Join a team of community builders
God is bringing the nations to our campuses, and we get to be part of His story of welcome. On the IFI team, your skills and calling come together to strengthen ministry across the country and world - equipping local teams, empowering volunteers, and helping international students experience the life changing love of Jesus.
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No movement springs from individuals alone
We’re a team, united by the greater story God is writing. Together, we work hard, we laugh a lot, we share stories, we sing and pray, and we watch God grow His family.
No movement springs from individuals alone
Tosan
[We have] an open door culture, where we can approach everybody or anyone to talk to. I think having a good team dynamic is great. Having someone that has your back and you have their back…
Jesse
I love working with this diverse staff team from all over the world! The unique mosaic of experiences and perspectives that I encounter at IFI has strengthened my life, and ministry career, in many ways.
Janelle
Not only have I been able to grow my skills within my role, but I’ve also grown spiritually as well. It’s been a real blessing getting to learn from other IFI staff members.
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Our Culture Values
At IFI, we value hospitality, teamwork, and integrity in everything we do, seeking to reflect the love of Jesus through the way we serve and treat each other.
We are looking for team members who...
Welcome Others
We make the world feel at home by offering warmth, kindness, and genuine care — to international students, our teammates, and everyone we meet.
Are Teachable
We remain humble and ready to learn from God and others, valuing feedback, flexibility, and cultural diversity.
Take Initiative
We step in when we see a need or opportunity, trusting God’s call to act and bringing creativity, energy, and solutions.
Persevere
We keep going with patience and faith, trusting God to work even when results take time or challenges arise.
Invest in Others
We share what God has taught us, raising up leaders and encouraging growth in students, volunteers, and fellow staff.
Ministry Partner Development
Most positions with IFI require the development of a ministry partner team that supplies the necessary prayer and financial support to cover salary, benefits, and ministry expenses. If God is calling you to work with IFI, after your acceptance to become a staff member, we will provide you with the training you will need to develop a team of ministry partners who will support your ministry.
MPD stands for Ministry Partnership Development. We are building more than a base of donors; we are building a team of ministry partners to support us in this work God has given us to do. Prayer and relationship goes both ways with our teams of ministry partners!
We have staff do personal support raising for many reasons. Below are a few of them:
A Biblical Precedent: the Bible is replete with examples of God’s ministry workers being supported by others to do the work He has called them to. Even Jesus had a support team that enabled him to be fully focused on his ministry (Luke 8:1-3).
Multiplied Workers: the number of people we can send into the mission field is increased through MPD. Additionally, our team partners will often become involved beyond finances by donating their time, and skills, and sometimes even deciding to join as a missionary themselves.
Personalized Vision: people are far more likely to care about what’s happening with an individual that they know and pray for than for an organization asking them to give to a large campaign fund.
Increased Prayer: how many people do you pray for in a typical week? What are some of their names? Now think about how many organizations you have prayed for this week. Which one were you more invested in? Which one did you care about the most? MPD often has teams of people engaged in significant prayer for each missionaries ministry.
With proper training (we use the bootcamp from Via Generosity) and a strong commitment to support raising, most staff will be able to raise their full budgets in 4-10 months. It may take more or less time than that depending on time constraints of the staff person.
We do require all of our staff to reach full funding before starting their full-time staff position. However, IFI does offer many opportunities for involvement. If a paid staff position doesn’t seem to be an option for you, there are still ways to participate in the vision and mission of IFI.
It’s rare to find someone who will vocally tell you that they don’t agree with support-raising for ministry work (since there are so many Biblical and modern-day examples to point to for the validity and value of this approach). However, if you do, be patient and hear what they have to say. Be ready to kindly share with them some of the benefits you have learned about the MPD process.
This varies depending on each person’s situation. Typically, MPD staff begin to get paid after hitting specific percentage (of their monthly support goal) milestones. This is a great question to explore more with the person who is helping you with the hiring process.
Discerning the will of God for your life is a process that takes time, prayer, and intentional conversations. Begin with prayer about the opportunity that God is putting in front of you. Confide in a mentor or other spiritual leader in your life about what you are sensing. Listen carefully to how they respond. Start having conversations with trusted friends (fellow believers) about what you are considering. Ask God for wisdom (James 1) as you process all of this.
Nope! You will be given a support-raising coach and will typically be placed in an MPD Group (small group of people doing the same thing).
Many of you starting this support-raising journey are probably wondering what a budget looks like. Don’t worry, your MPD coach and supervisor will help you figure it out!
Here is a set of tables to help you explain how the budget looks: Sample Budget
