American Indian Field: Children’s Ministry Leader

Opportunities

A leader is needed in the area of children’s ministries among Native Americans. Opportunities are open to work with local churches, establish after-school clubs, and become involved with Vacation Bible School programs and other creative ministries among children and families on the American Indian Field.

Qualifications

A four-year college degree in Christian ministries is preferred. However, consideration will be given to those with two-year degrees. Some Bible training is essential as the focus of this ministry is sharing the gospel with children.

Length of Service

• Mid-term: one semester or longer

• Long-term: two or more years

Ministry Description

Southwest Indian Ministries Center is located in Peoria, Arizona, a northwest suburb of Phoenix. The center is considered the hub of WGM’s ministries on the American Indian Field. In addition to housing field administrative offices, SIMC is the base for all reservation ministries and the satellite day school program. Nearly 500,000 Native Americans live in WGM’s ministry area with approximately 1,600 living within a five-mile radius of SIMC. More than 100,000 Native people live in the Greater Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area.

Quick Facts

• Peoria, Arizona, is considered part of Greater Phoenix. The warm climate and small-town atmosphere attract people to this eighth-fastest-growing city in America. What started out as a simple visionary farming community has become a dynamic desert city.

• The Navajo Reservation is the largest reservation in the United States with more than 17 million acres of land. Only 12 percent of the Navajo population is Christian.

• Native Americans are relational people, so relationship building is key in ministering to them. Although relationship building is a long process and slow work, once a relationship is established, you will find yourself working among amazing people who are just waiting to hear the gospel.