able to manage work across web-based platforms.
Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to interact well with people in person.
Support Raising: Applicants must be willing to raise personal support for salary and benefits
Travel: 15% – 30% travel required: most occurs during the busiest recruiting seasons
Location: Dallas, TX
Characteristics: Self-motivated, hard-working, flexible, aligned with organizational purpose

Complete resourcing, coaching and preparation for the support raising process

Great opportunity for growth within the organization

Personal passion-driven work projects: Allocated weekly time to work on the things the team member thinks matters the most

Personal Development: Work with directors on an Individual Development Plan to ensure opportunities and growth in areas of most interest

Join a fun and exciting work culture doing strategic Kingdom work

Flexible hours; ability to work from home on occasion

Opportunity for international travel

We are in the people business. We are only as good as the people who make up Forefront Experience. Mobilize Officer is critically important to our success because it provides the lifeblood that keeps the organization working and growing. Jesus said to earnestly pray for more laborers for the harvest – this job gets to join in that labor of raising up more people to go. This position will often be the face of Forefront Experience and carry a special weight of importance as we build relationships around the world.

This position will assist the Stateside Director in all donor related activity. This includes assisting Directors and Forefront Team in donor management, donor communication, and networking. This role will be best served by someone who is a people person, able to connect with others, has a passion for sharing about what God is doing in missions and eager to learn.

This position focuses on coordinating and planning all Forefront Experience events. This includes fundraising activities, outreach initiatives, and mobilization experiences. This will likely best fit someone with a passion for events and details – someone who’s love for Jesus is best expressed in coordinating experiences where he can be encountered and the nations are impacted.

Forefront Experience’s Operations Officer is responsible for supporting the Forefront Directors in all operations efforts. This includes the holistic management of programs, administration, and fundraising activity. This position intentionally carries a very broad scope of work to equip individuals with a well-rounded set of organizational experiences. Position may rotate through the different areas or take on project specific roles depending on organizational need and capability.

Program specific responsibilities include assisting Directors and Forefront Team in recruiting/mobilization activity, stateside outreach initiatives, training and process development, and overseas program management.

Administration specific responsibilities include assisting Directors and Forefront Team with bookkeeping/financial reporting, human resource management, and internal communication processes.

Fundraising specific responsibilities include assisting Directors and Forefront Team in donor management, event coordination, marketing communication and networking.

Must demonstrate drive and passion for completing projects with excellence; ability to pick up on new systems and concepts quickly; does well with a variety of work responsibilities.

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred
Experience: 1+ year work experience preferred
Computer Skills: Strong computer skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Microsoft Excel). Able to manage work across web-based platforms (Basecamp, Skype, GoToMeeting etc.).
Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Support Raising: Applicant must be willing to raise personal support for salary and benefits
Travel: No substantial travel required
Location: Dallas, TX (able to work from home when needed)
Characteristics: Self-motivated, detail oriented, hard-working, flexible, aligned with organizational purpose.

• Complete resourcing, coaching, and preparation for the support raising process
• Great opportunity for growth within the organization
• Personal passion-driven work projects: Allocated weekly time to work on the things the team member thinks matters the most
• Personal Development: Work with directors on an Individual Development Plan to ensure opportunities and growth in areas of most interest
• Join a fun and exciting work culture doing strategic Kingdom work
• Flexible hours; ability to work from home on occasion
• Opportunity for international travel

The world is changed by the things we do in obedience to God. When we bring ideas to life we can see things being impacted. Without a strong operational foundation, organizations fade into irrelevance and waste Kingdom resources. We seek to prioritize the effectiveness with which we operate and want to invest in people who have a similar vision. This position gets the unique opportunity to work closely with non-profit leaders to understand the entirety of what goes into running an organization. Help us make missions work better.

Forefront Experience’s Innovation Project Manager is responsible for supporting Directors in all new project development efforts. This is for people who like to get things off the ground.

Must demonstrate drive and passion for completing projects with excellence; strong management acumen; ability to pick up on new systems and concepts quickly. All projects are within the framework of improving, innovating and increasing Great Commission efforts. Position will be responsible for research, networking, strategy formulation and launching of initiatives.

The first initiative for the research phase is a financial mechanism for missions support raising best practices. Other projects will be enhancements to active Forefront Experience programs.

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred
Experience: 1+ year work experience preferred; will consider internships
Computer Skills: Strong computer skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Microsoft Excel). Able to manage work across web-based platforms (Basecamp, Skype, GoToMeeting etc.).
Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Support Raising: Applicant must be willing to raise personal support for salary and benefits
Travel: No substantial travel required
Location: Dallas, TX (able to work from home when needed)
Characteristics: Self-motivated, detail oriented, hard-working, flexible, aligned with organizational purpose.

