For the past 40 years, Pioneers has partnered with churches around the world to initiate church planting movements among unreached people groups. With Innovation and Flexibility as some of our core values, we are one of the fastest-growing missions organizations in the U.S., sending missionaries from 17 bases located across the globe.
Click here to learn more about us and here to learn more about unreached people groups.
Whether you are connecting with donors or evaluating the impact volunteers can make in international communities, you will develop transferable professional skills that will prepare you to thrive in future work environments.
You will see the inner workings of Pioneers, which uses innovative and creative means to bring the gospel to every corner of the globe. From global church workshops to meetings with experienced international workers, you will gain greater insight about how God will use your unique gifts, skills and talents to engage and partner with the global church.
You will work alongside Pioneers staff who are dedicated to investing in your professional and personal development. You will also enjoy forming authentic relationships with fellow interns, creating a fun-loving community that is characterized by teamwork and mutual respect.
The Digital Recruitment Intern will work directly with the Director of Recruitment on the Mobilization Team. This intern will be involved in the iteration of current digital recruitment strategies, as well as the ideation, development and implementation of new strategies to engage people who are interested in cross-cultural missions. If you like using your creativity to communicate about missions opportunities on a digital platform, this role is for you!
The Recruitment Coordinator Intern works directly with the Director of Recruitment on the Mobilization Team. The Recruitment Team works to discover whom the Lord is raising up to participate in cross-cultural missions and to move them forward in their missions journey. If you enjoy relational work, creating pathways for growth in others and planning for future events and mobilization opportunities, this role is for you!
The Special Event Intern works directly with the Director of Recruitment on the Mobilization Team. In the summer of 2022, Pioneers will host a missions conference that aims to move people forward in their missions journey while creating connections between participants and missionaries. If you like event planning, seeing big projects come together and are passionate about mobilizing others for Kingdom impact, then this role is for you!
Our Video Production Intern works directly with the Director of Video Production on the Marketing Team. This intern will be involved in planning and creating video content for Pioneers’ video and social media channels (YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Facebook, etc.). If you love creating, collaborating and communicating through video, then this role is perfect for you!
*Applicants will be asked to provide a portfolio in the application process
Our Digital Marketing Intern works directly with the Digital Marketing Coordinator on the Marketing Team. This intern will be involved in creating, testing, executing and evaluating digital marketing projects for Pioneers’ brand awareness, mobilization and fundraising efforts. If you love creating content and communicating through digital platforms, then this is the role for you!
The Graphic Design Intern will work directly with the Art Director on the Marketing Team. This intern will be involved in the research, ideation, creation and iteration of both digital and physical marketing pieces for Pioneers’ internal and external communication. If you love creating and communicating through design, then this role would be perfect for you!
*Applicants will be asked to submit a portfolio in the application process
Our Donor Stewardship Intern works directly with the Administrative Assistant on the Advancement Team. This intern is on the frontlines of ministry, serving individual donors who give to Pioneers and strengthening the relationship they have with us. If you love encouraging people and finding ways to show appreciation, then this role would be perfect for you!
Our Grant Writing Intern works directly with the Global Project Coordinator on the Advancement Team. This intern has the best of both worlds where half of it is writing, and the other half is building relationships and interacting with foundations, donors and missionaries on the field. If you love writing and connecting with people, then this is the role for you!
Our Program Management Interns work directly with the Director of PROpel on the International Initiatives Team. PROpel creates short-term opportunities (virtual and on-site for 2 hours to 2 weeks) for Christians to use their gifts and skills to serve the global church and the common good.
Four internship opportunities are available with PROpel to help manage this international volunteer program. Applicants may apply for a particular position and will be placed in the role best suited to their skills and experience. If you are passionate about providing quality volunteer experiences for volunteers and their host communities, then this is the role for you!
“I am thankful for all the knowledge I have gained about missions and unreached people groups. I am thankful to have gained professional experience in various areas. I am thankful for the opportunities this internship has created for me, as well as the relationships that have come from it.”
“Pioneers is a great organization passionately dedicated to the pursuit of reaching the unreached. The internship is thorough, clear, and well rounded. It values the intern as a person, a Christian, and a professional. It was an incredible balance of growing in industry knowledge, working, and having fun with the community.”
“My biggest highlight was the closeness we experienced as an intern team. We ate together, laughed together, spent time together. It was truly a little family over the summer.”
“A highlight was getting to meet with missionaries for lunch. It was such a blessing to get to talk with them about their experience. Learning about their experiences was really beneficial for me because it helped me determine my future steps for being a part of global missions.”
We are looking for professionals who:
*This internship also can count towards college credit if you are a student and your school approves it.
Our internship is a 10-week summer program. In 2022, our program will take place from May 23-July 29.
You can start writing this chapter of your story by:
Once we hear back from your mentors, we’ll contact you!
*While our application is open until April 3 2022, applications received by January 9, 2022, will have 1st priority. After this deadline, the application will be opened until all positions are filled.
Our internships are volunteer based, so they are unpaid, which is why we only ask interns to serve a minimum of 20 hours/week for 10 weeks. This also is why we do as much as we can to show our appreciation and invest in our interns while they’re here! In addition to a great professional experience to put on your resume, each intern receives thank you gifts, a social outing and lunches during Orientation week and Intern Appreciation Week and an end of program celebration.
*Housing scholarships are available for interns who live outside of Orlando.
“An experience that I will never forget. I have gained a skill that I can continue to utilize in the future and knowledge that I can carry with me forever. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested and assure them that although it is unpaid, it is worth their time.” – Aaron, Grant Writing Intern
We hope each of our interns will finish our program with:
As an additional bonus, two former interns were hired to work at Pioneers after the program, while two other interns were hired at different nonprofit organizations. While these outcomes are not guaranteed for every intern, our interns are equipped with highly marketable skills after they finish the program.
Prefer to have an internship overseas? Click here. Questions about being an intern? Contact orlandointern@pioneers.org or call 407-382-6000.
