Ministry Associate

Eagle Brook Church; Centerville (MN); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

403(b) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Eagle Brook Church is seeking a Ministry Associate to participate in its Pastoral Development Program and develop leadership for future pastoral roles. You will work with campus teams, lead volunteers, and advance through evaluations and benchmarks within the first 18 months.

Responsibilities include inviting volunteers to use their gifts, executing ministry strategies, and onboarding into licensed ministry. This hourly, full-time role supports the Campus Ministry team across assigned campuses.

Qualifications

• Follower of Jesus and aligns with Eagle Brook Church’s nine core beliefs.
• High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience (typically 3+ years).
• 1+ year(s) of experience working in a team setting as a participant or leader.
• 1+ year(s) of experience in ministry as a volunteer.
• Evidence of a Christ-centered life.
• Self-starter.
• Willingness to be placed in a variety of ministries and locations.
• Models growing in faith through Eagle Brook’s five values.

Responsibilities

• Invests in volunteer Directors and Team Leads, in cooperation with their assigned Pastor, directing volunteers to various resources (website, curriculum, etc.)
• Invites attenders to use their spiritual gifts to serve God and the Church
• Executes centrally designed ministry strategies
• Participates in pastoral onboarding and training for the purpose of becoming a licensed minister
• Serves as a spiritual influencer and encourager to volunteers and attenders
• Works with staff at campus to assist with ministry needs of the campus

Skills

Team collaboration

Volunteer management

Leadership potential

Self-starter

Willingness to relocate

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Ministry degree

Job description

MINISTRY ASSOCIATE // EAGLE BROOK CHURCH

JOB OBJECTIVES

• Participates in and completes Eagle Brook’s Pastoral Development Program, including assessments, performance evaluations and skill development benchmarks, within the first 18 months of employment
• Learns the skills and practices of pastoral ministry and gains leadership skills and spiritual development to succeed in role and prepare to step into the role of Pastor
• Leads volunteers and attenders to grow in Eagle Brook’s five values: Follow Jesus, Spend Time with God, Connect in Community, Serve Others and Live Generously, in collaboration with their assigned pastor and campus team
• Trained in multiple campus ministries
• Reports to Pastor at assigned campus

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Invests in volunteer Directors and Team Leads, in cooperation with their assigned Pastor, directing volunteers to various resources (website, curriculum, etc.)
• Invites attenders to use their spiritual gifts to serve God and the Church
• Executes centrally designed ministry strategies
• Participates in pastoral onboarding and training for the purpose of becoming a licensed minister
• Serves as a spiritual influencer and encourager to volunteers and attenders
• Works with staff at campus to assist with ministry needs of the campus

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS

• Observes various ministries in action, occasionally visiting other campuses
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications

• Follower of Jesus and aligns with Eagle Brook Church’s nine core beliefs
• High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience (typically 3+ years)
• 1+ year(s) of experience working in a team setting as a participant or leader
• 1+ year(s) of experience in ministry as a volunteer
• Evidence of a Christ-centered life
• Self-starter
• Willingness to be placed in a variety of ministries and locations
• Models growing in faith through Eagle Brook’s five values

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience (typically 4+ years)
• Ministry degree

JOB DETAILS

• Assigned Campus: to be assigned
• FLSA Status: Non-Exempt / Hourly
• Fixed Pay Rate: $23.04
• Employment Classification: Full Time
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Workdays: Saturday – Wednesday or Sunday – Thursday, depending on campus schedule (must be able to meet when volunteers are available or pastoral care is needed)
• Work Hours: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm with evening hours for services, events and meetings
• Remote Eligible: may be eligible to work remotely 1 day per week
• Ministry/Department: Campus Ministry
• Team: to be assigned

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Regular communicating with others to exchange information
• Regular sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing
• Occasional assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
• Occasional ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like
• Occasional moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
• Occasional light work that includes adjusting or moving objects up to 20 pounds
• Occasional medium work that includes adjusting or moving objects up to 50 pounds
• Occasional heavy work that includes adjusting or moving objects up to 100 pounds or more

BENEFITS

Eagle Brook Church’s benefit plan is designed to help you stay healthy, feel secure and maintain work/life balance. Offering a competitive benefits package is just one way we strive to provide our employees with a rewarding workplace. We offer the following benefits to our full-time employees:

• medical, dental and vision coverage
• health savings account (HSA)
• dependent care FSA
• employer-provided life insurance + additional voluntary life insurance
• accident and critical illness insurance
• employer-provided short-term and long-term disability
• paid family and medical leave (PFML)
• member assistance program (MAP)
• generous paid time off and holidays
• 403b retirement plan with company contribution
• development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth
• casual dress and work environment

APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES

Eagle Brook Church provides reasonable accommodation for their employees and applicants with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance in searching or applying for jobs with Eagle Brook Church, call 651-429-9227 or email [e-mail] and let us know the support you need.