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PURPOSE DRIVEN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Are you a Purpose Driven Church looking for a pastor, youth worker or leader? Perhaps you ARE a pastor or leader who understands what it means to be serving in a church that is focused on balancing the biblical purposes and you’re looking for church that needs you?
This section of the PD website is aimed at helping you both! We want to assist in connecting Purpose Driven Churches with Purpose Driven staff. You’ll find churches that we’ve identified as being on a ‘Purpose Driven’ journey who are looking for like minded people to serve in paid positions. We’re NOT a recruitment agency! We simply want to connect you and see what God will do.
If you have a position available in your Purpose Driven Church which you would like to list on this page please CLICK HERE to submit the details.
Membership and Maturity Driector - NewHope Community Church
Background:
NewHope Community Church is an exciting new church with a big commitment to the great commandment and the great commission. Our purpose is “to bring people to Jesus and membership in His family, develop Christ like maturity, and to equip them for ministry in the church and their life mission in the world in order to magnify God’s Name.” We operate consistently with the biblical principles espoused in the book The Purpose Driven Church. We have structured our leadership team in accordance with the five purposes:
• Membership: We incorporate God’s family into our fellowship.
• Maturity: We educate God’s people through discipleship.
• Ministry: We demonstrate God’s love through service.
• Mission: We communicate God’s word through evangelism.
• Magnification: We celebrate God’s presence through worship.
The Membership and Maturity Pastor will report to the Senior Pastor and will be responsible for turning attenders into members, caring for the flock and bringing glory to God by developing members into Christ-like disciples.
Principle Accountabilities:
The Membership and Maturity Pastor is responsible for identifying, training, developing, supporting, encouraging and releasing members of the NewHope community to support the purposes of Membership and Maturity. This will require developing, resourcing and implementing strategies to engage with all attendees at NewHope to support their development and care to full membership and then through education and development into fully-fledged disciples of Christ.
As a member of the NewHope Leadership team the Membership and Maturity Pastor will need to actively participate with other Team Leaders to ensure programs are well integrated and communicated effectively.
Specific Responsibilities:
• Coordinating meetings, classes, informal get-togethers and other opportunities for attendees to meet with church leaders to gain an understanding of Christ and His unconditional grace and love, salvation, and the fundamentals of NewHope Community Church. This will include: Pastor’s Coffee, One-on-one salvation follow up, Baptisms, Fresh Start programs, and Class 101 (Membership).
• Ensuring the processes, systems and resources are in place to enable the care and support of all members including pastoral care, prayer and intercession, child dedications, support/care for groups with specific needs (e.g. recovery etc) and church get-togethers etc.
• Scheduling and delivering Class 201 (Discovering Spiritual Maturity Habits) as often as required and at least twice per year.
• Recruiting, supporting, developing and over-seeing a group of Small Group leaders and encouraging full participation in Small Group programs that support the purposes of NewHope Community Church. This will include sourcing, developing and vetting teaching materials used in the small groups.
• Developing and delivering a range of biblically-based educational and developmental classes and seminars.
• Developing and implementing a Life Development Institute for NewHope to support members with the knowledge, doctrinal foundations, conviction, skills and character required for maturity.
• Working with the Senior Pastor to identify appropriate church-based training for Pastors and leaders.
• Developing and implementing appropriate mechanisms to evaluate the work of the ministry including surveying attenders and members to ensure their needs are being met.
• Creating opportunities for members to build relationships and develop friendships.
• From time-to-time, as requested by the Senior Pastor, developing and delivering the message during Worship services
• Maintaining an up-to-date listing of all members and ensuring appropriate mechanisms are in place for follow-up and support. This will include recording progress against different classes, keeping up to date contact details etc.
Person Specification:
All NewHope leaders must have made a focused commitment to the great commandment and the great commission and fully embrace the mission, vision and purpose of NewHope Community Church.
Additionally they must be able to demonstrate spiritual maturity and character and a lifestyle that honours God. In particular they will demonstrate the following:
• Authenticity – integrity, honesty and a value-based approach to ministry
• Servant Leadership and the ability to build a strong team
• Confidence and creativity
• Positive and fun attitude
• High level of motivation
• Willingness and capacity to grow beyond our current ministry requirements
• Passion for Christ and His people
The Membership and Maturity Pastor will need to be able to demonstrate the ability to relate to a broad range of people. They will need to be passionate about bringing people to salvation in Christ Jesus. As the position is responsible for training the Pastor will need to be able to teach in an engaging manner and have the biblical knowledge and understanding to source and/or develop appropriate curriculum to meet the needs of the membership.
Generally these skills and abilities will have been demonstrated through 5+ years experience in ministry and leadership and will likely be backed up with relevant qualifications.
Location:
Point View School
25 Kilkenny Drive
Botany
Contact:
Ian Buckley
phone: +64 21 534-525
email: Ian@newhope.net.nz
Youth Pastor - Hawthorn Church of Christ
Imagine being called to a city community of approximately 65,000 people where 6,000 of those are teenagers who attend high school and where less than 4% are involved in any type of evangelical ministry / church.
God has blessed Hawthorn CofC with a strategic youth ministry in our community of Adelaide. Attracting un-churched youth from many of our local high schools, we are looking for a passionate, visionary, experienced leader to provide overall leadership to this ministry. Working with and developing our present lay-leaders, volunteers and student leaders, we believe God is calling us to take this ministry to a new level of effectiveness, specifically in the area of reaching and discipling a greater number of youth for Christ.
This ministry role will allow for time each week to connect with young people one-on-one and/or in small group settings but at the same time, central to our ministry activities is our weekly outreach program that is often described as highly relational and creative. This youth ministry position would involve the design and oversight of youth ministry events, worship, discipleship and outreach.
This youth ministry position is a full-time position. The initial appointment would preferably be for 3 years, with the potential for an extended period to be negotiated. We are looking for someone who has the following qualities:
• A committed Christian who is willing to lead by example
• A commitment to the values and beliefs of Hawthorn CofC
• A team player who shows initiative
• Regular accountability to the Senior Pastor and Elders
• Kingdom minded and able to work with other youth groups
This position will commence early 2010.
Applications should be received by November 30th 2009 addressed to:
Youth Ministry Position
Hawthorn Church of Christ
42 Angas Road, HAWTHORN, SA, 5062
or by e-mail to : revlemke@gmail.com
For further information, contact (08) 8272 5564 (church office).
Location:
42 Angas Road
Hawthorn SA 5062
Contact:
Ps. Dave
phone: (08) 8272 5564
email: revlemke@gmail.com
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