Oaxaca, Southern Mexico
Long-term field serviceAt a Glance
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Ideal Profile
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Financial supportThe Opportunity
Strengthen churches by equipping their leaders.
The National Leadership Trainer is a Field Missionary who will support To Every Tribe’s mission to extend the worship of Jesus to every tribe in Southern Mexico by working under the guidance of the Field Director to implement the ministry strategy for a strategic region in Oaxaca.
This role is focused on training, teaching, and preaching in partner churches, while also actively participating as a contributing member of a local church within the region.
Equip pastors and emerging leaders across the church network so healthy local churches can disciple believers, develop leaders, and send workers to surrounding communities.
This role equips leaders across the church network. It is primarily based in one partner church, with occasional regional visits for training and follow-up among other partner congregations; the Discipleship and Mobilization role centers on strengthening a particular platform church.
What You’ll Do
- Pastoral & Leadership Development: Train, preach, and teach within regional partner churches, focusing on leadership development and discipleship while contextualizing biblical truths to the local culture.
- Church Membership: Actively participate as a committed member of a designated partner church within the region, serving the congregation with humility, patience, and love.
- Outreach & Discipleship: Engage in evangelism and discipleship alongside church leaders, supporting outreach efforts to reach the surrounding community with the gospel.
- Language & Cultural Acquisition: Prioritize Spanish study and cultural learning during the initial preparation period, alongside participation in a local church. Teaching responsibilities develop as language ability and readiness are assessed with field and local church leadership. Be willing to learn an additional Indigenous language where the assignment requires it.
- Strategy Implementation & Reporting: Implement regional ministry strategies under the guidance of the Field Director and provide regular operational updates to partners and leadership.
- Team Contribution: Attend and contribute meaningfully to team meetings, coming prepared to discuss ministry progress, challenges, and insights, and actively participate in prayer and planning.
- Conflict Resolution: Commit to being a peacemaker within the team and church community, working to resolve conflicts with grace and fostering a spirit of unity and collaboration.
- Partner Development: Communicate regularly with donors and supporting churches, providing updates on ministry activities, sharing prayer needs, and celebrating ministry successes to strengthen partnerships and encourage ongoing support.
- Additional Duties: Responsible for any other items assigned by the Field Director.
Regional travel: Be primarily based in one partner church, with occasional regional visits for training, encouragement, and follow-up with local leaders. Travel arrangements are agreed with the Field Director.
Who We’re Looking For
- Agreement with To Every Tribe’s mission, distinctives, and Statement of Faith.
- Commissioned, licensed, or ordained by a sending church.
- Previous pastoral or missionary leadership experience is required, with demonstrated ability to teach Scripture and disciple others simply, faithfully, and effectively.
- Willingness to prioritize Spanish and cultural learning, and to learn an additional Indigenous language where the assignment requires it.
- Ability to work under the Field Director and alongside local church leaders, with humility, teamwork, and clear communication.
- Willingness to live in the assigned region and travel among partner churches as agreed with field leadership.
- Patience and grace in handling differences on secondary doctrines, preserving gospel unity and resolving conflict constructively.
Life in Oaxaca
Build trust. Share life.
Share daily life with partner churches and communities in Oaxaca, learning Spanish and the culture while serving within the regional church-planting strategy.
Missionaries rent locally with field-team assistance.
Families arrange schooling with field-team guidance.
The practical picture
Practical expectations
Start dates are arranged individually after preparation, funding, and field approval.
Full approved monthly support and one-time costs raised before departure.
Missionaries obtain healthcare coverage; costs are included in the approved support budget.
To Every Tribe and the field team guide visas, work permits, and residency preparation. Missionaries provide the required documents and raise the associated costs.
Required transportation costs are included in the approved support budget.
Preparation & support
You won’t take the next step alone.
Develop an appropriate training and practical preparation plan. This may include the cohort, an internship, an apprenticeship, or the one-year training.
Career missionary service may be pursued directly; a separate internship or apprenticeship is not a universal prerequisite. Field apprenticeship is a recommended supported first term for new missionaries: learn the language and culture, contribute to ministry, and serve under experienced missionaries with supervision, mentorship, and ongoing training.
Everyone has protected language-learning time tailored to the role.
Regular field-leader check-ins, with mentoring tailored to experience and needs.
Compensation
This position is full-time (40+ hours weekly) and is fully support-based. The worker is required to raise a team of financial and prayer partners to fund all salary, taxes, administrative fees, and ministry expenses.