Who you are:

You're an experienced church leader who values providing excellent customer service. You're positive, people-oriented and enjoy collaborating with others. You have a strategic mind and an eye for how to create systems to help people move to their next step of faith – whether that's helping them Know God, or Find Freedom by connecting to a Group, or Discover their Calling through identifying how God has wired them, or helping them Make a Difference on a Serve Team. You are convinced that spiritual growth should be vital in the lives of every believer. You are a fast-paced leader who thrives managing multiple projects simultaneously. You are passionate about providing resources and processes which will set up the staff at each campus to lead and love their people well. You are a natural at bringing a team together toward a common goal. You have proven experience developing vision, strategy and training content. You thrive at articulating and casting vision for staff & volunteers. Setting others up for success is your sweet spot.

What you'll do:

Work through campus teams by coaching, equipping, and resourcing them to accomplish connections ministry in line with Lakepointe vision
Serve Teams: Develop and maintain the central vision and strategy including: Culture, Team Huddles, Structure, Role Descriptions and Opportunities, Recruitment Strategy, Onboarding Processes, & standards for Serve Team Central rooms
Next Step Class: Regularly assess content (video / handouts / live hosts / etc.), effectiveness and flow of class and action steps for those attending
Develop and maintain ongoing systems designed to provide support to campuses in areas related to Next Steps, Serve Teams, Host Teams, Guest Strategy, and Baptisms
Baptisms: Evaluate and improve processes from initial registration to after baptism follow up, provide leadership on baptism process, and take point on processes and communication to campuses about special events such as Baptism Weekends
Oversee volunteer application, screening & onboarding processes for organization, which includes but is not limited to: volunteer serving policies, SWIM (Serving With Minors) child safety training, background checks, lead volunteer application appeals committee & decision follow-up, train staff in SWiM processes
Provide vision, strategy, and training materials (including playbooks) for campus Host Teams (including first impressions & first-time guests strategy) & Baptism Teams
Manage and maintain reporting for Central Connections budget & lead planning for new budget years
Identify and develop new initiatives and serving opportunities
Visit weekend and mid-week programming as needed to encourage and equip teams while assessing ministry implementation
Benchmark with other churches and organizations to learn best practices

Skills & Experience you've had:

3-5+ years of church staff employment required
Next Steps, First Impressions or Guest Service experience preferred
Church multi-site experience preferred

Embody all Lakepointe Leadership Behaviors:

Love and follow Jesus
Honor up, down, and all around
Make it fun
Reject good for great
Whatever it takes
Love Lakepointe

AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT:
By submitting my resume to Lakepointe Church for potential employment I acknowledge that if hired, I will be an employment-at-will employee. I will be subject to dismissal or discipline without notice or cause, at the discretion of the employer. I understand that no representative of the church, other than the Director of People Operations, Senior Pastor, or Elder Board have the authority to change the terms of an at-will employment and that any change can only occur with written notification.

OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT:

Lakepointe Church's employment policy is to provide equal employment opportunity for all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, sex, age or national origin. At Lakepointe Church, every staff member is expected to be a fully engaged member of Lakepointe. The ability to represent and uphold Lakepointe's beliefs and leadership behaviors is a job requirement, therefore, all candidates will be addressed on their ability to meet these requirements during the recruitment process. To gain a deeper understanding of our beliefs, please explore our website.

E-VERIFY:
Lakepointe Church uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.

Central Connections Pastor