H2O Buffalo
The University at Buffalo—New York’s largest public university—is a uniquely strategic mission field, drawing a majority of its students from New York City and hosting a significant international population that often makes up 15–25% of the campus. The result is a level of cultural and spiritual diversity that makes UB feel, in many ways, like a different country, bringing the nations to one place with a wide range of beliefs, backgrounds, and questions about faith. In the midst of this, H2O Church exists to love God more today than we did yesterday—calling Christians to continual growth in their walk with Jesus, and inviting those who don’t yet believe to take steps toward Him, growing in their understanding of the gospel and ultimately surrendering their lives to Christ. The need for gospel workers here is high, and our current team’s bandwidth is limited, creating real opportunity for others to step in. Whether through internships, residencies, or long-term ministry roles, there is meaningful space for new staff to invest in students, build relationships, and be part of what God is doing on this campus.
Reliant
We’re excited that you are considering joining us at H2O Buffalo through Reliant! Reliant is a faith-based nonprofit that partners with missional churches and Gospel-centered nonprofits to mobilize support-based missionaries for the Great Commission. Through Reliant, we provide missionaries with the resources, training, and support needed to thrive in their calling, including the critical process of raising financial and prayer support. Whether you're pursuing a short-term internship, a long-term residency, or a career in ministry, we are here to support and guide you every step of the way.
Here are a couple of quick thoughts to help you through the assessment process:
In this application, you will go through a series of stages:
- Application - This is the initial application for Reliant.
- Ministry Assessment - This assesses your readiness for your ministry role.
- Moral Conduct - This assesses your emotional and character-based readiness for a role in ministry.
- Local Interview - In this phase, you will do an interview with your church leadership.
- Reliant Review - Reliant will review all the pieces of your application and create a summary to discuss with your local church.
- Decision/Discernment - Reliant and your church will come together to make an employment decision.
- Provisionally Accepted - If you are accepted onto staff, you will have the opportunity to accept your offer, if desired.
- Onboarding - This will include online (and potentially in-person) training and HR paperwork. This is designed to prepare you to become a Reliant employee, as well as ready you to raise financial support.
Note: Once you begin a questionnaire within a stage, you will need to complete that stage fully. You are not able to save within a stage. Please set aside ample time to complete each stage.
When you are ready, click on the "Apply to a Position" button to get started.
*This is a support-based position. You will need to be eligible for employment in the US to apply for this position.