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Spiritual Formation Intern
Global
Africa
Asia
Europe
Latin America
Invest in People. Grow in Ministry. Make a Global Impact.
Looking for an internship that's about more than checking a box on your resume?
Mesa Global is seeking passionate followers of Jesus who want hands-on experience in spiritual formation, discipleship, leadership development, and global missions. This internship is designed to help you grow personally while investing in the spiritual growth of others.
What You'll Do
As a Spiritual Formation Intern, you'll be placed in a role that aligns with your interests, strengths, and ministry background. Opportunities may include:
- Supporting spiritual formation initiatives and programs
- Assisting with the Mesa Global Engage Retreat and other retreat experiences
- Participating in leadership training and ministry development opportunities
- Supporting practitioner gatherings and collaborative learning events
- Assisting with training resources, workshops, and ministry projects
- Contributing to the care and development of missionaries and global workers
- Exploring cross-cultural ministry opportunities in select regions
Who We're Looking For
You might be a great fit if you:
- Have a heart for spiritual growth and discipleship
- Enjoy serving behind the scenes and helping others thrive
- Want practical ministry experience in a global missions environment
- Are eager to learn from experienced leaders and practitioners
- Value community, mentorship, and personal growth
- Desire to explore God's calling in ministry and missions
Ready to Grow?
If you're looking for a meaningful internship where you can develop your gifts, serve alongside experienced leaders, and contribute to God's work around the world, we'd love to hear from you.
Sports & Adventure Ministry Apprentice
Spain
Europe
Be the Friend Who Changes a Life
What if one conversation, one pickup game, or one genuine friendship could change someone's future?
Across Spain, countless young people are searching for hope, purpose, and authentic connection. Many have never had someone walk alongside them, invest in their lives, and show them the life-changing hope found in Jesus.
We're looking for people who are ready to build real relationships, mentor young people, and meet them where they already are.
What You'll Do
- Build authentic friendships with youth and young adults
- Mentor and disciple through everyday life and conversations
- Engage with young people through sports, outdoor activities, and shared interests
- Help connect them to Christian community and spiritual growth
- Demonstrate the love of Jesus through presence, consistency, and genuine care
Life in Spain Looks Like
- Playing soccer in the park
- Joining pickup basketball games
- Hanging out at skate parks
- Hiking mountain trails
- Cycling through scenic hills
- Building trust through shared experiences and everyday moments
Who We're Looking For
- Relational and approachable
- Passionate about investing in young people
- Comfortable building friendships across cultures
- Active, adventurous, and willing to step outside your comfort zone
- Eager to grow in faith while helping others do the same
Join a movement of mentors helping young people discover hope, belonging, and life in Jesus.
STEM Educator
Democratic Republic of Congo
Africa
Want to use your math and science skills where they can shape the future?
Join our team in Goma, DRC, helping launch an innovative secondary school for a country where nearly half the population is under 14 and access to quality education remains limited. We believe education can help transform lives, strengthen communities, and equip the next generation of leaders to tackle real challenges in their country.
You'll teach middle and high school students through hands-on, project-based learning that connects math and science to the real world. You'll also mentor students, build meaningful relationships, and help create a creative, faith-centered school culture from the ground up.
We're looking for someone who is:
- Passionate about student development
- Energized by meaningful impact
- Adaptable and self-motivated
- Creative and collaborative
- Excited by cross-cultural living and learning
- Committed to building authentic community
Preferred experience:
- Middle school education
- High school education
- Mathematics instruction
- Science instruction
- Student mentoring
- Project-based learning
- Curriculum development
- Classroom management
- Education degree preferred
- Teaching certification preferred
- Strong communication skills
- Cross-cultural adaptability
- Christian faith commitment
This is more than a teaching role. It's an opportunity to invest in young people, help build an exceptional school, and contribute to lasting transformation in one of Africa's most strategic and resilient cities.
Teacher Apprentice
Central Asia
Asia
Looking for an opportunity that combines teaching, adventure, purpose, and global impact?
Join a growing international school community in Central Asia where you can invest in students, support families serving overseas, and make a meaningful difference through education and relationships.
Located in a beautiful mountain nation experiencing rapid urban growth, this country faces significant educational, economic, and spiritual challenges. As part of the Silk Road Academy (SRA) team, you'll help provide quality education and encouragement for students from diverse backgrounds while serving alongside a community committed to transforming lives through faith, service, and authentic relationships.
