Groups Associate

Acts 29; Midlothian (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health reimbursement

GuideStone 403(b) match

Job summary

Stonegate Church in Midlothian, TX, seeks a full-time Groups Coordinator to help people join and flourish in groups. Working with the Groups Pastor, you will manage group matching, track leaders, and oversee logistics for launches and ongoing groups.

This role supports Sundays and group events with a focus on hospitality and careful record-keeping. This position requires experience in small group ministry, volunteer leadership, and strong organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in small group ministry and helping people find a group.
• Proven ability to recruit and lead volunteer teams for events and launches.
• Track record of coordinating events/ministry logistics with attention to detail.
• Comfort with keeping accurate records in church databases (Planning Center preferred).
• Strong hospitality, administration, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Reply to join requests within one business day and place people in appropriate groups.
• Be present on Sundays to assist guests and group launches, including Men’s Nights and other events.
• Coordinate logistics for each group launch: registrations, rooms, childcare, production, and hospitality.
• Follow up with new participants after their first time.
• Identify and onboard new group leaders ahead of each launch.
• Help groups multiply by raising a co-leader and launching new groups.
• Maintain accurate records of placements, attendance, leaders, and coaches in Planning Center and Church Center.
• Build and lead volunteer teams that run launches and events, developing a volunteer lead for each team.

Skills

Small group ministry

Volunteer leadership

Event logistics

Hospitality

Confidentiality

Team coordination

Tools

Planning Center

Job description

Stonegate Church is a non-denominational Acts 29 church in Midlothian, Texas. Believing that only Jesus satisfies, Stonegate is a family on mission to enjoy Him and make disciples in their city, nation and world.

Job Description:

Groups are where people at Stonegate become known, cared for, and discipled. Community Groups help a large church feel small and turn Sunday's sermon into Monday's obedience. Working alongside the Groups Pastor, you will help people find their way into a group however they need to, keep great track of every group and leader, and run the logistics that form new groups and help existing ones multiply and flourish. This full-time role (about 45 hours a week) includes weekday office hours plus Sundays, with evening events during group launches. Compensation is based on experience, with paid time off per the Staff Guide, plus holidays. Benefits include health reimbursement and a GuideStone 403(b) match.

Benefits:

• health reimbursement
• a GuideStone 403(b) match

Responsibilities:

• Reply to every join request, referral, and person looking for a group within one business day, and help each person find the right fit
• Be present on Sundays to help guests and attenders find a group, and help with Men's Nights and other big discipleship and community events
• Run the logistics for each group launch, starting months ahead: registration, rooms, childcare, production, and hospitality
• Personally follow up with every new participant after their first time
• Find new leaders ahead of every launch and walk each one through onboarding before their group starts
• Help groups that are ready to multiply raise up a co-leader and launch a new group
• Keep placements, attendance, leaders, and coaches up to date and accurate in Planning Center and Church Center
• Build and lead the volunteer teams that run group launches and events, and develop a volunteer lead for each team

Qualifications & Skills

• Experience in small group ministry, ideally as a group leader yourself
• Experience building and leading volunteer teams
• A track record of running events or ministry logistics with a lot of moving parts, and getting the details right
• Comfort keeping good records in a church database (Planning Center experience is a plus)
• Gifted in hospitality, administration, and connecting people
• A mature, joyful follower of Jesus who keeps confidences, follows through, admits mistakes, and believes the best about teammates
• Affirms Stonegate's Statement of Faith and its four theological convictions