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Volunteer as a Missions Education Specialist

Most missions education falls into one of two traps: it's either too academic for practical use or too simplified to be helpful. You'll be creating something in between—content that respects people's intelligence while making complex information accessible.

The people you're creating this for aren't sitting in American seminary classrooms. They're pastors in rural Kenya, business professionals in urban China, and university students in Brazil. They need to understand how Joshua Project's research applies to their world, not ours.

Activities you will be involved in:

  • Create content that explains missions terminology without the jargon overload.
  • Develop guides that teach people how to read and interpret people group data.
  • Write materials that connect biblical theology to modern missions realities.
  • Design resources that work whether someone has a PhD or learned to read as an adult.
  • Find missions education content that actually works across cultures. (spoiler: most doesn't)
  • Build a library of tools, infographics, and references that support learning.

Your background should include at least one of these:

  • Completed Perspectives Program - You've wrestled with the 15-week journey.
  • Seminary Degree - Masters level theological training.
  • Bible College Degree - Ministry-focused undergraduate education.
  • 3+ Years Full-Time Missions - You've lived cross-culturally and know the challenges.

Skills needed:

  • Current missions awareness - You understand where we are in reaching the unreached and what the obstacles look like.
  • Teaching instincts - You can take complex ideas and help others understand them.
  • Digital comfort - You know how people learn online and what makes content stick.

This project role functions as a six-month intensive collaboration. There is genuine potential for a permanent position as Joshua Project continues expanding our educational impact.


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