Embrace Ministry Director

The-Summit-Church; Brassfield (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Summit Church's Embrace Ministry is seeking an Embrace Ministry Director to lead foster, adoption, kinship, and family support efforts across Summit campuses. You will implement strategy, develop leaders, and connect families with counseling, resources, and community partners.

This full-time role requires gospel-centered ministry, strong organizational skills, and the ability to recruit and empower lay volunteers.

Qualifications

• Commitment to Gospel-centered ministry and a passion for serving vulnerable children and families.
• Experience leading ministries or personal involvement in foster care/adoption.
• Proven ability to listen well and connect families with professional support.
• Experience recruiting, coaching, and empowering lay leaders and volunteer teams.
• Ability to develop strategy, set goals, and lead initiatives from planning through execution.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with ability to manage multiple initiatives.
• Strong relational and communication skills with partnerships across churches, agencies, nonprofits, government organizations, and community partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and ownership for Embrace by executing a church-wide strategy to serve vulnerable children and families.
• Establish measurable ministry goals and track effectiveness for growth.
• Develop leaders, resources, and systems for sustainable growth across campuses.
• Equip staff, lay leaders, and volunteers to carry out the Embrace strategy across campuses.
• Partner with campus pastors and elders to support families and connect them with trusted resources.
• Lead Embrace equip classes, conferences, and family-support events; develop training for families and volunteers.
• Oversee Recharge Respite Nights and expand to additional campuses; recruit and develop lay directors and volunteers.
• Serve as primary liaison with foster care, adoption, child welfare, and community organizations to build strategic partnerships.

Skills

Ministry leadership

Listening & compassionate care

Recruiting & coaching

Strategy development

Project management

Partnership building

Relational communication

Job description

Summary of PositionAs part of the Local Outreach team, the Embrace Ministry Director leads Embrace-The Summit Church’s foster, adoption, and family support ministry by executing strategy and developing leaders, partnerships and resources that equip the church to care for vulnerable children and provide ongoing support to foster, adoptive, kinship, and special needs families.Qualifications and RequirementsCommitment to Gospel-centered ministry and a passion for serving vulnerable children and foster, adoptive, kinship, and special needs families.Ministry leadership or personal experience in foster care and adoption.Demonstrated ability to listen well, provide wise and compassionate care, and connect families with appropriate professional support.Experience recruiting, coaching, and empowering lay leaders and volunteer teams.Demonstrated ability to develop strategy, establish goals and priorities, and lead initiatives from planning through execution.Strong organizational and project management skills, including developing effective systems, managing multiple initiatives, and evaluating ministry effectiveness.Strong relational and communication skills with experience building partnerships with churches, agencies, nonprofits, government organizations, and community partners.A member of The Summit Church or willing and able to become a memberResponsibilitiesStrategy and LeadershipProvide overall leadership and ownership for Embrace by developing and executing a church-wide strategy to serve vulnerable children and support foster, adoptive, kinship, and special needs families.Establish measurable ministry goals, track effectiveness, and identify opportunities for growth and improvement.Develop leaders, resources, and systems that allow Embrace to grow sustainably across Summit campuses.Campus and Family SupportDevelop and equip staff, lay leaders, and volunteers to effectively carry out the Embrace strategy across campuses.Equip campus staff and leaders to care for vulnerable children and support foster, adoptive, kinship, and special needs families by mobilizing members to provide practical wraparound care.Partner with campus pastors and elders to support familiesConnect families with trusted counseling, agency, respite, and community resources.Build pathways that help foster, adoptive, kinship, and special needs families become known, connected, and supported within their campus community.Equipping and EventsLead Embrace equip classes, annual conference, retreats, leader gatherings, and other family-support events.Develop resources and training for families, volunteers, and ministry leaders.Oversee Recharge Respite Nights at existing campuses and lead expansion to additional campuses as needed. Recruit, coach, and develop Recharge lay directors and volunteer teams.Community PartnershipsServe as The Summit Church’s primary liaison with foster care, adoption, child welfare, special needs, nonprofit, government, and community organizations.Develop strategic partnerships that connect Summit families with trusted resources and mobilize members to meaningfully serve vulnerable children and families.Churchwide EventsThis is a full-time role with an expected workload of 40 hours per week. As one church in many locations, all staff are expected to serve at church-wide events such as Good Friday, Easter, church-wide prayer meetings, Christmas Services. Serving expectations will be communicated in advance of each event.