Whether you're interested in classroom teaching, assisting teachers, leading special subjects, or mentoring students, you'll play an important role in helping young people thrive academically, socially, and spiritually.
Beyond the classroom, you'll have opportunities to learn the local language, participate in community outreach, build friendships with local families, teach conversational English, and grow through cross-cultural experiences that will shape your future.
What You'll Do
- Teach or assist in classrooms serving students in Grades 1-12
- Support students academically and relationally
- Teach specialty subjects such as art, music, physical education, or other areas based on experience and need
- Help create a positive learning environment for students from diverse backgrounds
- Build meaningful relationships with students, staff, and families
- Participate in language learning and cultural engagement
- Explore opportunities to connect with local families and young adults
- Assist with English language activities and community programs
- Serve as a positive role model for students
- Grow personally through cross-cultural living and ministry experience
Why This Opportunity?
- Live and serve in a unique Central Asian culture
- Gain valuable teaching and leadership experience
- Be part of an accredited international school community
- Make a lasting impact on students and families
- Develop cross-cultural communication skills
- Learn a new language
- Build lifelong friendships and global perspectives
- Serve alongside a diverse team of local and international educators
- Combine professional development with meaningful service
You Might Be a Great Fit If You:
- Love working with children or teenagers
- Want to make a difference through education
- Enjoy mentoring and encouraging others
- Are adaptable and willing to learn
- Thrive in team environments
- Have a heart for cross-cultural experiences
- Are excited about living internationally
- Are willing to learn a new language
- Enjoy building relationships with people from different backgrounds
- Want practical experience that will strengthen your future career and leadership skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree (required for primary classroom teaching positions)
- Education experience preferred but not required
- Experience working with children or youth helpful
- Interest in teaching, mentoring, or coaching
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to learn and serve in a cross-cultural setting
- Flexible and teachable attitude
- Passion for helping students grow and succeed
Theater Teacher
Colombia
Latin America
Use Theater to Inspire & Share Christ’s Story
Bring your passion for performance to Medellín and help the next generation discover their creativity, confidence, and purpose. Join Viento Fresco Foundation as a theater mentor, teaching young people while building Christ-centered relationships.
You’ll:
- Teach theater skills and creative expression
- Guide children and teens in developing their talents
- Mentor students toward a deeper relationship with Jesus
Why Medellín?
For 17 years, Viento Fresco Foundation has served the Niquitao neighborhood of Medellín through sports, education, mentorship, and the transforming love of Jesus. In partnership with Comunidad MDE church, the foundation helps children, teens, and families grow through opportunities for learning, community, and faith.
Share your creativity. Build meaningful relationships. Help young people find their voice in Christ.
Training Center Facilities Manager
Senegal
Africa
Your Skills Matter Here.
Whether you're experienced in construction, maintenance, repairs, or project management, you can help create a space where lives are impacted.
• Oversee facility improvement projects
• Perform routine maintenance and repairs
• Support the ongoing ministry of the Beacon of Hope Training Center
• Grow in leadership, service, and cross-cultural experience
• Serve others through practical, hands-on work
Not every mission happens from a stage. Some happen with tools, teamwork, and a servant's heart.
Join the team in Dakar, Senegal.
Serve With Us
Join our global community linking arms with the church
Mesa Interns
Serve 2 months - 2 years
Explore a calling to cross-cultural ministry. Experience life in another culture while receiving mentoring and training from leaders in the field. Serve alongside Mesa workers and local partners working in your areas of interest and find support as you discern the next steps of your career.
Mesa Apprentices
Serve mid-term | 1 - 2 years
Designed for those discerning a call to global ministry, Mesa Apprentices makes room for you to make a difference while you grow your cross-cultural ministry skills.
Mesa Workers
Establish and equip churches, engage in mercy ministry, and form leaders. Mesa Workers serve around the world in various capacities based on their calling, skill sets, and the needs of our partners.
Serve long-term | 2 years+
Root deep with our partnership-driven opportunities.
Mesa Scholars
Serve 5+ years
Join theological faculties, programs, and communities around the world and invest in the next generation of church leaders and scholars.
Serving with Mesa Global
In your corner as friends
at your table
Networks of regional resources and support
Access to a care team for ongoing assistance
Dedicated missional and cultural training
Spiritual formation, retreats, and care
Ministry placements with local partners aligned to your calling
Pre-field training with a community of fellow global workers
Support raising training
Continual learning opportunities
Featured Opportunities
No matter your skillset, there’s work to be done
New opportunities emerge every day. Talk to a placement coach about the right opportunity for you.
