Training & Follow-Up Associate Jobs

The Training and Follow-up Associate position seeks to manage the implementation of the Festival Training, Follow Up and Discipleship process.

The Crusade Department exists to carry on the mission of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association by proclaiming the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to all by every effective means available for equipping the church and others to do the same. Crusade teams work in cities around the world mobilizing, encouraging, and training local church leaders to create the actual evangelistic meeting where both the saved and unsaved will hear the Gospel message and be given an opportunity to either invite Jesus Christ into their hearts for the first time or recommit their lives in service to the Lord. After the invitation, the Crusades Department works with the local church to ensure all who have made a decision for Christ are given the opportunity to assimilate into the local church and to receive training as a disciple.

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is a nonprofit organization that directs a range of domestic and international ministries. From its headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association directs a wide range of domestic and international ministries, including: large-scale festivals led by evangelists Franklin Graham and Will Graham; The Billy Graham Library; The Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove, Blue Ridge Broadcasting which houses The Light FM located outside of Asheville, N.C.; SearchforJesus.net, an Internet evangelism project reaching thousands of people for Christ online; and many others through print, television, telephone, radio and the Internet.

• Faithfully upholds BGEA in prayer.
• Effectively represents Jesus Christ to those within both personal and professional spheres of influence.
• Participates in daily BGEA staff devotions as schedule permits.
• Demonstrates behavior aligned with BGEA’s Mission Statement, Statement of Faith, Hallmarks, policies, and expectations.
• Maintains a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Using BGEA Training template, teach and train others for evangelistic proclamation events.
• Using BGEA principle-based practices, assist the manager to ensure efficient and effective follow-up and discipleship of new believers after the Festival, by giving continued attention until each is fully integrated into a home church, where they can serve, grow in discipleship, and help build Christ’s church

• Works with Festival Directors to ensure maximum involvement of local churches and believers in CLWC training
• Engage local churches in Festival cities
• As directed ensures a proper grasp of follow-up and discipleship by local pastors and churches
• Provide approved BGEA discipleship material to Festival teams and local churches for training, follow-up and discipleship.
• As directed working with Festival Directors, to ensure uniformity and quality in preparation for Follow-up and Discipleship after proclamation events across all areas of Crusade ministry
• Ensures the integrity of proper and systematic follow-up and discipleship of new believers and their integration into local churches
• Help to recruit CLWC trainers, as well as reviewing and presenting approved curriculum materials and training format

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with other Crusades training events as assigned
• Performs other duties assigned by Manager of International Festivals Follow-Up and Discipleship

Reporting Relationships

• Reports to Manager of International Festivals, Follow-Up and Discipleship
• Coordinates as directed with Co-Labor, Follow-up, Database and Statistics Manager

Job Specifications

Skills and Knowledge

• Extensive experience in practical evangelical discipleship
• Heart for evangelism
• Ability to work with believers of various Christian denominations and traditions
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time
• Thorough knowledge of BGEA and Festival principles
• Leadership skills
• Ability to convey positive image of BGEA
• Cross cultural ministry experiance
• Secondary education from an accredited Theological Seminary
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with people at all organizational levels

Physical/Mental Demands

• Able to manage multiple priorities and to meet required deadlines

• Flexible, and ability to adapt to needs
• Able to maintain confidentially
• Able to work independently

Working Conditions

• International travel of an estimated 180 days annually is expected
• Various international locations

Employees filling regular full-time positions, who are working no less than 40 hours per week, are eligible to participate in BGEA’s benefits program.

• Ten paid holidays
• Long term and short term disability insurance
• Term Life insurance
• Minimum 12 days of vacation
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Ten sick days

Christian Purpose and Expectations: All employees proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ through their employment, and thereby further BGEA’s religious mission.

As an employee of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association:

• I agree that the purpose of my employment with BGEA is to further its Christian purpose, and that I am prepared to assist in accomplishing that purpose.
• I acknowledge that the Lord Jesus Christ is my personal Savior and that I am a personal representative of Him.
• I understand that BGEA is a Christian organization whose purpose is proclaiming the message of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ throughout the world.
• I understand that I must exhibit conduct that is consistent with BGEA’s expectations, whether at work or away from work, in keeping with scriptural teachings and principles as set forth in God’s Word, BGEA’s Statement of Faith, and BGEA’s policies including Christian Conduct.

These core beliefs make up the foundation upon which all our ministry endeavors are based:

• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6.
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life. John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10.
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment. 1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15.
• We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15.
• We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen. Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church. 1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23.
• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God revealing the love of God to the world. 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; John 3:16.
• We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Furthermore we believe that God will reward the righteous with eternal life in heaven, and that He will banish the unrighteous to everlasting punishment in hell. Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7.
• We believe God’s plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female. Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9.
• We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism. Matthew 9:35-38; 22:37-39, and 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15.
• We believe that the ministry of evangelism (sharing and proclaiming the message of salvation only possible by grace through faith in Jesus Christ) and discipleship (helping followers of Christ grow up into maturity in Christ) is a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15.

Continuing the lifelong work of Billy Graham, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association exists to support and extend the evangelistic calling and ministry of Franklin Graham by proclaiming the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to all we can by every effective means available to us and by equipping the church and others to do the same.