Complete resourcing, coaching and preparation for the support raising process

Great opportunity for growth within the organization

Personal passion-driven work projects: Allocated weekly time to work on the things the team member thinks matters the most

Ministry and travel expenses covered beyond personal salary and benefit amount

Personal Development: Work with directors on an Individual Development Plan to ensure opportunities and growth in areas of most interest

Join a fun and exciting work culture doing strategic Kingdom work

Flexible hours; ability to work from home on occasion

Opportunity for international travel

Money is such an important topic that the first potential project for our Innovation Project Manager will be focused on developing finance related resources for missionaries. It is discussed more frequently than anything else in the Bible. We believe God will do something big if we commit and invest in providing these resources for missionaries around the world. Additionally, we believe that serving a creative God He invites us to co-create with Him and make new things out of His creation. We strive for innovation and value efforts that lead the way into better sharing the Gospel with the world. We value it so much that this position gets to remain devoted towards innovative initiatives.

This position involves assisting the Stateside Director in daily operations related to administrative details. Specific responsibilities include payroll/bookkeeping help, scheduling, contact management, updating systems and managing internal team communication. The best fit for this position will likely be someone with a great ability to manage details. Administrative staff have a great opportunity to serve the nations through their tangible skills as well as develop other areas of work as desired.

Forefront Experience’s Financial Manager is responsible for supporting the Directors in all financial efforts. This includes duties such as managing Forefront Experience overall and team budgets, monthly reporting and analysis, overseeing the payroll process and assisting our tax accountant.

Must demonstrate drive and passion for completing projects with excellence; strong financial acumen; ability to pick up on new systems and concepts quickly.

This position requires a skilled and motivated graphic designer to support Forefront Experience Directors in all creative projects. Designer will work on existing and new organizational programs. Must be able to quickly grasp design objectives and work independently on a variety of assignments. Must demonstrate imagination, drive and passion for projects with excellence.

Specific duties include: providing creative guidance to the organization as a whole; conceptualizing/developing promotional materials including print; web assignments; maintaining established brand guidelines and enhancing brand identities; cultivating branding that appeals to target audience; working with outside designers or web developers to meet deadlines.

Specific deliverables to include: illustrations, ads, flyers, presentation graphics, posters, brochures, photo editing, logo design, website layout and graphics, and others. Additional opportunity to work alongside directors in writing copy, developing and executing marketing plans and integrating strategy objectives into design.

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a directly related field
Experience: preferred 1 year experience in graphic design; PDF version of past work
Computer Skills: Strong computer skills. Use of graphic software to create sophisticated publications or promotional materials; proficient in Adobe Creative Suite; Photoshop; InDesign, Illustrator, HTML; interactive and video editing skills a plus; PDF Portfolio required with application.
Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills; in depth knowledge and understanding of graphic design preparation, file management and production art processes.
Support Raising: Applicant must be willing to raise personal support for salary and benefits.
Location: Dallas, TX (able to work from home when needed)
Characteristics: Detail oriented, hard-working, flexible, aligned with organizational purpose, continued education to stay current on changing software and hardware technologies.

Complete resourcing, coaching and preparation for the support raising process

Great opportunity for growth within the organization

Personal passion-driven work projects: Allocated weekly time to work on the things the team member thinks matters the most

Ministry and travel expenses covered beyond personal salary and benefit amount

Personal Development: Work with directors on an Individual Development Plan to ensure opportunities and growth in areas of most interest

Join a fun and exciting work culture doing strategic Kingdom work

Flexible hours; ability to work from home on occasion

Opportunity for international travel

Graphic design is one of the most important positions for an organization in today’s digital world. Forefront Experience is no different as we seek to communicate our strategic Kingdom work clearly to the on looking world. We have previously hired outside designers, but as we grow and have more projects it will become more difficult to maintain continuity and quality. We are excited to find someone who shares our passion for Jesus and see that reflected in their creative work.

Create and promote Great Commission videos. This includes projects like telling stories of missionaries, highlighting Kingdom projects around the world and documenting lives of actual unreached people.

Video Objectives:
• Serve existing missions activity by providing excellent videos for their unique needs
• Mobilize the American church especially young adults to deeper engagement with unreached people groups and raising awareness to the reality of the unreached
• Generate interest in Forefront Experience overseas and stateside programs
• Mobilize young adults towards living a missional lifestyle among internationals wherever they are

This position works in collaboration with Forefront Experience directors to determine objectives and ongoing projects. Also works with directors in an identification process to find strategic great commission video opportunities and build relationships with those who would benefit from videos. Every project should be aligned with improving, increasing or innovating in the Great Commission effort of the Church.

Team CREATE Officer is responsible for the overall management of the video process including development, pre-production, production, and post-production. Travel will be required on a project by project basis for filming. This position must be able to work well with a variety of different Christian missions groups and individuals who may have differing beliefs on non-essential doctrine.

Position will have a primary responsibility in marketing and distribution of video specific content working alongside greater Forefront marketing and mobilization efforts. Additional travel and networking is required to promote the videos which includes telling the stories with the goal of missions mobilization.

This position is responsible for the overall communication efforts of Forefront Experience. Works in collaboration with Directors to manage social media platforms and email marketing. Position includes the opportunity to contribute written copy and help develop marketing strategies. Other marketing activity includes assistance with events and mobilization efforts.