Daniel is a creative artist who has a passion for Albania and cross cultural missions. In 2012 he was a part of a short term team to Albania where he helped run an English camp for youth. With the need for more Gospel workers in a region where less than 1% know Christ, Daniel felt compelled to go. A door opened up in the following years for Daniel to serve full time in the Czech Republic helping to pioneer a creative communications team for another missions organization. In 2016 he returned back to the states to acquire more bible education and ministry training. Daniel desires to see the Church in Albania thrive in it’s pursuit to become more like Christ and bear good fruit in His name. His role as creative director for THRIVE Missions functions to provide support and communication resources to THRIVE missionaries and to engage with North American supporters. Daniel is presently in the process of raising support to serve full time in Albania where he will step into his role further as creative director as well as supporting the needs within the church of Pogradec and partnering churches. He plans to move in June of 2020.

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WHAT WILL I BE DOING IN ALBANIA? 

I will be partnering with the local church of Pogradec Albania (Kisha Ungjillore Pogradec) under the supervision of Cory Cramer (THRIVE president). 

  • Partnership with Kisha Ungjillore Pogradec

  • Pastoral Ministry - teaching, preaching

  • Discipleship - Bible studies, relationship, one on one discipleship

  • Camp Ministry - Camp planning, work with North American support teams and interns

  • Training Center Development

One of the main focuses that I will have in this partnership is to initiate, build and maintain relationships for the purpose of making disciples of Christ (Matthew 28).  Additionally I will be taking on various pastoral responsibilities such as teaching and preaching to jr. high and high school students as well as in the main gatherings of the church body.  In future years, our team has plans to develop a training center designed to function as a ministry within the church to train and equip the body for the work of ministry (Ephesians 4).

Alongside the pastoral responsibilities that I will be taking on, I will also serve as creative director for THRIVE.  The practical demands of this job will be accomplished and stewarded so much better while being on the ground full time in Albania. These responsibilities will include the following:

  • Content Creation - video, photography, design, (digital & print)

  • Donor Updates - content, formatting, branding (printed & digital)

  • Social Media Management - content producer & channel manager

  • Networking - with potential new partners and church (relationship building)

  • Website - management, updates, design

Additionally to performing these duties for THRIVE. I will also be working to develop skills for specific procedures and tools with particular individuals of partnering Albanian churches.

*** THIS SUMMER I hope to take on a few interns who will aid specifically in media content creation and management for THRIVE throughout the summer months. This is something that I am very excited about which I think will both benefit our communication efforts both locally and also north American facing.