Practitioner

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This role is for Christ‑followers who are actively walking with Jesus and passionate about reaching the growing South Asian community in Tampa Bay with love, prayer, and the gospel. The region includes tens of thousands of Hindi, Gujarati, and Telugu speakers from India and nearby countries—many from unreached people groups. You’ll build relationships through prayer walking in neighborhoods, visiting restaurants, attending community events, and connecting at temples and university campuses.

With humility and Spirit‑led boldness, you’ll start gospel conversations, form 3/3rds groups, and train others using simple, reproducible tools like 411 and DBS. The goal is to see new disciples made, new churches started, and a multiplying movement of people abiding in Christ and reaching others.

• Population: 33,464
• Believers needed: 3,346
• Believers per church: 10
• Churches needed: 334

Tampa Bay is one of the fastest‑growing metro areas in the U.S., with a vibrant South Asian population concentrated around tech hubs, medical centers, and university campuses. Thousands of Hindi, Gujarati, and Telugu speakers live here—many with strong cultural ties to their home countries, making Tampa a strategic bridge for global gospel impact. From local temples to Indian grocery stores, cricket leagues, and international student housing, the harvest is plentiful.

The nations are now our neighbors. What once required a passport and airfare now requires love, prayer, and gospel presence in everyday places.

• Evangelism
• Training & Equipping

• Volunteer: 3‑5 hrs/week
• Part‑time: 10‑20 hrs/week
• Full‑time: 20‑40 hrs/week

This role is for followers of Christ who have an active abiding relationship with the Lord. Someone who has a posture of surrendered obedience and is willing and ready to share the gospel with South Asians frequently. This includes volunteers, part‑time and full‑time laborers who either raise support, receive church funds or work bivocational.

While in the city, Diaspora Practitioners will team with local Strategy Coordinators who are stewarding work among various gaps of lostness. Additionally, they will be equipped to build and catalyze their own team in a specific mission segment.

Diaspora Practitioners will be trained in the 411 discipleship tool including how to share the gospel and your testimony as well as how to begin short‑term discipleship forming a 3/3s group or church start. Regular coaching and encouragement.

• A Diaspora Practitioner will maintain a daily abiding relationship with Jesus.
• They will seek opportunities to share the gospel weekly.
• Gather 2‑4 others committed to obeying Jesus and making disciples.
• Lead or co‑lead a 3/3s group.
• Train others how to do the same.

Diaspora Practitioners will participate in and help lead training to equip others in disciple‑making. They will also be able to participate in problem‑solving meetings to sharpen their practice.

• Volunteer: 3‑5 hrs/week
• Part‑time: 10‑20 hrs/week
• Full‑time: 20‑40 hrs/week

• Be faithful, available, and teachable.
• Abide daily.
• Pray like crazy.
• Start 1+ 3/3s groups and help them multiply.
• Share the gospel a lot.
• Train others in the 411 and what you are learning.
• Give the kingdom away.

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