Regional Director of Design

It has been just over a year since I and my family returned from our four year mission in Wellington, New Zealand. It was definitely an amazing opportunity to pioneer a new campus movement and trust God to do a work in raising up Kiwis (nationals) to take over the mission and reach their own for Christ. Coming out of our overseas STINT, I can look back and see the definite growth, benefits, and blessings in it. So, it was very good... but it was also very hard.
Part of God's work in my personal life and calling to mission during my time in New Zealand was to show me that I have some unique and specific giftings that I've shied (or perhaps even "steered") away from, believing they weren't entirely applicable, in light of working with students on university campuses. But God has been gradually and faithfully revealed to me that some of these gifts and strengths are part of who I am. They're inherent in who He has made me and purposed me to be. In some ways, it has been a path to rediscovering who I already knew I was. It has explained why I gravitate toward different roles and tendencies even in light of my calling and work within the Great Commission.
So, what did I rediscover? It has been apparent to me over the 10 years I've been on staff that I am very good at managing projects, people, tools, materials, and resources. (Never mind that my major in college was Construction Management.) This has played out in the ways I've coordinated my teams, set up events, facilitated and built partnerships outside my ministry, and stewarded the financial and material resources I've been entrusted with. Beyond the management strengths, I've seen my love of the creative. Designing and writing newsletters, helping develop new methods and mediums with which to extend the Gospel to people, promoting and encouraging worship through music, poetry, and art... finding within these a fresh and deep way for myself and others to connect with the Creator.
What does a Regional Director of Design do? There is still a lot to be discovered about this particular role for sure. But being invited to come back to Colorado to oversee and manage projects related to the creative disciplines... I can't think of a better spot for me to land right now! My hope is that this is a perfect marriage of using my both my strengths and passions for the purpose of fulfilling the Great Commission for the Glory of God.