Description

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Pastor of Community and Operations will work in collaboration with and under the direction of the Lead Pastor to execute the church’s vision and provide pastoral oversight to core community and shepherding ministries. This individual must be a gifted shepherd; however, strong communication, decision-making, and program development skills for a small-to-medium-sized urban congregation are essential to this role.  

RESPONSIBILITIES 

I. Ministry Oversight 

COMMUNITY MINISTRIES 

• Life Groups — Supervise small group systems. Train and encourage leaders. Select curriculum. Establish and develop Life Groups (small groups) as the “backbone” of community life. Increase visibility and integrate groups into broader GMH life. 
• Children & Youth — Provide vision and strategic direction to the Children’s Ministry. Supervise Children’s Ministry Coordinator staff person. Develop children communicants process and Tween/Youth ministries. Provide oversight to curriculum and study content. Provide pastor support to parents and member-volunteers as needed. 
• Membership — Supervise new members process. Organize membership seminars. Develop systems for inviting attenders into membership and integrating new members. 
• Sunday Teams — Provide broad oversight of Sunday teams (directly supervised by staff Operations Manager): Welcoming, Communion, Assembly, etc. Set vision and train leaders as needed. 
• Men’s & Women’s Ministries — Provide broad oversight to these lay-led ministries. Encourage leaders. Offer vision and strategic direction, keeping events focused on addressing unique challenges to Christian faithfulness faced by men and women in our city.   

As the Assistant Pastor engages these various ministries, he will be implementing the vision of the church (Gospel Community, Spiritually Diverse Community, Cross-Cultural Community, Neighborhood Community) under the direction of the Lead Pastor. 

SHEPHERDING & CARE MINISTRIES

• Lead and coordinate Shepherding Team’s care of members. 
• Develop systems of care in coordination with ST, Diaconate, and local counselors.

II. Church Operations & Programming 

• Special Events: Oversee administrative and logistical execution of special events by staff. 
• Program Implementation: Launch special projects and creative initiatives as directed by and in collaboration with the Lead Pastor. 
• Vision Alignment: Ensure that community, worship, and formation ministries express and advance our vision. Train and shepherd lay leaders to embody this vision. Serve as a thought-partner with the Lead Pastor. 

III. General Pastoral Responsibilities 

• Preaching & Teaching: Preaching on Sundays 8-10x per year. Teach classes as needed/desired.
• Liturgy: Write and oversee the Sunday liturgy. Oversee worship planning. Lead the service together with the Lead Pastor. Recruit Shepherding Team members and member involvement.  
• Pastoral Care: Provide care and pastoral counseling of members, as needed.  
• Session: Serve, support, and participate in the GraceDC Network Session.  

Requirements

How to Apply

TO APPLY 

Please send the following to hiring@gracemeridianhill.org: 

• Cover Letter
• Resume 
• Two (2) sermon audio links 

Primary Contact: Marcus Cross

Email: hiring@gracemeridianhill.org

Phone: -

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