Groups and Care Pastor (DAL)

Gateway Church; United States; In loco; USD 68.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Gateway Church seeks a Groups and Care Pastor to lead the Groups and Care ministries at a campus, owning plans, budget, and the Serve Team within the campus operating framework.

You will implement church-wide standards locally, recruit and develop leaders, manage budgets, and provide compassionate care through prayer, visitation, and crisis response.

Competenze

• Four or more years of ministry experience, including groups and/or pastoral care or counseling experience - required
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience - required
• Licensed as a minister, or eligible to be licensed upon employment - required
• Prior multisite church experience - preferred
• Formal training in biblical counseling, crisis response, or related field - preferred

Mansioni

• Leads Groups and Care at one campus, owning both ministries' plans within the campus operating plan
• Delivers church-wide standards for Groups and Care locally, adapting expressions without changing standards
• Recruits, hires, trains, develops, and provides accountability for the Groups and Care Team
• Builds and steward Serve Team for both ministries: recruiting, training, retention, appreciation
• Owns the combined ministry budget for Groups and Care and spends within threshold
• Pastors the people the ministries reach through care, prayer, and presence
• Coordinates cross-campus meetings for Groups and Care and raises local realities into them
• Reviews measures for both ministries and acts on findings
• Owns campus groups strategy: launches, terms, and offerings mix
• Develops and sustains a co-leader and coach structure for cultivating new group leaders
• Leads leadership orientation and ongoing development for group leaders
• Develops a culture of belonging at the campus
• Partners with Campus Pastor on local outreach via groups
• Owns campus care ministry including crisis response, hospital visitation, grief support, benevolence
• Ensures ordinary care happens in groups and steps in for larger needs
• Performs one-on-one pastoral care and counsels, referring to licensed professionals when needed
• Builds and leads Care Serve Teams (prayer, visitation, support groups)
• Oversees campus support group and recovery offerings
• Coordinates funerals and memorials at campus
• Maintains confidential care records and follows Gateway policies
• Holds a ministerial license for ministry and preaching for duration of employment
• Serves congregation by officiating weddings, funerals, dedications, communion
• Is present and serving at weekend services and events as needed
• Teaches through precept, biblical principles, and lifestyle example
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Supports, recruits, and develops Serve Team members among Gateway Church team

Conoscenze

Communication

Pastoral care

Team leadership

Confidentiality

Crisis counseling

Budget management

Time management

Decision making

Mentoring

Public speaking

Formazione

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Four or more years of ministry experience

Minister license or eligible

Formal training in biblical counseling/crisis response

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Summary

The Groups and Care Pastor leads Groups and Care at one campus. They own how both ministries run locally — their plans inside the campus operating plan, their budget, their Team, and the Serve Team who deliver them — while holding to the church-wide standards for Groups and for Care. Because care happens first in groups, this seat carries what runs past what a healthy groups team can hold: crisis, grief, benevolence, hospital need, and sustained support.

Principal Job Responsibilities

• Leads Groups and Care at one campus, owning both ministries' plans within the campus operating plan
• Delivers the church-wide standards for Groups and for Care locally, adapting the expression without changing the standard
• Recruits, hires, leads, trains, develops, and provides accountability for the Groups and Care Team
• Builds and stewards the Serve Team for both ministries: recruiting, training, retention, and appreciation
• Owns the combined ministry budget for Groups and Care and spends within the approved threshold
• Pastors the people the ministries reach, through care, prayer, and presence
• Participates in the cross-campus meetings for Groups and for Care, each led by its Area Leader Pastor, and raises local realities into them
• Reviews the measures for both ministries and acts on what they show
• Owns the campus's groups strategy: launches, terms, and the mix of group offerings
• Recruits, trains, and launches new group leaders, and grows the campus's group count
• Develops and sustains a co-leader and coach structure for cultivating new group leaders
• Leads leadership orientation and ongoing development for group leaders
• Develops a culture of belonging at the campus
• Partners with the Campus Pastor on local outreach opportunities expressed through groups
• Owns the campus's care ministry, including crisis response, hospital visitation, grief support, and benevolence
• Ensures ordinary care happens in groups, stepping in personally for needs that run past what a healthy groups team can hold
• Performs one-on-one pastoral care and counseling, referring to licensed professionals when a need falls outside the scope of pastoral care
• Builds and leads Care Serve Teams, including prayer, visitation, and support group teams
• Oversees the campus's support group and recovery offerings
• Coordinates funerals and memorial services at the campus
• Maintains confidential care records and follows Gateway's care, confidentiality, and reporting policies
• Holds a ministerial license to minister, preach the gospel, and fulfill the work of serving God's kingdom, valid for the duration of pastoral ministry at Gateway Church, and carries spiritual authority within the church
• Serves the congregation by officiating weddings, funerals, baby dedications, communion, and other ministry services
• Is present and serving at weekend services and churchwide events as the ministry calendar requires, and is available to the congregation for pastoral care as needs arise
• Teaches through precept, biblical principles, and by lifestyle example
• Performs other duties as assigned
• As a member of the Gateway Church team, this position is expected to support, recruit, and develop Serve Team members, and to serve alongside the broader team as ministry and organizational needs arise

General Skills & Qualifications

• A clear passion for Jesus and a strong biblical foundation
• Clear and effective communicator with both large and small groups
• Demonstrated ability to gather, develop, and deploy Team members and Serve Team members
• Strong critical thinking, and the ability to manage ambiguity and lead others through change
• Able to recruit and develop volunteer leaders at volume, not just one at a time
• Strong pastoral care instincts, with sound judgment about when to refer to a licensed professional
• Understands how care is carried inside community, and when a need must be escalated
• Able to hold confidentiality and to follow reporting obligations without exception
• Steady and non-anxious in crisis, grief, and high-emotion situations
• Comfortable holding others accountable with clarity and care
• Demonstrated emotional and relational intelligence
• Willingness and ability to engage in courageous conversations
• Strong time-management skills and the ability to hold several priorities at once
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and able to learn and function within new software and systems

Education/Certification(s)

• Four or more years of ministry experience, including groups and/or pastoral care or counseling experience - required
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience - required
• Licensed as a minister, or eligible to be licensed upon employment - required
• Prior experience in a multisite church environment - preferred
• Formal training in biblical counseling, crisis response, or a related field - preferred

General Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to:

• Sit or stand for extended periods of time
• Occasionally kneel or crouch
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 lbs.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.
• *This description is not all inclusive, and other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Employment Requirement

Must be a member or become a member of Gateway Church upon employment.

All Staff must be a member or become a member of Gateway Church upon employment.

Mission and Culture

At Gateway, we're all about people. We're all about people because God is all about people. One of the ways we express our love for Him is through our love for people, and we do that by helping each person who comes to Gateway grow in their relationship with the Lord. It begins with our vision to see people saved, healed, set free, discipled, equipped, empowered, and serving. Everything we do revolves around those seven things. And it all starts with our weekend services. We meet in many locations in the United States, and you can always join us online.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Gateway Church does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law as it applies to churches. However, Gateway Church does discriminate on the basis of religion.

Gateway Church does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law as it applies to churches. However, Gateway Church does discriminate on the basis of religion.