Groups Pastor

Responsive recruiter

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• Wellness resources
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts

JOB OVERVIEW

The Groups Pastor serves as the primary strategic leader for Community Groups at Preston Trail translating the churchs discipleship vision into a clear strategy that moves people into meaningful biblical community and along the discipleship pathway.

This role leads develops and holds accountable the Groups staff team; establishes clear priorities systems and measurable outcomes; and serves as the primary vision carrier for Groups. The Groups Pastor leads through the team equipping and holding them accountable to develop shepherd and care for Community Group leaders within their ministry areas.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and execute the vision and strategy for Community Groups in alignment with the direction of the Discipleship Pastor.
• Serve as the primary vision carrier for Community Groups creating consistent vision and language across staff leaders and the church body.
• Lead manage develop and hold accountable the Groups staff team creating clarity around priorities ownership measurable outcomes and follow-through.
• Equip and hold the Groups staff team accountable to recruit train develop shepherd care for and multiply healthy Community Group leaders within their respective ministry areas.
• Build and oversee the systems leadership pipeline coaching structure and development strategy necessary for healthy leaders and multiplying groups.
• Develop and execute strategies that move people into Community Groups and along the discipleship pathway identifying and removing barriers to engagement and continued growth.
• Establish and monitor measurable goals for group participation leader development group health retention multiplication and movement through the discipleship pathway.
• Use data stories and ministry feedback to evaluate effectiveness identify opportunities and make strategic adjustments.
• Develop strategies that increase awareness of engagement in and commitment to biblical community at Preston Trail.

Gatherings Trainings & Ministry Environments

• Set the strategy and direction for Groups gatherings events and trainings including their purpose content key messages speakers calls to action and desired next steps while empowering the appropriate ministry pastor or team to own planning and execution.
• Serve as the primary visible leader and vision carrier at key Groups environments including leader trainings and strategic Mens and Womens gatherings.
• Ensure leader trainings equip leaders with the vision expectations skills and practices needed to lead healthy biblical community.
• Evaluate Groups gatherings and trainings based on their effectiveness in developing leaders creating biblical community and moving people along the discipleship pathway.
• Identify and develop communicators trainers coaches and leaders who can effectively carry the Groups vision throughout the ministry.

Organizational Leadership

• Partner with ministries across the church for integration and alignment including Next Gen Creative Care Go and other Discipleship ministries.
• Lead with initiative energy ownership and strategic thinking proactively identifying opportunities solving problems and moving the ministry forward.
• Oversee the Groups ministry budget and steward resources toward the highest-impact ministry priorities.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• People are consistently moving into meaningful biblical community and along the discipleship pathway.
• The Groups staff team leads with clarity ownership accountability and strong follow-through.
• Groups staff are effectively recruiting developing shepherding and multiplying healthy Community Group leaders.
• Healthy leaders coaches apprentices and Community Groups are consistently being developed and multiplied.
• The Groups vision is clearly understood and consistently carried by staff and leaders.
• Gatherings and trainings are strategic effective and create intentional next steps into community and discipleship.
• Ministry decisions are informed by measurable results including group health participation retention leader development multiplication and people movement.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Aligns with Preston Trails mission beliefs and values. at to our team values of Self-Leadership Positive Attitude Team Mindset Healthy Relationships and High Performance.
• Proven ability to lead manage develop and hold a team accountable in a high-functioning organization.
• Must submit our assessment here within 2 business days of applying
• Proven experience in disciple-making leadership development and building healthy ministry systems.
• Strategic thinker who can translate vision into clear plans priorities systems and measurable outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through others creating ownership and accountability without becoming the primary executor of every ministry initiative.
• Characterized as a team-builder recruiter equipper and developer of leaders.
• Strong communicator and vision-caster who is comfortable leading trainings gatherings and ministry environments.
• Able to think strategically about ministry environments content communication and next steps while empowering others to execute effectively.
• Possesses a high level of spiritual maturity and emotional intelligence.
• Demonstrates initiative ownership strong follow-through creative problem-solving and a proactive approach to leadership.
• Comfortable using data metrics stories and feedback to evaluate ministry effectiveness and drive improvement.
• Able to work some evenings and weekends in support of Groups ministry rhythms trainings and strategic gatherings.
• College degree preferred.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

MINISTRY TEAM: Discipleship/Groups Team

REPORTS TO: Discipleship Pastor

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATIONS

Category: Full time

Number of Hours: 40 - 45

Ministerial Classification: Ministerial Exception
FLSA Classification: Exempt

Employee Class: Managerial/Ministerial

Weekends Required Yes

Commissionable Role Yes

Preston Trail Community Church

At Preston Trail Community Church our mission is to help people find AND follow Jesus Christ . This clarity comes from an awareness of our mission values strategy and measures. See more about our beliefs here.