Ministry Event Coordinator Intern

East-West is a global missions nonprofit with a mission to mobilize the Body of Christ to evangelize the lost and equip local believers to multiply disciples and churches among the unreached. We are looking for interns with a passion for the Great Commission and interest in nonprofit to be a part of our internship program for summer 2027!

ReGathering is our all-staff retreat, held once every four years. It is a unique space designed to bring our entire global staff together to rest, reconnect, and seek the Lord as one team. Our next ReGathering will take place July 31 – August 5, 2027, at a conference center outside of Asheville, North Carolina. We are seeking a Ministry Event Coordinator to assist our ReGathering team with the logistics leading up the conference as well as on site throughout the event.

By interning with with our ReGathering team, you will have the opportunity to...

• Final Detail Planning & Administrative Support: Provide crucial administrative support to the Event Planner (EP) Team in the final months leading up to ReGathering 2027, assisting with detailed scheduling, data management, and logistics prep.
• On-Site "Right-Hand" Execution: Serve as the essential "boots on the ground" right-hand support for the EP Team at Ridgecrest, executing the event plan, troubleshooting real-time issues, and ensuring smooth daily operations.
• Connection & Activity Logistics: Assist the EP Team withon-site logistics for connect activities, staff free-time events, and the opening Welcome Event designed to help attendees get their bearings.
• Hospitality & Attendee Experience: Support general hospitality operations, including organizing welcome bags, checking in vendors, coordinating on-site volunteers, and supporting the event app to keep attendees informed.
• Large-Scale Event Management: Hands-on experience executing a massive quadrennial global retreat with complex logistics, international travel factors, and robust budgeting.
• Crisis & Real-Time Problem Solving: Navigating real-time event troubleshooting, schedule adjustments, and diverse attendee logistics.
• Participate in weekly intern group time: This is a time where interns from all departments will gather and be discipled, grow in knowledge about unreached people groups, and discover your unique role in the Great Commission.

Through participation in meetings and training sessions, the intern will be exposed to all aspects of East-West to understand best practices in missions as well as standards of excellence in all of the organization. All interns receive a well-rounded snapshot of the inner workings of an evangelical, non-profit, missio-centric, organization. Through research, shadowing, brainstorming, and assisting in projects and tasks, the ultimate objective of the East-West Internship Program is to provide a progressive learning environment to equip future leaders for ministry.