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Job Description
Position Purpose:
The Disciple-making Minister ensures the ministries of Cornerstone operate with alignment, clarity, and excellence. This role advances Cornerstone s vision of Be Disciples, Make Disciples and its mission to Notice, Name, and Know, by providing leadership development, ministry oversight, relational discipleship pathway implementation, and operational coordination across the entire church.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Disciple-making, Home Groups & Equipping Function:
Recruit, train, coach, and care for Home Group leaders and co-leaders. Provide curriculum, resources, and support aligned with Cornerstone s relational discipleship model. Lead DiscipleShift trainings, workshops, and churchwide discipleship initiatives such as short-term groups. Model relational disciple-making through personal discipling relationships. Equip and empower leaders to multiply groups and discipleship environments.
Strategic Value:
This role anchors the church s primary mission pathway: relational disciple-making.
Measurables:
Number of active groups and % of congregation engaged. Annual leader recruitment and multiplication benchmarks. Attendance and completion of DiscipleShift trainings. Curriculum and discipleship resources produced on time and when needed.
Administrative Support & Strategic Projects Function:
Partner with Lead Minister on churchwide strategy, long-range planning, and vision execution. Oversee internal systems, communication flow, calendars, and ministry processes. Support budgeting, financial planning, and resource stewardship alongside staff. Provide regular budget reviews, forecasting, and spending accountability. Implement Intentional Churches Church OS to improve clarity, productivity, and ministry alignment.
Strategic Value:
Creates organizational stability and reduces operational burden on the Lead Minister.
Measurables:
Annual budget cycle completed with clarity and timely communication. Routine budget updates provided to staff and elders. New systems or workflow improvements implemented yearly.
Character, Competency & Cultural Leadership Function:
Model spiritual maturity, relational integrity, and a disciple-making lifestyle.
Fortifies healthy culture, clear processes, and ministry alignment in line with the vision of Elders and Lead Minister.
Measurables:
Annual development goals (personal and team). Staff culture health reflected in regular feedback. Active participation in disciple-making relationships.
Qualifications:
A mature, growing relationship with Jesus and a lifestyle that reflects biblical character. Alignment with Cornerstone s mission, vision, values, doctrinal statement, and employee handbook. Proven experience in church leadership, disciple-making, staff or volunteer development, and group ministry. Strong leadership, coaching, and team-building skills with the ability to translate vision into action. Ability to recruit, train, and multiply leaders within a relational discipleship model. Excellent communication, relational, and problem-solving skills. Bachelor s degree in ministry, leadership, or related field required; master s degree preferred. All Cornerstone staff members are required to agree with the mission, vision, values, and doctrinal statement of Cornerstone Christian Church Adhere to the conditions of employment as outlined in the Cornerstone Employee handbook. Embrace high biblical standards of personal conduct and lifestyle, both public and personal.
HOW THIS ROLE SUPPORTS THE LEAD MINISTER
Translates vision into actionable ministry plans. Provides staff oversight and leadership development. Manages facility oversight, scheduling, and logistics.. Ensures ministry alignment and accountability. Oversees discipleship systems and group leadership.
BOTTOM-LINE IMPACT
This role creates the organizational point person that allows Cornerstone to: Sustain healthy growth Multiply leaders and disciples Strengthen volunteer culture Align ministries toward mission Support the Lead Minister in vision and execution Support a repeatable disciple-making structure
