Updated: October 2010

Report to: International Director, Philippine Director and coordinate with Regional Coordinators, Country Directors and Leaders and with International Facilitator for Children in Crisis

 
Responsibilities:
1. Consultation with ACTION leaders for ministry development when invited: Consult with ACTION leaders worldwide at their request to help develop their ministries to children-in-crisis. Serve them as they lead their teams in godliness and excellence in ministries to and for children-in-crisis. Help them complement and strengthen local churches, Christian agencies and leaders in their ministries to children-in-crisis.

2. Train ACTION missionaries in ministries to children-in-crisis. Design and conduct training programs in Manila to equip and empower ACTION personnel and local children-in-crisis ministry leaders. Develop and provide materials for training workers and leaders in ministry to children-in-crisis.

3. Advocate on behalf of children-in-crisis both within ACTION and the church worldwide by increasing their awareness of the needs of children-in-crisis

4. Maintain a Biblical basis and Christ-centered focus in our children-in-crisis ministries among ACTION and partners by research, training, mentoring, speaking and writing by the study of the Scriptures, church history and Christian involvement in ministries to orphans, underprivileged, exploited, abused, sick and suffering children.

5. Build a team of regional and national champions to help fulfill the responsibilities of this job description. A major goal is to mentor and reproduce ACTION children-in-crisis leaders for the purpose of multiplying ministry in every area where ACTION works.

6. Recruit, promote, represent and help find resources and workers for ACTION's children-in-crisis ministries worldwide.

7. Research the needs and opportunities for ministries with children-in-crisis. Continually develop effective models of children-in-crisis ministries for the gospel, compassionate care and discipleship for the expansion and collaboration for greater efficiency and effectiveness to create synergy and multiplication.

 

Seven Emphases of ACTION to Reach "All" Street Children Locally, Nationally and Globally

Updated: October 23, 2010

1. Increase direct-contact street ministries emphasizing evangelism and compassionate care, and comprising regular face-to-face contact with street children. 

2. Develop a global network of churches, agencies, ministries and individuals in each country ACTION serves which would provide resources and structures to move a street child from the street into long-range care and discipleship.

3. Train Local Churches to put teams on the streets and develop ministries to street children.

4. Coordinate off-street ministries by working simultaneously with specific outreach to street children such as ministry centers, camps, feeding ministries, medical ministries, jail ministries, sports fests, and so forth while developing and maintaining street children ministries in local churches.

5. Create long-range care ministries of follow up, discipleship, and vocational training in co-operation with local churches and evangelical networks.

6. Develop prevention ministries to strengthen families of the poor (i.e. discipleship courses, volunteer training programs, and so forth).

7. Recruit 70 additional ACTION missionaries, as well as local Christian workers to minister to street children in fellowship with local churches. Recruit as many couples, singles and young missionaries as possible. Older couples can work on the street and also mentor younger missionaries.