International Team Lead

About this role

International Team Lead

Full Time - Lgi

Position Title: International Team Lead

Department: LGI

Reports to: International Area Leader

This position is: Full-Time; Support Raised

Location: Thailand, Hat Yai

The International Team Leader (ITL) shepherds a cross-cultural team engaged in mobilizing the local church and individual believers to catalyze church planting movements among unreached people groups. As a servant-leader, the TL cultivates a Christ-centered team culture, facilitates spiritual development, drives strategic vision, and develops teammates holistically towards accomplishing the team vision.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Launch Global is both an equal opportunity employer and a Christian organization. We make employment decisions without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability of a qualified individual in accordance with applicable federal and state law.

Pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 2000e-1(a)), Launch Global hires individuals who affirm and adhere to our Statement of Faith and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with our sincerely held religious beliefs.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Personal
• Live with a passion for God, a desire to know Him intimately, a willingness to follow His leading, and an ongoing commitment to grow in character, leadership, and ministry skills.
• Maintain your own physical, mental, and emotional health.
• Develop and maintain a network of ministry partners who pray, support, and encourage me and my ministry.
• Language and Culture
• Learn the local language to the level of fluency required to understand the local culture and worldview.
• Be an active learner of the culture.
• Mobilization Ministry
• Develop relationships with key national leaders and lead strategic conversations with them to create opportunities for CPM engagement.
• Facilitate the development of curriculum and tools that advance the mobilization ministry.
• Mobilize, train, and coach national believers in mindsets, methodologies, and tools that align with CPM/UPG.
• Actively learn CPM tools and best practices and consult with CPM practitioners to inform team strategy and approach.
• Regional Leadership and Networking
• Participates in regional meetings to coordinate strategy with the AL/RD and other TLs.
• Builds relationships with other teams, organizations, and networks to further mobilize national churches

LG Organizational Responsibilities

• Prioritize regular rhythms of rest (a weekly sabbath, days off, and a monthly Day of Prayer and Evaluation)
• Create a Personal Development Plan (PDP) each year with assistance from your supervisor.
• Attend Launch Global conferences and retreats to engage with staff.
• Be accountable to your supervisor through regular communication and reporting.
• Receive coaching and input from your supervisor.
• Engage in peer coaching with other TLs.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other LG TLs in Thailand.
• Complete the required training and necessary administration tasks, as required by LG or your supervisor.
• Team Leading (organized by Lead, Develop, Care)

- Lead

• Lead in a way that is consistent with servant leadership.
• Model and encourage intentional prayer for the ministry of the team, including praying regularly for each teammate.
• Facilitate the team meeting regularly.
• Develop, implement, and periodically evaluate a team ministry vision, strategy, and goals in consultation with your supervisor and team.
• Oversee team visa responsibilities.
• Coordinate and communicate decisions for major team events and organizational topics (e.g., HMA and Sabbatical).
• Facilitate the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding of new team members.
• Oversee teammates’ individual language-culture learning and ministry activities.
• Maintain monthly DOPE debriefs with team members.
• Evaluate each teammate annually using HR’s Annual Review system.
• Manage team disciplinary actions.
• Delegate projects and tasks to teammates.
• Allocate resources towards various projects and opportunities (trainings, visa platform, etc.)
• Develop a team Crisis Plan and designate an Acting TL or emergency point person when unavailable (e.g., home assignment).

- Develop

• Oversee the formation of annual personal development plans (PDPs) for teammates.
• Facilitate the development of team members in character, leadership, spiritual life, ministry skills, and spiritual gifts.
• Provide accountability, ministry coaching, and strategy coaching to teammates.
• Resource teammates with opportunities for care and development.
• Help teammates clarify their roles, maximizing their contribution to the team’s overall vision and goals.

- Care

• Shepherd and care holistically for teammates.
• Foster a healthy team culture of spiritual thriving, abiding, and prayer, in which teammates care for one another and relationships are marked by unity, trust, and love.
• Create a healthy team environment that facilitates conflict resolution, including active conflict mediation through peacemaking.

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 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.
• Healthy marriage or content in singleness.
• Able to identify and develop spiritual gifts of team members and national believers.
• Reputation and character of a leader (1 Timothy 3, Titus 1).
• Education and Experience
• At least 4 years of experience in which you have demonstrated leadership.
• Has completed 1 year on staff with Launch Global in the US, or equivalent.
• Completed a leader development process with their local church

Additional Job Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Maintain personal support.
• Participated in a 9 month training group with Launch Global in the US.
• Understand, affirm and adhere to Launch Global’s Statement of Faith.
• Agree to uphold Launch Global’s Vision and Mission.
• 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.
• Demonstrate Christ-like obedience in accordance with biblical values.
• Demonstrate all the character, Launch Global, and biblical values as stated in the Launch Global Staff Handbook.
• Uphold a close and growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Participate in a child safety training program upon hire and other similar employment-related requirements.