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Do you have a passion for Jesus and share our desire to see vibrant communities of Jesus followers established? In partnership with the Austria Training Center (ATC) as well as with churches and denominations it is our goal that communities of at least 50 Jesus-followers per 5000 inhabitants are started throughout Austria.
  • Commitment
As long as possible
  • Position
Full Time
  • Start Date
As soon as possible
  • Requirements
• Personal integration on site and contextualization of the good news among the least reached in Austria (secular population, remote areas, immigrants)
• Development of disciples, who in turn make disciples
• Building up and co-leading a church planting team of local Christians
• Establishing sustainable, self-supporting and local church structures
• Networking with other church planters and churches in Austria
• Passion and basic understanding of church planting among the least reached
• Basic theological training (not absolutely necessary)
• Perspective and passion for long-term living and working in Austria
• Pioneer and initiator in a humble, serving and learning attitude
• Team, leadership and communication skills (language: German)
• Initiative and flexibility
• Patience and perseverance, even if there are no visible results for a longer period of time
• Church that approves of and supports your ministry

Live opportunities are unsalaried. Most people joining OM have to raise financial support to cover their living expenses, usually through gifts from home churches and other supporters.

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Office Assistent

  • Austria
  • Start: As soon as possible
Do you like administration and organising and thus support other services and members across departments?
Your tasks:
• Administration: post, updating of lists and schedules, office supplies, correspondence
• Event planning (prayer days, team retreat)
• Assistance with i.e. mailings, smaller projects, taking minutes
• Database management
• Telephone service
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Accountant

  • Austria
  • Start: As soon as possible
As an accountant on the mission field with OM, you will use your financial management skills toward the purpose of seeing vibrant communities of Jesus followers established among the least reached. This important role is vital to ministry on the field. As an accountant in OM, you would provide accountability for the cash transactions conducted on the field and perform duties to assist with accounting functions pertaining to bank accounts, budgets, journal entries, financial reporting and administrative changes, guided by precedent and guidelines of established polices. Participation in local ministry and team life may also be aspects of your role.
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Team Member Building Bridges Linz

  • Austria
  • Start: As soon as possible
Is your heart beating for immigrants from mostly Muslim background?
Your Tasks (after individual consultation)
• Building relationships with immigrants
• Visiting immigrants
• Evangelistic outreaches
• Home Bible study groups
• Practical help
• Helping with integration
• Discipleship with interested immigrants
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Financial Development Manager

  • Austria
  • Start: As soon as possible
Do you want to enable people in Austria to be a part of God’s work in the world through their giving? Would you like to set up fundraising campaigns so people will be helped quickly and effectively?
Your Tasks:
• Fundraising campaigns to promote world-wide OM projects
• Organisation of events for partners
• Support and development of our online-giving platform
• Development and implementation of strategies to raise new partners
• Regularly maintaining contact to our partners
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Team Member Building Bridges Graz

  • Austria
  • Start: As soon as possible
Is your heart beating for immigrants from mostly Muslim background? Do you have a passion to pass on God's love holistically?
Your Tasks (after individual agreement)
• Building relationships with immigrants
• Visiting immigrants
• Evangelistic outreaches
• Home Bible study groups
• Practical help
• Helping with integration
• Discipleship with interested immigrants
• Children and youth work
• Sports and recreational programmes
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Trainee “Seek His Kingdom First”

  • Austria
  • Start: As soon as possible
50% work in the office – in addition to a “fixed basic package”, we will find your main focus based on your gifts and interests.
50% work in one of our missionary departments (Building Bridges, arts, church planting).
In the office you work as an assistant in the respective area.
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Chief Operating Officer

  • Austria
  • Start: As soon as possible
Do you like to work with numbers and want resources to be used in the best possible way for God’s kingdom?
Your tasks:
• Leading administration (processes, structures, organization, optimization, development)
• Leading the finance, personnel and facility management
• Administrative implementation of the legal and financial framework
• Representing your area of responsibility in the leadership team, participation in strategy and planning
• Lead personnel and further their development
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Director of Ministry

