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What is Avance Thailand?
Avance Thailand exists to help Thai people discover a relationship with Jesus and involve young people in the work God is doing in Thailand. The program journeys alongside participants as they grow and mature in serving local ministries throughout Bangkok. As participants serve in one of three roles with a range of partner ministries, they get to hear from friends and teammates about what God is doing across the city, witnessing his work in places they would not otherwise go.
Avance Thailand currently recruits for three positions:
- Urban Advocates work with 4-6 partner ministries that serve in the following areas: red light ministry, trafficking, transgender ministry, rehabilitation programs, art therapy, job skills training, mentoring, coaching, discipleship, evangelism, and outreach.
- Urban Educators work with 4-6 partner ministries that serve in the following areas: children’s ministry, slum ministry, community development, teaching English as well as other subject, working with Thai, Cambodian, and Myanmar children.
- Urban Evangelists work with 2-3 partner ministries that serve in the following areas: university ministry, outreach, teaching English, evangelism, discipleship, relationship building, and coaching.
What Avance Thailand Offers
Ongoing Fellowship & Discipleship
Participants will benefit from once-a-week gatherings to include spiritual development, worship nights, community dinners, and cultural trainings
Immersive Ministry Experience
Participants serve in local ministries, experiencing the highs and lows of global ministry and witnessing God’s work in through their own experiences and the experiences of their teammates
1:1 Mentoring
Participants will meet with Avance Thailand co-directors twice a month for the first three months and once a month thereafter to discuss spiritual formation topics, professional goal setting, and mentoring in cultural adaptation
Who Leads Avance Thailand
Avance Thailand is led by two co-Directors, Bailey Thaworn and Krista Campbell.
Bailey has a vision for creating a safe space for young adults so that they feel equipped to dive into what the Lord may be calling them to, in Bangkok and wherever the pursue a missional life next. Bailey serves as the Director of Outreach for an organization that walks alongside Thai women as they transition out of the sex industry.
Krista’s main desire is to see the Thai church grow and local believers thrive. She has a focus on children’s ministry and walking alongside Thai families as they discover who Jesus is in the local Thai church. Krista is highly relational, so you’ll often find her teaching board games, playing sports, or eating noodles with her new friends.
Serve With Us
Join our community of global workers
We’re looking for life-long learners, hard workers, thoughtful helpers, disciple makers, big thinkers, and everyone in between.
Avance has provided me with a solid support system as someone who is new to missions and living abroad. Thanks to my leaders, I feel more equipped to face the challenges that come with overseas ministry.