NTM - New Tribes Mission | Planting Tribal Churches

Over Christmas we saw a lot of extended family. One question I heard a couple of times was, “What does Jason do?”

This is an interesting question, because the answer has been in constant flux since April of 2010. The week before Christmas I revisited my list of current responsibilities.

So here it is, in no particular order:

Help Missionaries serving with NTM:

• designing, editing, proofing, and printing of ministry updates
• designing prayer cards and business cards
• publishing e-news bulletins for Canadian missionaries with NTM
• oversee the development of internal manuals, reimbursement forms, etc

Preparing a New Website

• coordinating the content for a new public-facing NTM website
• planning a campus blog for our new website
• researching companies to help with online donations

Promoting NTM on Canadian Radio

• Oversee the mailing of promotional CDs to 70+ radio stations across Canada
• Oversee followup calls to each of the radio stations

Assist in Mobilization Co-ordination

• Setup and implement salesforce.com
• Oversee the design of new literature and DVDs for promoting NTM, such as Awayo
• Ensure that representatives across Canada have the literature and DVDs they need to be successful
• Help plan how to best follow-up with Canadians who have gone to NTM’s Bible colleges or otherwise been involved with NTM in the past
• Oversee the designing of new retractable banners for our representatives

Helping donors/churches know the impact they are having

• Oversee the thanking of donors to the operations and development funds, both through written notes and phone calls
• Develop a welcome package for first time donors to NTM of Canada
• Continue to develop a “support report” service for churches and donors asking for an update on their missionary’s financial needs

Help with NTM’s social networking efforts internationally

• Oversee the NTM international twitter account, which includes:
  • Daily tweets
  • Thank new followers and engage
  • Listen for mentions of our ministry and engage

Oversee the Canadian version of the NTM@work

• Fine-tune the content of  NTM@work magazine for Canadian donors
• Oversee the printing and mailing across Canada

Teach in the Missionary Training Centre

• I help teach a module/class on “Ministry Partnership Development”. This class is about building and maintaining a team that will pray for you and support you financially. Everyone within NTM has to raise their own support.

I am sure there are things that I do that are not coming to mind right now. And there are things I have taken off my list, such as coaching  graduates of the Missionary Training Centre as they raise their support. I can’t do it all. Technically this list falls into two separate departments: Communications and Media, and Mobilization. The more I get a handle on what my new ministry is, the more my work blends together into “promoting what God is doing in tribal missions across Canada.”

I am thrilled that I don’t have to do this all alone. This last fall I had two interns, and two mom’s (Angie being one of them) helping as they could as well. One of the things on my personal prayer list is a full-time graphic designer, and a full-time administrative aid. Do you know anyone who may be interested in volunteering for a year or two?