Church Leadership Development Architect

gatewaystaff; Southlake (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Gateway Church in Texas seeks a Team Success Lead to design and guide development experiences for staff at every level, from onboarding to leadership growth. You will partner with the Executive Director of Team Success and Operations to shape programs, competencies, and career pathways that cultivate a healthy, unified staff culture.

You will train pastors, admins, managers, and volunteer leaders, lead performance conversations, and implement scalable learning across campuses, ensuring alignment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in organizational development, human resources, education, ministry, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years in learning and development, training, or leadership development.
• Experience in a large church, ministry, or mission-driven organization preferred.
• Coaching certification or training in adult learning, facilitation, or instructional design preferred.
• Familiarity with assessment tools such as StrengthsFinder, DISC, Working Genius, or Enneagram preferred.

Responsibilities

• Designs and leads leadership development programs, cohorts, and training pathways that grow staff at every level: Lead Self, Lead Others, Lead Leaders, Lead the Organization.
• Shapes onboarding experience so new staff feel welcomed, connected to Gateway's culture and values, and ready to thrive, including onboarding for new Lead Team members.
• Plans and leads Team Chapel and other gatherings that connect, inspire, and develop staff.
• Builds the competencies and behavioral indicators that define great work at Gateway, and connects them to hiring, job descriptions, performance reviews, and growth plans.
• Leads the performance review process, equipping managers to give meaningful feedback and have growth-focused conversations.
• Builds manager tools and training, including the 1:1 framework, management levels, and coaching through values-based improvement plans.
• Designs and delivers pastoral training that equips pastors and ministry leaders to shepherd, lead, and serve well.
• Designs and delivers administrative training that strengthens skills, systems knowledge, and excellence among support staff.
• Equips Serve Team leaders and campus leaders through training and campus leadership nights.
• Builds career pathways for ministry and business tracks, including promotion criteria, internal job postings, and individual growth plans.
• Leads values-based hiring training and strengths and personality assessments (CDAT) that help staff and teams understand how they are wired.
• Listens to the team through pulse checks, stay interviews, and exit interviews, and turns what we learn into action.
• Champions recognition, engagement, and team care, including committees, celebrations, and Rhythms of Rest.
• Coordinates compliance training so it is built into hiring and refreshed on schedule.
• Creates engaging learning content, including facilitator guides, participant materials, videos, and eLearning.
• Project manages the team development roadmap, including Collabs, framework launches, timelines, milestones, and stakeholders.
• Partners with HR, department leaders, and campus and ministry leads to identify development needs and translate them into programs.
• Manages learning platforms (such as 15Five), tools, and vendors, and tracks engagement, completion, and impact for the Executive Director of Team Success and Operations.
• Networks with peers at other churches and organizations to bring best practices to Gateway.

Skills

Leadership development

Project management

Facilitation

Communication

Organizational skills

Discretion

Growth mindset

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree in organizational development/HR/ministry

3+ years in learning and development

Tools

Microsoft Office

15Five

Job description

Gateway Church in Texas seeks a Team Success Lead to design and guide development experiences for staff at every level, from onboarding to leadership growth. You will partner with the Executive Director of Team Success and Operations to shape programs, competencies, and career pathways that cultivate a healthy, unified staff culture.

You will train pastors, admins, managers, and volunteer leaders, lead performance conversations, and implement scalable learning across campuses, ensuring alignment