Director of Women's Ministries

Job Description

Job Description

Salary:

Job Description

Director of Womens Ministries

Calvary Church, Lancaster, PA

Title: Director of Womens Ministries

Status: Full-time, exempt, salaried, ministry staff

Purpose: To lead women to take intentional next steps as they P ursue Life in Christ through leading, equipping, and teaching them to live Gods Word and grow with Gods People.

Working Relationship:

Accountable to the Board of Elders through the Senior Pastor with direct supervision of their ministry area by the Pastor of Ministry. A member of the Ministry Staff and appropriate ministry teams as assigned.

Qualification:

• Seminary or Bible college degree with local church ministry experience
• A thorough knowledge of Scripture and its relevance to discipleship
• Gifts of leadership, administration and pastor/teacher
• Competency in discipleship and promoting group life and learning, understanding the special challenges facing women
• Organizational abilities to manage a wide range of ministry needs and deadlines as well as good communication skills (written, electronic, and verbal)
• An ability to be a team-player within the staff and lead teams of volunteers

• Protect the reputation and integrity of others through strict confidentiality. Demonstrate a high level of trustworthiness.

Values and Beliefs

• Must be a professing Christian who affirms the Calvary Church doctrinal basis, vision and values and philosophy of ministry
• Must regularly attend and participate at Calvary Church

Responsibilities

Short Job Description

• To lead and equip in the discipling of women.

Womens Ministry

• Cast vision for the biblically-based discipleship of women
  • making disciples (Matt. 28:19-20) who teach others also (2 Tim. 2:2) equipping the saints for the work of ministry (Eph. 4:11-12)
  • coordinate with other Adult Discipleship Ministries to ensure a Next Steps approach to discipleship
• Coordinate with other ministries to design and implement a leadership development plan for women
  • contribute to the recruitment, equipping and training of church-wide volunteer teams
• Oversee strategies for discipleship of women
  • Contribute to Womens Bible Study as an intergenerational place where women learn how to study the Bible for themselves
    1. equip and coach a team of teachers and group leaders aligned with this vision
    2. Select (or write) curriculum to fulfill this vision
  • Develop new strategies to encourage the discipleship of women.

General Ministry Staff Responsibilities

• Strive to uphold the Staff Commitment
• Stay current in cultural and biblical skills through professional development
• Maintain a regular schedule balancing time with people, study of Gods Word, prayer for the ministry of Calvary Church and administrative tasks.
• Be involved and invested in appropriate staff meetings and staff events
• Serve in other areas as requested by leadership

Work Schedule and Time Allotment

Work schedule: full-time, flexible related to programs and projects.

Sunday responsibilities as requested

To be managed and accounted for in cooperation with designated supervisor.

Physical and Mental Requirements

Light physical work requirements (lifting 10-20 lbs.), sitting, prolonged standing, potential reaching, climbing, prolonged positioning under hot bright lights, occasionally outside in differing weather conditions and prolonged looking at monitors and computer screens
and operating a mouse and keyboard.

Creative thinking, conceptual, collaborative, and listening skills. Must be able to present ideas and allow for adoption, adaptation or elimination of those ideas.