Staff Culture

Must align with and work to develop and protect Definition Church’s Core Values and Passion Points:

Values

Jesus is our focus.

This requires:

A strong personal relationship with Jesus Christ, demonstrated through consistent spiritual practices and involvement in the church community.
Humility, demonstrated by a refusal to be offended or pulled into cultural arguments.

People are our priority.

This requires:

A high grace and high truth culture where we refuse to be judgmental because no person or situation is beyond the reach of God’s love and grace, but where we also refuse to ignore issues because our relationships are too valuable.

Authenticity is our aim.

This requires:

Honesty, demonstrated by a willingness to be vulnerable and transparent about our struggles and concerns and to ask for help.
A teachable spirit and openness to and desire for feedback.

Generosity is our privilege.

This requires:

A willingness to give of our time, talent, and resources more than just what is required - including assisting other departments, staff, and with events and items that might not fall into our role description.
A willingness to speak words of life - to be generous with our encouragement and words.

Amen is our attitude.

This requires:

A willingness to be actively engaged in all aspects of church life and to be stretched in things that are uncomfortable in order to grow and become who God created us to become

A positive, “can do” approach, characterized by joy, and a willingness to have fun and engage with other staff
A passion to accomplish the mission, to do whatever it takes!

Passion Points

Outsiders

a passion for reaching and including those who do not know Jesus yet or who are not a part of our community yet

Passionate Worship

a passion to have ongoing authentic encounters wth Jesus and to help others experience the same

Healthy Leaders

a passion for health and balance in our leadership and to empower other leaders to experience the same

Next Gen

a passion to invest in and empower the next generation of Christ followers and church leaders now

Diversity

a passion to see our church reflect the diversity our city and to see our church moving towards the diversity heaven will reflect

Must be In agreement with Definition Church’s statement of faith (located on our website)

Job Summary

Provide strategic guidance, leadership development, and assistance in the ministry areas of groups and pastoral care at the assigned campus.

Key Responsibilities

Groups

Oversee Groups at the Hunter Hills Campus including, but not limited to:
- Group recruitment, leadership development, and training
- Recruiting Group Coordinators and Coaches and training and empowering them to lead
- Group registrations, attendance, and other database requirements
- Development of leadership and groups in the following areas: Freedom, Mentor, Community and Topical Groups
- Writing and maintaining appropriate content and curriculums for all Groups and Group leaders
- Assisting in evaluating available external resources to our church and participating in developing new resources as needed
- Assisting in managing and communicating community serve opportunities within Groups ministry
Oversee Freedom Conference

Pastoral Care

Oversee the pastoral care systems and processes of the church including, but not limited to:
- Team recruitment, leadership development, and training
- Online workflows, internal documentation, and other database requirements
- Writing and maintaining appropriate content for training and care
Assist with pastoral care responsibilities of the assigned campus including, but not limited to:
- Completing Pastoral Assessments
- Premarital Counseling
- Marriage and funeral officiation
Training staff and and volunteers in areas including, but not limited to:
- Deliverance ministry
- Prayer
- Suicidal ideation protocol
- Abuse protocol
- Pastoral Assessments, boundaries, and the use of external resources

Teaching/Writing

Facilitate/Teach curriculums and content including, but not limited to:
- Symbis
- Habits of the Household
- Recovery Alive
- MoneyLife
- Freedom
- Mentor
- CORE
Train and develop leaders/teachers for the above content and give ongoing feedback

Secondary Responsibilities

Writing/Teaching

Be prepared to write content for, teach at, or give feedback at certain events including, but not limited to:
- 7 Days of Prayer
- Child Dedication
- The Collective
- Youth Night
- Weekend Experience Preaching
- Serve Orientation

Prayer

Assist with Prayer teams and opportunities at all campuses including, but not limited to:
- 7 Days of Prayer
- Weekend Altar and Intercessory prayer teams
- Managing online and outside prayer requests and follow up

Required Qualifications

Education

Four Year Bachelor’s degree

Experience

3+ year serving on a serve team or church staff in any position of leadership
3+ year leading small groups
Speaking/Teaching experience (from 10-500 people)

Preferred Qualifications

Education

M.Div. or comparable ministry training
Completion of Cultivate Leadership Institute or Highlands College

Experience

3+ year attendance at Definition Church or ARC Church
Completed Freedom and Mentor group

Performance Metrics & Expectations

Job performance will be reviewed at least yearly and may include KPI’s such as:

Number of Groups contrasted with Total Attendance
Number of Coordinators, Coaches, and Leaders added/in place
Group Leader and Group Member Surveys

Work Environment & Schedule

In-Office
Sunday - Thursday
40 hours per week
Outside events (including evenings and weekends) when necessary (i.e. Group Leader Trainings, Coaches Meetings, Team Nights)

Growth & Career Path

Future opportunities may include (but not limited to):

Central Groups Pastor overseeing other Campus’ Groups Staff
Executive Team role if an opening and opportunity arises
Campus Pastor role in a future campus
Lead Team

Campus Groups Pastor