Josh McDowell Ministry Internships
Are you passionate about apologetics? Come serve with our team as Josh shares how to live, defend & share the Christian faith.
Available Internships
Assistant to the CEO/VP Intern
It starts with our leadership. Our CEO, travels the world to fulfill our mission of serving others until the whole world hears about Jesus. To assist him, we’re looking for an individual just as passionate about serving others—one with an interest in and sensitivity to people and detail. In addition, you will also assist other executives.
What will I do?
- Handle administrative details and tasks
- Assist in scheduling, travel planning and logistics
- Document meetings, record keeping, composing documents, word processing, reporting, tracking, internal communication, filing and small project management.
Location: Plano, TX
Curriculum Intern
The Curriculum Development Internship serves a dual purpose, giving the intern valuable experience, while lightening the workload of the Development team by assisting them in program development and alignment with curriculum needs. A Curriculum Development Intern should have a desire to see the Gospel shared around the globe and to be a part of a team passionate about partnering with others to accomplish this goal.
What will I do?
- Recommending necessary updates and edits in curriculum, instruction, or program organization
- Suggesting ideas for new programs, activities and curriculum topics
- Assisting in the development of new educational delivery tools (publication, web, media, etc..)
- Integrating cultural themes, language, images, and other materials into educational programs and documents
Location: Plano, TX
Digital Communications Intern for Wholeness Initiative
Support the Wholeness Initiative with skills in interacting and promotion online. You’ll be one of the online voices of the initiative, mixing professional customer service know-how with technical, primarily on our social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).
What will I do?
- Develop content for social and/or website
- Manage blogs
- Assist with advertisement, marketing and reputation management
Location: Plano, TX
Events Intern for Wholeness Initiative
Do have you passion for seeing others find wholeness out of woundedness? Support the Wholeness Initiative with skills in scheduling, travel planning, documenting meetings, record keeping, composing documents, word processing, reporting, tracking, internal communication, filing and small project management.
What will I do?
- Promotion of Wholeness out of Woundedness speakers
- Follow up with Event Attendees & Hosts
- Arrange media interviews
Location: Plano, TX
Global Events Intern
Do you like making connections? Do you have an interests in PR and communications? Come serve with Josh for a year and see what it takes behind the scenes to run events globally.
What will I do?
- Promotion of Josh Events.
- Follow up with Event Attendees & Hosts.
- Arrange media interviews.
Location: Plano, TX
IT Intern
If you enjoy helping colleagues with technology, feel called to a fast-paced ministry and have a background in information technology, you will enjoy serving with us in this position. Just be prepared to buckle your seatbelt and enjoy working with the latest technologies available!
What will I do?
- Provide help desk support and life cycle replacement for Mac, PC and mobile users
- Install software, repair hardware, test programs
- Research and test new technologies to take resources to the field
Location: Plano, TX
Media Specialist Intern
As a Media Specialist you will use your knowledge and experience in web development (computer programming, web design) and graphical communication (images, videos, audio) in the production of websites (primarily) but not limited to -- apps and other interactive projects. You should understand customer experiences and be able to employ new and existing content along those paths.
What will I do?
- Website design (graphical and programming)
- Create online ads (GoogleAds, Facebook, etc.)
- Digital marketing thru e-mail and social media content development and campaign promotion
Location: Plano, TX
Traveling Intern with Josh
Do you like to travel? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to spread God’s word to audiences hungry for truth? Come travel with Josh for a year and see for yourself!
Details About Position (pdf)What will I do?
- Serve as Josh’s right hand person on the road.
- Run the presentations behind the scenes.
- Handle the details of traveling and interacting with host.
Location: Consistent travel around the USA & international travel may be required
Video Editor Intern
We have a library full of powerful images waiting to be used as well as an abundance of live events and messages coming up that need to be captured creatively and communicated electronically. If you have an eye for dynamic visual presentations and embrace a vision of true followers of Jesus everywhere who live, defend and share their faith, then Josh McDowell Ministry is the place for you!
What will I do?
- Assemble video, graphic and audio into dynamic visual presentations, utilizing knowledge of typography and advanced principles of design
- Create and edit motion graphic videos, including screen capture, product promotion, explainer videos and illustration highlights
- • Craft engaging visuals for sponsored and editorial content by creating new or editing existing videos to tell compelling stories or to share as ministry resources
Location: Plano, TX
Frequently Asked Questions
Interns serve for 12 months. An intern may choose to serve a second year but cannot serve for more than 24 months. At this point, an individual would need to choose between joining Cru in another capacity (such as Full-time staff, Part-time, Volunteer) or other opportunities.
We are continually looking for interns. The internship is for one year.
Living expenses vary by each persons particular needs.
Our interns attend a required Intern Kick‐off Weekend conference that orients them to the process of raising support. After attending the conference, you have the tools needed to begin raising your support and have the next 3‐4 months to raise it.
All applications are submitted online at https://apply.cru.org. When prompted to designate preferred ministry, select “Other Ministry” then select “Josh McDowell Ministry”.
March 1 is the deadline for receiving your completed application, including completed references.
We have a list of qualifications for potential Cru staff that include God’s leading, a walk with God, spiritual maturity, moral conduct, character, emotional maturity, effectiveness of witness and others. Learn more at: http://www.cru.org/opportunities/careers/supported-staff/qualifications/
Many parents have concerns about the future career with Cru that their son or daughter might be considering. We hope to answer some of your questions and give you a clearer picture of who we are and what we do.
Learn more at: http://www.servewithcru.org/information-for-parents/ If your parents would like to talk to one of our Josh McDowell Ministry staff about their concerns, they can contact Justin Nations (justin.nations@josh.org)
