A New Platform for Global Missional

Partnerships.!

Hi, I’m John Henry. !

Founder & CEO of the UofN Student Mobilization Centre of Youth With A Mission,

Inc.

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.

But our students were mostly from the Western World.

Here’s what I saw along the way.

Indian & Korean missionaries leading

student fellowships all over India.

YWAM leaders from Madagascar working on campus in four cities

their nation.

I have worked with hundreds of young Korean leaders engaging university

communities in 35 countries.

Chinese church planters leading tens of thousands in universities in 6 cities.

The movement plans to send one million new missionaries in the next decade .

The World has changed.

33AD

90AD

330AD

2011AD

1054AD

The new Majority Church is 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.

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

• Nigeria has100 million mobile phone lines.

• Kenya’s mobile phone sales increased more than 200% in 2009.

• There are 650 million mobile phones In Africa.

• far more than U.S. and Europe.

Question

How do we respond to this growing opportunity to share Jesus Christ and mobilize a new generation?

This question led to many more...

How can we mobilize volunteers from anywhere to everywhere?

How can we foster missional partnerships?

What is a missional community?

And how can they be involved now?

Here’s our response to the opportunity:

Internship Placement & Outreach Connection

IPOConnection.org

Internship Placement & Outreach Connection

is a sustainable, high-impact,

culturally immersive, and community driven

online missions matching, training and mobilization program

of Youth With A Mission.

The IPO Connection will

resource hundreds of partner projects serving

communities in need with

student and volunteers through

a cloud-based student and volunteer matching, training, and placement

program.

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

This is what ipoconnection.org looks

like now...

And this new site is set to launch in

2014.

What is IPO?• A new mobilization tool matching students

from anywhere to field projects in needy communities all over the world.

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

• Hosts initiate with a simple app, get validated by a YWAM missionary.

• The mission world becomes flat.

Hybrid Curriculum Delivery

Orientation

Enculturation

Assessment

Field Project

Debriefing

Videos

Readings

Field Interviews

Written Report

Debriefing

Course & Mentor Evaluation

Remote Contact

Flexible Schedule

Prayer & Goals

Project Proposal

Monitoring Progress

Student Evaluation

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Phase 4

Phase 5

Mentor Meetings

Individualized Learning

Online Course

Internship Timeline

Personas Connecting to the IPO

Students

Mentors

Donors

Field Hosts

This is Missional Community.

(Mobile Learners)

(Remote Encouragers)

(Personally Engaged)

(Showing Hospitality)

Field Hosts

• Hosts receive students to serve projects in THEIR community.

• Hospitality may be the most strategic of all missional activity, important for the early church to overcome.

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

StudentsThe most connected, well travelled, cross-

cultural, and socially conscious generation.

Students search the site from anywhere to serve the project that best fits their schedule,

passion, and field of study.

!

So you must go and make disciples... Matthew 28:19

Mentors

Mentors are experienced YWAMers (or former YWAMers). They are mature Christ-followers, cross-culturally experienced, technically capable & project oriented.

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

Donors• Donors make a personal

connection with students and projects serving communities they are passionate about.

• Donors control giving & leverage gifts to expand capacity.

• Donors will see results, including global reach and local depth.

Development of the IPO Connection

has been a 2 year process.

We seek qualified long-term candidates and financial

supporters to launch and sustain this missions mobilization and

training ministry.

Pray with us!

Key Long Term!Staff Needed

IPO Course

Education & Community Development Director

1. Develop & Improve training curriculum.

2. Recruit, equip, and evaluate qualified Mentors.

3. Direct a weekly online reporting, training, and fellowship gathering for Mentors.

Train Mentors

Evaluate Mentors

Human Resources

Curriculum Development

Recruit Mentors

This person will have completed YWAM’s

Discipleship Training School.

Accountant & Development Director

1. Oversee bookkeeping of all online fund raising, receipting, and reporting.

2. Grant writing, creative fund raising and budgeting.

3. Direct a monthly reporting of cash flow, income and expenses.

Development

Grant Writing

All Fund

Raising

Bookkeeping &

ReportingBudget

Fund Mgmt

This person will have completed YWAM’s

Discipleship Training School.

IPO Site

Social Media

Brand

Email

PR

Events

Marketing DirectorPossess advanced social media, event management, and branding skills !Manage Desk.com and Email systems !Direct a weekly reporting, training, and fellowship gathering for support evangelists. !Coordinate all Public IPO messaging strategy at Events and through Publications This person will have

completed YWAM’s Discipleship Training School.

IT Administrator Manager

This person will assist with oversight of Support Evangelists and maintain quality and integrity of information systems, including: !

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

Social Media

Desk.com

Salesforce

Mobile Apps

Ruby on Rails

This person will have completed YWAM’s

Discipleship Training School.

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.

1. Partner in Prayer

How can you be involved now?

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2. Recruit Mentors:

How can you be involved now?

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3. Tell Project Hosts:

How can you be involved now?

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4. Tell

Students:

How can you be involved now?

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5. Donate: Prioritize your missions giving strategy. YWAM Office rent and utilities: $1500/month.

How can you be involved now?

I invite you to make this new partnership platform part of your

community’s missional strategy.

John Henry john.henry@uofn.edu

Donate at: www.uofnsmc.net