U.S. Spanish Mobilization Coach (U.S. Focus)

Position Title: U.S.Spanish Mobilization Coach

Location: Houston, Texas

Department: Launch Global International

Reports to: Spanish Mobilization Houston Leader

This position offers: Full Time; Exempt; Support-raised 

Launch Global’s Spanish Mobilization efforts exists to mobilize Spanish speaking churches to develop laborers and leaders who multiply healthy churches among unreached people groups.

This role is for a Spanish Mobilization coach to focus on mobilizing and coaching church lay leaders within Spanish-speaking churches in the U.S.. This is accomplished through equipping and training lay leaders in churches to catalyze disciple-making locally and globally amongst the unreached. Mobilizers train, coach, and empower using simple and reproducible tools in order for fruitful multiplication to happen. Spanish mobilizers also have the joy of networking and building trust with their assigned church/s and partners.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Launch Global is both an equal-opportunity employer and a Christian organization. We conduct hiring without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, parental status, political ideology, or disability of an otherwise-qualified individual.

Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e I(a)), Launch has the right to, and does, hire only applicants who agree with Launch Global’s Statement of Faith, vision and mission, and conduct themselves in accordance with our religious beliefs.

Finances

This is a full-time, support-raised position. Launch Global provides training, resources, and coaching on how to raise your own financial support. The average length of time it takes Launch Global staff to raise all required financial support is three months due to the excellent training provided.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Training, Coaching, and Leadership Responsibilities
  • Leading XPLORE trainings, 10-week disciple making trainings, and 9-month groups
  • Modeling evangelism, mobilization, and discipleship tools using the MAWL (Model, Assist, Watch, Launch) approach
  • Translating, contextualizing, and developing spanish speaking missions and mobilization resources 
  • Coaching and caring for latino leaders (Pastors and lay mobilizers) in goal setting, strategy, sending process, and mobilization tools 
    • Train believers in disciple making and church planting
    • Develop believers in character, vision, and leadership
  • Being empowered and equipped to have conversations with pastors and churches
• Networking and Partnerships
  • Developing trusted relationships with key pastors in the U.S. on both a personal and ministry level 
  • Negotiate and manage partnership agreements
  • Ensure alignment of partner organizations with Launch Global's mission and core values 
• Language and Culture
  • Being an active learner of the spanish speaking culture 
  • Using language that is culturally appropriate for the Spanish speaking context 
  • Contextualize communication with pastors according to the churches’ terminology 
• Team
  • Being flexible and understanding when working either remotely or in person
  • Having a collaborative spirit when working and strategizing with teammates (Contribute ideas, questions, and biblical insights to team) 
  • Being self sacrificial to serve team members and partners
  • Integrating lay mobilizers as part of teaming 
  • Participating in regular team meetings and facilitating when delegated by team leader
• Communication
  • Communicating in a respectful, confident, and teachable posture to teammates and team leader 
  • Effectively following up with collaborative partners working towards spanish speaking mobilization (churches, leaders, ministries, lay mobilizers) 
  • Communicating with team leader about updates with churches, networking, and projects/trainings

Skills and Abilities

• Displays a track record of achieving results by relying on God in prayer and humility exercised in bold faith. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Displays values of humility, eagerness, and excellence.
• Takes initiative with what needs to be done and implements it. 
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, including ability to prioritize appropriately.
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks seamlessly. 
• Solid judgment and decision-making skills. 
• Interpersonal skills on par with the ability to meet and exceed these particular job expectations.
• Ability to foster team development and healthy team culture. 
• Work well under pressure and deadlines. 
• Willingness to pursue a healthy work, life balance. 
• Ability to assess and implement improvements. 
• Ability to think critically and resourcefully. 
• Willingness to receive coaching and make necessary changes based on feedback from the development team and other leaders. 

Additional Job Requirements

• Aligned to the vision of wanting to Discover (envisionar), Develop (entrenar), and Deploy (enviar) spanish speaking believers to the 10/40 window. 
• Has gone through (or will go through) the process pipeline explore, 10 week training, 9 month training, Mob bootcamp. 
• Cross cultural ministry experience (Stateside and/or global). 
• Speaks, reads, and writes Spanish fluently. 
• Maintain financial support.
• Understand, affirm and adhere to Launch Global’s Statement of Faith.
• Agree to uphold Launch Global’s Vision, Mission and Values
  • Vision: The multiplication of healthy churches among unreached people groups
  • Mission: Launch Global exists to mobilize churches to develop laborers and leaders who multiply healthy churches among unreached people groups
  • Values: Core values, how we work, how we treat each other
• Demonstrate Christ-likeness in accordance with biblical values.
• Demonstrate all the character, Launch Global, and biblical values as stated in the Launch Global Staff Handbook.
• Participates in a child safety training program upon hire and other similar employment-related requirements.