NextSteps Director

Christian Life Center; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Coverage

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

6% Employer Retirement Match

Job summary

Christian Life Center in Dayton, Ohio, seeks a NextSteps Director to oversee our ministry areas including Vision Team, Care, Groups, and Celebrate Recovery, casting vision for discipleship and building leaders.

You'll lead alongside our Next Steps Pastoral staff to develop a strong team of volunteers equipped, empowered, and ready to carry the ministry forward with clarity, health, and purpose.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience cultivating and moving people through a defined process.
• 3-5 years of teaching or presenting experience.
• Gifts of leadership, administration, and teaching.
• Proven track record of recruiting, training, and developing lay leaders.
• Strong communication, listening, and interpersonal skills.
• Genuine heart and passion for people’s spiritual growth.
• Willingness to learn new tools; working knowledge of Planning Center and Ministry Platform a plus.
• Active, growing faith and involvement in serving at CLC.
• Alignment with CLC’s mission and values, and willingness to support the vision even on days you’d have done it differently.

Responsibilities

• Lead the NextSteps team to stay focused, aligned, and accountable to one another.
• Recruit, train, motivate, and care for healthy, high-capacity volunteers, and lead your team to do the same.
• Foster unity and spiritual growth across our teams and congregation through groups and ministry opportunities.
• Partner with the team to build an intentional path of discipleship and relationship for every guest, new believer, and seasoned congregant.
• Lead the team's accountability for the new believer process, including salvation decisions, water baptisms, and ongoing engagement.
• Monitor annual department budgets and practice sound financial stewardship.
• Serve on the Lead Team, the On-Call team, and as a Teacher/Presenter.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching

Communication

Recruiting

Training

Administration

Team Building

Planning Center

Ministry Platform

Microsoft Office

Google Docs

Tools

Planning Center

Ministry Platform

Microsoft Office

Google Docs

Job description

People walk through CLC's doors at every point in their spiritual journey: first-time guests, brand-new believers, and longtime followers of Christ looking for their next step. The NextSteps Director exists to make sure every one of them has a clear, well-led path forward.

You'll oversee our NextSteps ministries, including our Vision Team, Care, Groups, and Celebrate Recovery, casting vision for the discipleship process and building the team of leaders who carry it out. You’ll lead alongside the Next Steps Pastoral staff, building a strong team of leaders and volunteers who are equipped, empowered, and ready to carry the ministry forward.

Success in this role looks like people consistently finding their next step, leaders confidently owning the ministry, and the NextSteps team moving together with clarity, health, and purpose.

What You'll Do

Day to day, you'll:

• Lead the NextSteps team to stay focused, aligned, and accountable to one another
• Recruit, train, motivate, and care for healthy, high-capacity volunteers, and lead your team to do the same in their own areas
• Foster unity and spiritual growth across our teams and congregation through groups and other relevant ministry opportunities
• Partner with the team to build an intentional path of discipleship and relationship for every guest, new believer, and seasoned congregant
• Lead the team's accountability for the new believer process, including salvation decisions, water baptisms, and ongoing engagement
• Monitor annual department budgets and practice sound financial stewardship
• Serve on the Lead Team, the On-Call team, and as a Teacher/Presenter

What We're Looking For

• 3-5 years of experience cultivating and moving people through a defined process
• 3-5 years of teaching or presenting experience
• Demonstrated gifts of leadership, administration, and teaching
• A proven track record of recruiting, training, and developing lay leaders
• Strong communication, listening, and interpersonal skills
• A genuine heart and passion for people's spiritual growth
• Comfortable learning new tools quickly, with working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Google Docs, Planning Center, and similar database platforms (Ministry Platform experience a plus)
• An active, growing faith and involvement in serving at CLC
• Alignment with CLC's mission and values, and a willingness to support the vision even on the days you'd have done it differently

The Details

• Schedule is Mon-Wed; Sat-Sun. Availability required during church and service times and for special events
• Employer paid Disability Coverage (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• 14 Paid Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off Schedule
• Retirement Plan with 6% Employer Match
• Incredible Team Environment

Why CLC?

• Purpose-driven work in a faith-based environment
• Leadership role with a meaningful (and eternal) impact
• Collaborative and values-centered culture

Christian Life Center (CLC) is a Christ-centered church in Dayton, Ohio, committed to excellence, integrity, and faithful stewardship in support of its mission. We value strong leadership, sound governance, and collaboration as essential to effective ministry.

Christian Life Center is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions consistent with its mission, values, and religious beliefs.