A New Platform for Global Missional

Partnerships.

Hi, I’m John Henry.

Founder & International Associate Director of Youth With A Mission’s

Student Mobilization Centre.

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I thought I was breaking the mold.

• As a faith missionary with YWAM, I have facilitated 75 internship teams...

• With students from over 100 universities in 9 countries...

• Integrating their fields of study with service...

• To projects serving the poor in 35 countries.

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But our students were mostly from the Western

World.

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Here’s what I saw along the way.

• Living in India, I saw young leaders from Nagaland, the Northeast, leading student fellowships all over India.

• I met young Brazilian leaders planting churches in Albania.

• I have worked with hundreds of young Korean leaders engaging university communities in 35 countries.

• In China, I led a workshop for young leaders working with university fellowships representing tens of thousands of new believers on campuses in 6 cities.

• And now, House Church leaders in China are saying they will send one million new missionaries in the next decade or so.

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The World has changed.

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33AD

90AD

330AD

2011AD

1054AD

The new Majority Churchis in the Global South

1509AD1800AD

75% of Church is now outside the West and has little attachment to

Western traditions, identity, and legacy. (Roman/Greek/Protestant)

God’s Church does not have a mission;God’s Mission has a Church with many

centers.

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And this new world is FLAT... More connected.

• Nigeria - close to 100 million mobile phone lines.

• Kenya - mobile phone sales increased by more than 200% in 2009.

• Rwanda - mobile phone users grew by 50% in 2010.

• In Africa - 650 million use mobile phones.

• This far surpasses the U.S. and Europe.

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Question

How do we better utilize this growing opportunity to share Jesus

Christ and mobilize the new Majority Church of the Global

South?

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This question led to many more...

• How can Jesus’ followers foster missional partnerships from anywhere and to everywhere?

• What is the best posture for the Western Church?

• What types of people make up a missional community?

• And how can they be involved now?

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Here’s what we came up with:

Internship Placement & Outreach Connection.

IPO Connection

A Youth With A Mission - Student Mobilization Centre program that is sustainable, high-impact, culturally

immersive, and community driven.

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The IPO Connection will resource hundreds of partner projects serving

impoverished communities with students through a cloud-based internship matching,

training, and placement program.

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3/7/13 4:13 PMChildren at Risk | IPO Connection

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Category Archives: Children at Risk

Community Development with YWAM ZimbabwePosted on February 22, 2013

Focus: Business & Economic Development; Children at Risk; Church Planting; Environmental

Stewardship; Food Resources; HIV/AIDS Awareness; International Students; Malaria Prevention;

Poverty; Pure Water Resources; Solar Light &/or Heat; Women & Children Health; Youth &

Young Adults Location: Zimbabwe Region: Sub-Sahara … Continue reading →

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Children at Risk – South AfricaPosted on February 20, 2013

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Focus: Children at Risk Community: University Community Location: Region:

Sub-Sahara Africa Description: Helping to form Pre-schools by discipling

African women in poor areas. Influencing kids at risk and kids without

proper family life. Hiv Aids percentage very high. Counseling training … Continue reading →

Gallery | Tagged Children at Risk, Sub-Saharan Africa, Youth With A Mission

The Ropes CoursePosted on February 20, 2013

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Focus: Youth & Young AdultsDescription: “Life is a combination of billions of

experiences. It’s not the quantity or quality of experiences but what we

learn from each experience that is important and shapes us.” (Author

Unknown) The Ropes Course is an … Continue reading →

Gallery | Tagged behavior, camps, churches, creativity, direction, discovery, energy, environment, family, flexibility, Group dynamics, humor,imagination, learning, Ropes Course, rural, safety, team, youth groups, Youth With A Mission, Youth work

Visit: ipoconnection.org

This is what the web site looks like now...

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And this new site is set to launch early 2014.

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PersonasConnecting to the IPO

Students

Mentors

Donors

Field Hosts

Mentors Saturday, October 12, 13

IPO Connection• Hosts initiate with a simple online app, get validated by a YWAM missionary, and publish their project on our site.

• Students search the site from anywhere to serve the project that best fits their schedule, passion, and field of study.

• Mentors guide students through our online course (50 short videos), preparing them to serve and discern their life-work calling.

• Donors direct their giving to servant learners and projects serving communities they are passionate about.

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Students

The most connected, well travelled, cross-cultural, and socially conscious generation.

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Mentors

Experienced YWAMers (or former YWAMers) will coach participants through online course.

• Mature Christ-follower, Relational, Academic, Project oriented.

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Hybrid Curriculum Delivery

Orientation

Enculturation

Assessment

Field Project

Debriefing

Videos

Readings

Field Interviews

Written Report

Debriefing

Course & MentorEvaluation

RemoteContact

Flexible Schedule

Prayer & Goals

Project Proposal

Monitoring Progress

StudentEvaluation

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Phase 4

Phase 5

MentorMeetings

IndividualizedLearning

OnlineCourse

Internship Timeline

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Field Hosts

• Hosts initiate the internship program by filling an online application to receive students to serve projects in THEIR community.

• Hosts coordinate hospitality (Housing, Food, Local Transport).

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Donors• Our trustworthy system will

allow you to control your giving.

• Contribute to focused and local community projects.

• Make a personal connection with students.

• Leverage your gifts to expand capacity.

• See results with global reach and local depth.

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A two year process has been underway to develop this amazing cloud-based missions mobilization

system.

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We are actively recruiting a long-term

team of qualified candidates to support this new mobilization

platform in Ocean City, NJ.

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IT Administrator ManagerThis full time staff person will be highly skilled at:

• Social Media• Desk.com• Salesforce• Mobile Apps• and Rails.

This person will have completed YWAM’s Discipleship Training School.

This person will oversee Support Evangelists and

maintain quality and integrity of information systems.This person must possess a desire to innovate and recalibrate missions for a new generation.

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Support EvangelistsThese key support people will be part time.

They will have a strong positive attitude and desire to innovate and recalibrate missions for a new generation.

They must understand the need and opportunity to use social media to communicate and respond to a global network.

Candidates will:

• Possess basic social media skills• Practice excellent phone skills• Be available for immediate

response at least 4 hours per day.

• Attend a weekly reporting, training, and fellowship gathering.

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1. Partner by Recruiting Mentors:

- Former YWAMers in your community can participate without leaving your community.

2. Partner as Hosts:

- Inform your Local and International partner projects that they can host student interns.

3. Partner Mobilizing Students:

- Involve students from your church with your missions projects.

3. Partner as Donors:

- Prioritize your church missions giving strategy.

- Help us launch offices in Ocean City, NJ.

How your church community can be involved now.

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I invite you to make this new partnership platform part of your church community’s missional strategy.

John Henryjohn.henry@uofn.edu

IPOconnection.org

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