  • Austria
  • Start: As soon as possible
Does your heat beat for mission?
Your tasks:
• Management and supervision of missional teams (i.e. migrant teams, church planting, outreaches in Austria)
• Networking with Christians and churches in Austria
• Close cooperation with the department heads
• Representing your area of responsibility in the leadership team and participation in the overall strategy and planning
• Lead personnel and further their development
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Outreach Coordinator

  • Austria
  • Start: As soon as possible
Do you want to reach people in Austria with the gospel? Are you passionate about conveying a vision of Austria to people from home and abroad?
Your Tasks
• Planning and organization of evangelistic short-term missions in Austria
• Networking and cooperating with Austrian churches
• Supervising participants during the outreach
• Setting up the programme and logistical framework
• Publicizing outreach possibilities in churches and youth groups
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Integrative Child and Youth Worker

  • Austria
  • Start: As soon as possible
Do you like to work with children and youths? Do you want to share God’s love in a very practical way? The “iPunkt” is a a socio-educational project, mainly among families and children from a migration background. Do you have an interest to develop this work further together with the other iPunkt workers?
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TeenStreet Coordinator

  • Austria
  • Start: As soon as possible
• Being the contact person for the Austrian participants and staff
• Administrative activities, including registration process for Austrian participants, sending out information
• Establishing and maintaining contacts with churches and youth leaders
• Supervision and training of coaches
• Participation in the international TeenStreet preparation meetings
• Taking care of the Austrian participants and staff during TeenStreet
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Personnel Officer

  • Austria
  • Start: As soon as possible
Do you like to work with people and support them in legal personnel matters? Do you like to coordinate processes involving different partners?
Your tasks:
• • Personnel administration: including entry and exit administration, checking working hours, issuing confirmations
• Leading and coordinating recruiting processes including advising applicants, visa matters, administrative procedures, on-boarding processes
• • Interface between OM, churches, finance departments, leadership, authorities
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Muslim Diaspora Ministry Leader

  • Austria
  • Start: As soon as possible
Is your heart beating for immigrants from mostly Muslim background?
Your tasks:
• Management and support of the Building Bridges teams in Austria
• Networking with projects among immigrants and personnel from other organizations
• Strategic planning and development of the ministry
• Lead personnel and further their development
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People Care

  • Austria
  • Start: As soon as possible
Do you like to invest in people? Would you like to support members in their development and help them to reach their full potential?
Your tasks:
• Appraisals, debriefing, training advice as needed
• Advice and support in crisis and conflict situations
• Cooperation and exchange with other people care personnel worldwide
• Regular updates and announcements of emergency procedures, complaint procedure, child protection regulation
• Maintaining contact with personnel in-country and abroad
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Church Relations & Mobilization Manager

  • Austria
  • Start: As soon as possible
Do you want to challenge individuals and churches in Austria to become part of God 's global action?
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• Networking with Christians and churches in Austria
• Development and implementation of strategies for partnerships with churches
• Proactive planning and implementation of events and ministries in churches, youth groups and house groups
• Presentation of OM's work at conferences in Austria
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  • Belgium
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Discipler

  • Kosovo
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We need Your help! Are you a physical or occupational therapist? Willing to work in rural settings?  Read on!
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  • Ireland
  • Start: As soon as possible
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  • Hungary
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  • Austria
  • Start: As soon as possible
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Letting Jesus serve “Jesus loves each one of us so much that He wants us to let Him serve. He can remove the splinter, even if the process takes time. It comforts me to think it’s not all down to my own efforts. Jesus is able to do what I cannot do alone; He cleanses, heals, restores and… Read Now
Heart for the arts Rachel uses her three passions of evangelism, languages and music to reach out to people in Austria through the arts. Read Now
Beyond the Easter bunny In partnership with local churches, a team shared the good news of Easter through music with all kinds of people in Austria. Read Now
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International with lots of charm "The Lord gave me a verse out of Isaiah 50:5...I started to understand that I had a lot to give, and that God’s ways for me might lead me differently than I had thought," said OMer Evelyn. Read Now
New Friends in the Park Building relationships with Muslims and sharing about the good news of Jesus in the city of Graz, Austria during the Building Bridges Experience outreach. Read Now
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