Foundation Christian Church

College Program; United States; On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Foundation Christian Church in Auburn Hills, MI seeks an Outreach and Development Pastor to advance evangelism and discipleship while developing new ministries. The role is full-time or part-time with flexible scheduling and compensation funded through Reliant plus a housing stipend.

The pastor will collaborate with the lead pastor and eldership, recruit teams, and establish outreach partnerships with local nonprofits to serve the community. Experience in a relevant field is required.

Qualifications

• The applicant should be a godly person committed to growing in Christ and aligned with eldership qualifications from 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1.
• Demonstrates humility, servant leadership, and a passion for evangelism and discipleship.
• Active involvement in the Great Commission through evangelism and disciple-making.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and develop outreach strategies to engage the community with the gospel.
• Foster relationships with nonprofits and organizations in the Auburn Hills area to create opportunities to serve.
• Meet biweekly with 5 individuals for discipleship or evangelism.
• Provide training to equip the congregation to engage in outreach and evangelism.
• Identify underprivileged and needy populations for FCC to serve.
• Teach spiritual development classes for the church.
• Provide exegetical preaching to assist the lead pastor on Sunday mornings (frequency to be determined).
• Assist lead pastor in development of sermon series.
• Meet weekly with the lead pastor to discuss progress and plan for future events.
• Recruit, train, and launch teams to lead new ministry initiatives.
• Partner with Reliant to raise personal financial support for salary.

Skills

Connection building

Missions minded

Development oriented

Charismatic

Job description

Position title: Outreach and Development Pastor

Status: Full time or Part time. Position is flexible

Compensation: Fundraised through Reliant and Housing stipend

Benefits: To be discussed

Educational requirements: Experience in relevant field

Location: Auburn Hills, MI.

Reports to: Lead pastor and Eldership

Church Summary

Foundation Christian Church is a church plant associated with the Collegiate Church Network. The church is located in Auburn Hills, MI and serves Oakland County and Oakland University. The church plant launched in January of 2025 and averages 30 attendee per weekend. The church’s mission is build and establish foundations on the Lord that all may come to know Him, love Him, and live for Him. We follow a relational model of ministry and emphasize obedience-based discipleship, evangelism, and community. Our church utilizes an acrostic, ACTS, to explain our mission. We devote ourselves to the apostles teaching (A), community (C), to prayer and the breaking of bread (T), and to sharing the workload of ministry (S). Our methodology within and out of services is reflected by this model.

Spiritual qualifications

The Outreach and Development Pastor is to be a godly man committed to continually growing in Christ. This person should be a person of integrity, character, and meet the qualifications for eldership outlined in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. This candidate should be marked by humility and a servants heart towards the Lord and others with a desire to grow in wisdom and knowledge. This candidate demonstrates an active role in the great commission through evangelism and disciple making. He resonates deeply with our mission and methodology to build foundations on Christ.

Detailed job description

The primary responsibilities of the Outreach and Development Pastor are entrepreneurial, evangelistic, and shepherding. This role requires someone eager to pioneer and establish new ministries and outreach opportunities that align with FCC’s mission. These responsibilities aim to reach the lost, empower the saved, and develop the church body.

• Initiate and develop outreach strategies to engage the community with the gospel.
• Foster relationships with nonprofits and organizations in the Auburn Hills area to create opportunities to serve.
• Meet biweekly with 5 individuals for discipleship or evangelism.
• Provide training to equip the congregation to engage in outreach and evangelism.
• Identify underprivileged and needy populations for FCC to serve.
• Teach spiritual development classes for the church.
• Provide exegetical preaching to assist the lead pastor on Sunday mornings (frequency to be determined).
• Assist lead pastor in development of sermon series.
• Meet weekly with the lead pastor to discuss progress and plan for future events.
• Recruit, train, and launch teams to lead new ministry initiatives.
• Partner with Reliant to raise personal financial support for salary.

Key skill abilities

• Gifted in ability to form connections with others
• Missions minded
• Developmentally oriented
• Charismatic

Reliant

We’re excited that you are considering joining us atFoundation Christian Church through Reliant! Reliant is a faith-based nonprofit that partners with missional churches and Gospel-centered nonprofits to mobilize support-based missionaries for the Great Commission. Through Reliant, we provide missionaries with the resources, training, and support needed to thrive in their calling, including the critical process of raising financial and prayer support. Whether you’re pursuing a short-term internship, a long-term residency, or a career in ministry, we are here to support and guide you every step of the way.

Here are a couple of quick thoughts to help you through the assessment process:

In this application, you will go through a series of stages:

1. Application –This is the initial application for Reliant.
2. Ministry Assessment – This assesses your readiness for your ministry role.
3. Moral Conduct– This assesses your emotional and character-based readiness for a role in ministry.
4. Local Interview –In this phase, you will do an interview with your church leadership.
5. Reliant Review – Reliant will review all the pieces of your application and create a summary to discuss with your local church.
6. Decision/Discernment – Reliant and your church will come together to make an employment decision.
7. Provisionally Accepted– If you are accepted onto staff, you will have the opportunity to accept your offer, if desired.
8. Onboarding– This will include online (and potentially in-person) training and HR paperwork. This is designed to prepare you to become a Reliant employee, as well as ready you to raise financial support.

Note: Once you begin a questionnaire within a stage, you will need to complete that stage fully. You are not able to save within a stage. Please set aside ample time to complete each stage.