A Religious Leader or Professional leads religious services and provides spiritual guidance or counseling. Presents knowledge and interpretation of theological texts. May work in a non-denominational setting like a prison or hospital, or work for specific faith-based congregation or denomination and follow the practices of that faith.
Executive Minister PURPOSE To oversee, organize, and implement the church's mission through local, regional, and international missions, with a focus on training indigenous leaders to plant disciple-making churches that plant disciple-making churches and develop sustainable short-term trips.
KEY RESULTS AREA
The Missions and Church Planting Minister has the satisfaction of knowing that they are contributing to the missional discipleship of everyone. Integrate the Church's Mission Statement into every aspect of Missions and Church Planting. Cultivate a healthy and effective missional culture at Providence. Establish relational and generosity discipleship in every church plant of Providence.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Leadership Work in unity with the elders to oversee the church planting and missions ministry of the church. Provide leadership and development of the mission leadership team (Directional Leadership Team or DLT). With the help of the DLT, cultivate and empower a disciple-making and church-planting culture. Train and help execute strategies of multiplication for making disciples through relational discipleship groups. (Participate in one yourself). Cultivate and build a prayer relationship with our missional partners. Understand and promote the church's philosophy and strategy of missions, centered on planting disciple-making churches that plant disciple-making churches. Equip and empower members of Providence to be unleashed to help plant disciple-making churches. Engage, equip, and empower Providence in equipping Disciple Makers amongst the unreached and less reached around the world in a healthy and effective way. Keep all missions and church planting efforts and projects aligned with the mission and vision of the church. Maintain and plan budgets to align with the mission of the church. Communicate regularly with the elders regarding church planting and mission ideas. Develop a strategy to maintain visibility and champion our partners. Church Planting Lead the church in supporting new church plants. Identify locations / opportunities for church plans. Identify and oversee assessment and training of church planters. Maintain ongoing communication with church plant leadership.
Local / Regional
/ International Missions Maintain ongoing communication with our ministry partners. Invest in new partners consistent with our mission. Evaluate and assess partners annually to ensure missional efforts and resources are stewarded well. Establish international and domestic mission trips that focus on planting disciple-making churches and training disciple-making leaders. Leverage mission trips to expose our people to disciple-making in other cultures. Visit potential partners for church planting.
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPECTATIONS A
detailed list of expectations may be found in the Providence Employee Policy Manual on Page 9, entitled Providence Staff Statement of Ethics. In addition, the person in this position must: Supportive of elder leadership. Spend regular time with God in his word and prayer, walk in the Spirit, be sensitive to God's leadership, and pray for Providence Church. Participate in church staff meetings and other meetings required by the Elders. Exhibit exemplary commitment to the church covenant: Protect unity: act in love with members, refuse gossip, and follow leaders.
Share responsibility:
pray for the church's growth, invite unchurched, and warmly welcome guests.
Serve:
discover your gifts, be equipped, and exhibit a servant's heart.
Support:
faithfully attend events (particularly the key environments of worship and small group), live a godly life, and give financially. Adhere to the Providence Church Employee Personnel Policy Manual. Seek personal improvement. Find ways to improve personal productivity. Understand and implement new or better methodologies for accomplishing the church's mission. Be detailed oriented, flexible, and decisive, with the ability to organize and coordinate work, set priorities, delegate, build consensus, and meet deadlines. Strong interpersonal skills; establish effective working relationships with others. An ability to work with a wide variety of people, including those of different generations, ethnic backgrounds, and socio-economic levels. Documented record of participation in a variety of mission efforts, including domestic and international mission trips. Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. High level of motivation and personal accountability. A willingness to learn new tasks and functions. Proven ability to recruit, train, and effectively lead congregation, staff, and volunteers to embrace a multiplication attitude.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND MINISTRY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS
Considered self-employed by IRS standards Full time staff member Ordained or Licensed Declaring a housing allowance
Education:
Bachelor's Degree - Master's Degree or working toward / Previous experience in position Elder and congregation approval required
