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All around the world we are starting and shaping faith communities doing just that. We invite you to learn more about our incarnational approach. How we Get Started Stories from the Field Incarnational Jesus Heals in the Netherlands Brad Smith, working in the Netherlands, describes how God works in mysterious ways, beyond what we could ever hope for or ask, for His Kingdom and for His purposes: One day, I invited Jochen*, one of the men I was mentoring, to go prayer walking with me. It was a new experience for him. While we had been meeting regularly for Discovery Bible Studies, that day I felt prompted by the Spirit that we should prayer walk. So we chose to meet downtown at a coffee shop and then to pray our way through the city. Standing near the coffee shop was a man selling homemade booklets of poems, stories, and personal notes that he had written. Jochen had arrived before me, had purchased one of these booklets from the man, and had read some of it. Little did we know that an hour later, we would witness God at work! Keep Reading Creative Why Go? - Follow God's Invitations to say "Yes" Sometimes God leads us through multiple invitations to say “Yes,” each followed by small steps forward that lead us where He wants us to go. Melinda Means didn’t end up on mission in Berlin, Germany the “typical” way. There was no dramatic “call” to join a mission. Just quiet whispers and open doors. God nudged her ever-so-gently. And from one opportunity to the next, she kept saying “Yes.” When she was eighteen, she took a gap year in Germany, back when the Berlin wall still divided East and West. She didn’t know the language but was deeply drawn to experiencing a different culture. She lived with a Catholic family and was able to learn various creeds and Biblical words in German through the family’s involvement in their local parish. Her knowledge of German and Germany grew. Keep Reading Contextual Why Go? - Our Temporary Home We are starting a series highlighting various reasons why our missionaries decided to join us in partnering with God in creating communities of faith. Maybe God is nudging you or someone you know? Read on! Todd and Y Bonesteele were 37 years old with four young kids between the ages of 2 and 8. Living in Orange County, California, they belonged to a church and community they loved. Todd’s job was coming to an end in the finance industry because the company was closing down. In the midst of that, they knew God had plans for them but were unsure of what those plans might look like. One Sunday, a missionary spoke at their church. After the service they heard people saying, “Wow, I could never do that!” But in their hearts, their love for different cultures (being an inter-racial couple) and their passion for ministry (both enjoyed discipling people), had them saying, “We’d go in a second if we thought God was telling us to go!” Which spurred the thought, “Then why aren’t we going?” Keep Reading Read More Stories Find Your Place Director of Mobilization Church Planter Project Leader Intern Team Member – Italy Pastor – Meeting Place International Church Chaplain to Small Business Community Church Planter – Englewood, CO Team Member – Sicily Explore More Opportunities Director of Mobilization Always Available The Director of Mobilization is primarily tasked with creating and stewarding the process and means to direct people into serving within our global mission. Working in close conjunction with the field ministry team and executive leadership, including the president, you will build a team that will “shepherd God’s people toward their calling” and will coach potential new missional staff considering Communitas. You will create numerous opportunities for engagement with Communitas and our mission, including speaking and other engagement events, short term experiences and internships, and more. For full details, please download the Job Description on this page, and feel free to reach out to us with any questions at all at HR@gocommunitas.org . Learn More & Apply Church Planter Always Available Communitas International seeks a Planting Pastor to start and sustain a missionally-focused community of faith. Communitas has been planting churches worldwide for almost 50 years. The Planting Pastor will follow the proven methodology employed by the Communitas network of churches of embedding, initiating, practicing, maturing, hubbing, and extending to pattern the church and its community life, while also enjoying great flexibility to adapt to the specific cultural contexts of the area. The preferred candidate will have prior church-planting experience or extensive education in the areas of missional theology and practice. The efforts of the Planting Pastor will result in a thriving, self-sustaining, authentic, discipleship-oriented, outward-facing and reproducing community of faith in 3 to 5 years. Learn More & Apply Project Leader Always Available As Lead Pastor, you give oversight to the staff and missionary team. The Lead Pastor takes the initiating role in providing pastoral oversight and leadership to the health of the community. With the aid of the elder board and missionary team, focus should be shared among the areas of mission/evangelism, discipleship, leadership development and establishing and sustaining essential functions of a growing and maturing church in the areas of worship, community groups, children, operations, and other essential functions. As a natural process of living internationally, embedding in the culture and learning the language well should be an ongoing work in progress. Learn More & Apply Intern Always Available Communitas International seeks Interns who will assist Planting Pastors and Team Leaders to start and sustain a missionally – focused community of faith. Communitas has been planting churches worldwide for almost 50 years. The Intern will assist the Planting Pastor in the proven methodology employed by the Communitas network of churches of embedding, initiating, practicing, maturing, hubbing, and extending to pattern the church and its community life, while also enjoying great flexibility to adapt to the specific cultural contexts of the area. The preferred candidate will be at least a college Junior or volunteer adult who has a great interest in church-planting as well as missional theology and practice. The efforts of the Intern will result in greater personal and mission effectiveness which will in turn leave the host project more healthy and thriving due to the efforts of the Intern. What Intern Can Expect from local Communitas Team: The Intern can expect the following from the leader and local team: You will be welcomed into the place of ministry and given opportunities to embed in the culture. You will meet with your team leader at least weekly to discuss your progress and the ministry/personal work that needs to be done. You will be supported in the transition to the new culture – however, you will also be given the freedom to explore on your o...