Job Description

The Adult Groups Pastor provides leadership for all adult small groups at Indian Rocks. This role oversees the recruitment, onboarding, development, and care of new and existing leaders across all Indian Rocks campuses. Additionally, the Adult Groups Pastor oversees the assimilation of new individuals into small groups at Indian Rocks.

Essential Functions:

• Must give testimony and evidence of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and sense the call of God to a serving ministry.
• Recruit and train new group leaders to the point of launch in healthy small groups.
• Consistently develop and care for the small group leadership team.
• Provide regular training and accountability for all adult small group leaders.
• Oversee processes for launching new adult small groups.
• Coordinate and oversee the process for connecting new people to adult small groups.
• Oversee processes for determining the curriculum used in all adult small groups.
• Develop strategies and cast vision for the continued improvement of the adult small group ministry.
• Collaborate with other ministry departments to ensure seamless operations.
• Work in cooperation with all levels of management, support staff, personnel, church leaders, volunteers, members and guests to fulfil the mission of Indian Rocks.
• Administer the work of the ministry programs by encouraging positive teamwork and mutual support of the Mission Statement of Indian Rocks. Provide leadership and nurture team members and other staff within the departments and outreach ministries of the church.

Requirements

• Education: Must have completed or be actively pursuing a seminary degree desired for ministry work.
• Experience: Must have verifiable experience working in groups ministry.
• Proven leadership ability to motivate, lead, and impact members and prospects to work with a multi-ministry church staff to meet the mission of Indian Rocks and to oversee and direct the paid and volunteer staff, providing leadership and accountability consistent with church policies and procedures.
• Must know how to manage large groups and have ministry experience needed to interact with an organizational staff including Pastors, Directors, Managers, Supervisors, operating support personnel, church members and volunteers, and the community at large.
• Must be proficient in and able to:
• Prioritize, develop, and communicate realistic action plans.
• Delegate work assignments, oversee timelines and progress.
• Provide performance feedback.
• Ability to communicate effectively through written and verbal direction.
• Cultivate an ongoing cooperative relationship between church, school, membership and community.
• Demonstrate a consistent Christian lifestyle as referenced by the:
• Mission Statement of Indian Rocks
• Statement of Faith of Indian Rocks
• Leadership Guidelines of Indian Rocks
• Must be an active member of Indian Rocks as defined below:
• Regular attendance in worship services
• Regular attendance/involvement in an Indian Rocks Connection Group or Small Group
• Committed to systematic stewardship and faithful in tithing.
• Responsible to perform the other duties as assigned and approved by supervising personnel to include, but not limited to: Lead Pastor, Church Administrator, or Personnel Committee.

Background Screening Notice

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