Guest Experience Director & Connections Pastor

Wooddale-Church; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 62,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Life/AD&D

HSA

Flex

LTD

Vision

Life/AD&D (optional)

STD (optional)

Health & Wellness Plan

403(b) retirement plan with company 4%

Job summary

Wooddale Church, based in Minnesota, invites applications for a Pastor/Director of Connections to lead the guest and engagement experience across campuses. This role shapes hospitality, first impressions, and seamless pathways from first visit to involvement in worship, baptism and membership.

You will develop scalable systems, recruit and equip volunteer leaders, collaborate with ministry partners, and work with the data team to improve attendance and follow‑up.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated character and calling to vocational ministry.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to speak with confidence in large group settings.
• Motivated to see people become connected to the local church through creating intentional, memorable first impressions.

Responsibilities

• Establish Wooddale Church as the premier church in our community for hospitality, guest engagement and intentional first impressions.
• Provide vision and strategic leadership for the complete guest experience across all campuses and church wide events.
• Own the transition from First Time Guest to discipleship environment, ensuring each guest is strategically invited to a next step and is transferred to a grow environment.
• Champion an environment where every guest is welcomed with warmth, excellence, intentionality and care.
• Implements strategy and systems and owns the responsibility of identifying guests, capturing information, prompt and intentional follow‑up to connect guests with the best Next Step here at Wooddale.
• Oversee the Baptism process and celebration in our services including invitations, interviews, and execution.
• Provide primary leadership and vision to Get to Know Wooddale, strategically inviting our guests to take a next step in getting involved at Wooddale.
• Recruit, develop, train, coach and empower volunteer leaders serving throughout the Connections ministry.
• Build healthy volunteer leadership pipelines that equip volunteers to lead with ownership, confidence and excellent hospitality.
• Works with the data team to understand data trends related to attendance, guests, and follow‑up.
• Develops scalable systems and measurable processes that improve guest engagement, volunteer effectiveness and ministry outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Volunteer management

Relationship building

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s in ministry preferred

Job description

Wooddale Church, based in Minnesota, invites applications for a Pastor/Director of Connections to lead the guest and engagement experience across campuses. This role shapes hospitality, first impressions, and seamless pathways from first visit to involvement in worship, baptism and membership.

You will develop scalable systems, recruit and equip volunteer leaders, collaborate with ministry partners, and work with the data team to improve attendance and follow‑up.