Church Engagement

You will have the opportunity to serve local churches and other Lifeline ministry partners. You will help to resource and equip these partners to care for orphans and vulnerable children in a variety of ways. Interns will assist in the development and implementation of resources for national campaigns such as Orphan Sunday, Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, Stand for Orphans, and Mission Kid. This internship is designed to help students preparing for local church leadership through pastoral ministry or parachurch ministry leadership.

Development & Fundraising

Help coordinate events in Birmingham and support events in our state offices. Includes reaching out to local businesses and partners, working with committee members, and recruiting volunteers. Interns will also be responsible for researching partnership opportunities, connecting with new potential donors, exploring methods of stewardship and donor appreciation, and raising awareness of Lifeline’s ministry in the community.

Education & Equipping

Global Orphan Care

Work with our Global Orphan Care team to help organize and prepare child sponsorship information and reports. Assist the team as they prepare curriculum and other resources to equip the Body of Christ across the globe. You’ll also help prepare for an upcoming Orphan Care Summit and brainstorm and plan for our annual R(un) for One event.

Graphic Design

Interns work on the Marketing team alongside the graphic design manager to create visual concepts to communication information. 

Human Resources

Interns assist the Human Resources office by planning and researching different aspects of the ministry such as staff training and development, employer-employee relations, company culture, internal communications, and safe work environment. Experience will be gained in planning, projects, development, and more.

Marketing & Communications

Interns will assist with implementing a comprehensive strategy for marketing Lifeline’s primary ministry aspects. You’ll gain exposure to developing content calendars, social media strategy, digital marketing, marketing campaigns, branding/design, and data entry. You’ll have the ability to learn or experience organizational databases, public relations, merchandising, marketing analysis, and a wide variety of communications mediums (print, social, magazine, podcast, email, etc.).

What we’re looking for: 

• Social Media Guru- familiar with current social networking trends and has the ability to creatively present content. 
• Marketing and Communications Interest- enjoys learning about marketing and communications strategy and desires to help implement new approaches.
• Digital and Print Media Coordination- give input into the design and implementation of new marketing pieces, and assist in placing orders and prepping print to send to other offices.
• Online Media- desire to learn to assist our team in implementing online media such as webinars, blogs, website edits, and more. 

Information Technology

IT interns assist in troubleshooting computer and/or software issues, setting up computers and phones, administration of Office 365, the wireless network, and a VOIP phone system. A-V interns will work to film, edit, and provide graphics for training programs for adoptive parents and social service professionals.

Non-Profit Business Management

This internship helps support the executive directors office to focus on the organization’s day-to-day operations and funding. They help with daily tasks which may consist of research, projects, strategic planning, communication and collaboration for developing, implementing, and evaluating programs that align with the organization’s mission and goals.