Featured Opportunities
No matter your skillset, there’s work to be done
New opportunities emerge every day. Talk to a placement coach about the right opportunity for you.
Work arm-in-arm with local church planters and networks. Reach the unreached through evangelism, outreach, and the formation of churches.
Use your degree and experience to educate and train pastors, ministry leaders, children, and youth. Help others serve like Jesus, with strong biblical foundations, practical skills, and spiritual formation.
Serve with local partners to bring God’s mercy and justice to the world through refugee and diaspora work, anti-trafficking, poverty alleviation, and more.
Use skills in areas like digital media, business development, medical work, IT, and more to build the capacity of national partners and to reach the unreached.
Our Process
Start here, go anywhere
We’re committed to partnering with you to ensure you are connected, placed, trained, and fully funded.
Discovery Call with Coach
Start with a 10-minute call with our placement team to gain a better understanding of the available opportunities.
Application & Placement
Fill out an application and determine a placement based on your unique skills and calling. Our team will coach you on finding the best fit.
Interview & Appointment
Get to know the Mesa Global team who will be supporting you along the way.
Pre-Field Training
Develop your skills in Language Acquisition, Cross-Cultural Ministry, Spiritual Formation, Biblical Literacy, Proficiency in Fundraising, and more through courses and 1-1 mentoring.
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Through a series of events, God redirected our steps to Uganda in 2015 and Mesa Global was there walking beside us all the way. This is now our ninth year here in Uganda and we simply couldn't do it without the support of a strong sending organization. God's grace and Mesa Global have helped us build endurance and perseverance to face the rigors of serving cross-culturally.
Uganda
God used many people to help me through hard times; now I find myself a friend to many Afghan refugee women who have suffered enormous losses. I want to share with them our Heavenly Father's incredible compassion and comfort and the hope of eternal life!
Tijuana, Mexico and also Colorado Springs, CO, USA
I've had the incredible privilege to serve refugees in Phoenix from multiple countries and it has been incredible to build friendships with so many families. I had the opportunity to visit the family of a close refugee friend while in Malaysia. It really grew my perspective of how much God can use friendships to create bridges and connections all around the world. It also taught me that the work God is doing among refugees in Phoenix not only impacts families in Phoenix, but it can impact families globally.
Phoenix, AZ
Mesa Global provided invaluable support and wisdom during our ministry transitions, allowing us to join God strategically where He is at work. Their emphasis on partnership, both with local ministries and other organizations, has expanded our impact and exemplified God's people working together for His purposes.
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Mesa Global's prioritization of holistic care has been a significant part of my personal and professional growth with Mesa Interns - Avance España. It’s one thing to read Emotionally Healthy Spirituality; it’s another to see your mentors and colleagues embody these holistic practices in their own lives; and yet another to receive their accompaniment as you develop these practices yourself and with locals.
Spain
I moved to Asia at the age of 47 and started studying one of the world's most difficult languages. The investments people made to send me to that big country are now rippling throughout multiple generations, families, and businesses because of the time invested in building relationships centered on Christ and his Kingdom.
Asia
Joining Mesa Global has been a great experience. They respond within hours of sending an email! They are flexible when it comes to unique individual requirements! Mesa Global also wants to make sure that their missionaries are well equipped before going to the field and provide a training for a month and a half in North Carolina. After completing the training and funding process, Mesa Global is quick to send their missionaries to the field, well prepared for what's ahead!
Uganda
Throughout our 40 years of service in Senegal, 35 of them with Mesa Global, France-Lise and I have been richly blessed by the spirit of collaboration that has characterized our mission since its inception. This has enabled us, among other things, to contribute to the establishment of a holistic church-planting organization in Muslim environments in Senegal. This national organization worked with local churches of different Christian denominations, in partnership with other churches and international organizations, to reach unreached areas of Senegal.
French Speaking Africa / France
Over the years, I've been allowed to live and serve in drastically different contexts and countries, deeply experience the richness of different views and cultures, and see the gospel at work. In each place, God has graciously provided Mesa Global leadership that has guided, mentored, and helped me thrive in an environment where I can not only discover my own gifts but bring them to the table and see them used to glorify God's name.
Senegal
Where We Work
Kingdom work, made local
We work with churches, leaders, and partners in all five major regions of the world.
Training Materials
Resources for the journey
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