Helps Team

One time help or ongoing assistance in areas of practical needs.  Some needs include:

• Airport pickup.  Meet a new student at the airport.  Transport student to his/her temporary housing.
• New Student Host.  Provide short-term housing for a new student (1 day to 2 weeks).
• Cultural Guide.  Help orient a new student to life in America.
• Culinary Missionary.  Use your cooking and hospitality skills to bring food for one of our events.
• Driving Instruction.   Donate time and use of your vehicle to help a student learn to drive.
• Housing Help.  Help a student find housing or help one move.
• Holiday Host Family.  Share the Holidays with an International.  
• International Social Help.  Help with an ISFM social event.  Plan, organize, host, advertise, pickup students  –  a lot goes into each of our social events.

 Application required for some roles on the Helps Team.  Training provided.

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Conversational Friendship Partner

Are you interested in trying out International Ministry but not sure whether you can make a long-term commitment?  Perhaps you’d like something with more one-on-one contact.  Then try being a Conversational Friendship Partner! 

One of the great felt needs of an international student is to make an American friend and to practice their spoken English. This is a wonderful opportunity to both to serve a student and to develop a friendship with someone from another culture. You will meet your partner twice a month. One time will be at our international social and the other time at your own convenience

Application required.  Training provided.

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Home/Campus Gathering Support Team

Would you like to be part of a regular International gathering?  Are you a “hands-on” kind of person? Are you ready for a longer term commitment?  Then you might want to be a part of the Home/Campus Gathering Support Team.  This Team serves in a vital behind-the-scenes capacity to ensure our Home/Campus Gathering groups run smoothly. 

Support Team commitment includes:

• Participate in Friday Home/Campus Gathering for the duration of the school year (Sept – May).  Specific areas of service may include: help setup, bring food, serve food, cleanup, direct parking, greet visitors or staff the book table.
• Be a friendship partner with at least one student in your Home Gathering group.
• Attend quarterly leadership meetings.

Application required.  Training provided.

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Ministry Team

We emphasize discipling and multiplying skilled, reproducing spiritual laborers.  As volunteers and Internationals grow in ministry effectiveness, we aim to move them greater levels of spiritual leadership.  The Ministry Team is responsible for pastoral, small group, and other primary leadership.  Team members are responsible for co-leading Home Gathering groups, discipling individual students, coordinating and administrating the various ISFM programs. 

The Ministry Team commitment includes:

• Help lead a Friday Home Gathering group for the duration of the school year (Sept – May).  This may entail small group teaching or a role where you work more one-on-one with students during the week.
• Provide leadership for the large group Campus Gathering on alternate weeks.
• Be a friendship partner with at least one student in your Home Gathering group.
• Attend monthly leadership meetings.
• Undertake additional training as necessary to grow in your effectiveness.

Application required.  Training provided.

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What do we believe?

ISFM is a campus ministry affiliated with the Assemblies of God church.