Discipleship Pastor & Leadership Development Architect

SBC Executive Committee; New Braunfels (TX); On-site; USD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Voluntary & Supplemental Insurances

Job summary

First Baptist Church New Braunfels (FBCNB) seeks a Discipleship Pastor to lead the church's discipleship strategy and to develop a robust leadership pipeline. You’ll work with the Elder Board to shape a culture of spiritual formation, equipping communities to disciple and multiply leaders across ministries.

You will teach, shepherd, and train ministry leaders, overseeing teaching ministries from children to seniors while maintaining theological alignment and healthy groups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) required. Seminary degree desired.
• Proven success recruiting, training, and developing leaders; proven success creating, leading, and sustaining healthy groups.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change with humility and clarity; design and implement ministry systems and processes; competence with digital ministry tools for communication, teaching and evangelism.

Responsibilities

• Serving member of the Elder Body (All pastors are part of the Elder Body with some on the Elder Board)
• Teach effectively in various settings (e.g. one-on-one, small groups, seminars, etc.)
• Preach (if called upon)
• Equip ministry leaders to provide pastoral care for their members
• Lead development and implementation of the Elder Board church discipleship strategy
• Clearly communicate the discipleship pathway across all ministries and platforms
• Cast a compelling, congregation-wide vision for a discipleship culture such that making disciples is understood as the calling of every Believer, not merely a program of the church
• Design, implement, and maintain a leadership pipeline that identifies, mentors, and equips emerging leaders
• Recruit and train ministry leaders, teachers and volunteers
• Provide ongoing coaching, evaluation, and support for leaders
• Oversee all church teaching ministries (children to senior adults), ensuring theological alignment and ministry effectiveness
• Review and approve curriculum choices, teaching ministry leader selections, and regular leader evaluations
• Routinely train, mentor, and coach ministry leaders
• Raise the overall level of teacher effectiveness. Guide ministry leaders into employing the most effective tools and styles for student retention.

Skills

Relationship Driven

Visionary Leader

Communicator

Self-Starter

Conflict Manager

Education

Bachelor's degree

Seminary degree desired

Tools

Digital ministry tools

Job description

First Baptist Church New Braunfels (FBCNB) seeks a Discipleship Pastor to lead the church's discipleship strategy and to develop a robust leadership pipeline. You’ll work with the Elder Board to shape a culture of spiritual formation, equipping communities to disciple and multiply leaders across ministries.

You will teach, shepherd, and train ministry leaders, overseeing teaching ministries from children to seniors while maintaining theological alignment and healthy groups.