Central Connections Pastor

Lakepointe Church•Rockwall, TX

About The Position

You're an experienced church leader who values providing excellent customer service. You're positive, people-oriented and enjoy collaborating with others. You have a strategic mind and an eye for how to create systems to help people move to their next step of faith – whether that’s helping them Know God, or Find Freedom by connecting to a Group, or Discover their Calling through identifying how God has wired them, or helping them Make a Difference on a Serve Team. You are convinced that spiritual growth should be vital in the lives of every believer. You are a fast-paced leader who thrives managing multiple projects simultaneously. You are passionate about providing resources and processes which will set up the staff at each campus to lead and love their people well. You are a natural at bringing a team together toward a common goal. You have proven experience developing vision, strategy and training content. You thrive at articulating and casting vision for staff & volunteers. Setting others up for success is your sweet spot. What you’ll do: Work through campus teams by coaching, equipping, and resourcing them to accomplish connections ministry in line with Lakepointe vision Serve Teams: Develop and maintain the central vision and strategy including: Culture, Team Huddles, Structure, Role Descriptions and Opportunities, Recruitment Strategy, Onboarding Processes, & standards for Serve Team Central rooms Next Step Class: Regularly assess content (video / handouts / live hosts / etc.), effectiveness and flow of class and action steps for those attending Develop and maintain ongoing systems designed to provide support to campuses in areas related to Next Steps, Serve Teams, Host Teams, Guest Strategy, and Baptisms Baptisms: Evaluate and improve processes from initial registration to after baptism follow up, provide leadership on baptism process, and take point on processes and communication to campuses about special events such as Baptism Weekends Oversee volunteer application, screening & onboarding processes for organization, which includes but is not limited to: volunteer serving policies, SWIM (Serving With Minors) child safety training, background checks, lead volunteer application appeals committee & decision follow-up, train staff in SWiM processes Provide vision, strategy, and training materials (including playbooks) for campus Host Teams (including first impressions & first-time guests strategy) & Baptism Teams Manage and maintain reporting for Central Connections budget & lead planning for new budget years Identify and develop new initiatives and serving opportunities Visit weekend and mid-week programming as needed to encourage and equip teams while assessing ministry implementation Benchmark with other churches and organizations to learn best practices

Requirements

3-5+ years of church staff employment required
Embody all Lakepointe Leadership Behaviors: Love and follow Jesus Honor up, down, and all around Make it fun Reject good for great Whatever it takes Love Lakepointe

Nice To Haves

Next Steps, First Impressions or Guest Service experience preferred
Church multi-site experience preferred

Responsibilities

Work through campus teams by coaching, equipping, and resourcing them to accomplish connections ministry in line with Lakepointe vision
Serve Teams: Develop and maintain the central vision and strategy including: Culture, Team Huddles, Structure, Role Descriptions and Opportunities, Recruitment Strategy, Onboarding Processes, & standards for Serve Team Central rooms
Next Step Class: Regularly assess content (video / handouts / live hosts / etc.), effectiveness and flow of class and action steps for those attending
Develop and maintain ongoing systems designed to provide support to campuses in areas related to Next Steps, Serve Teams, Host Teams, Guest Strategy, and Baptisms
Baptisms: Evaluate and improve processes from initial registration to after baptism follow up, provide leadership on baptism process, and take point on processes and communication to campuses about special events such as Baptism Weekends
Oversee volunteer application, screening & onboarding processes for organization, which includes but is not limited to: volunteer serving policies, SWIM (Serving With Minors) child safety training, background checks, lead volunteer application appeals committee & decision follow-up, train staff in SWiM processes
Provide vision, strategy, and training materials (including playbooks) for campus Host Teams (including first impressions & first-time guests strategy) & Baptism Teams
Manage and maintain reporting for Central Connections budget & lead planning for new budget years
Identify and develop new initiatives and serving opportunities
Visit weekend and mid-week programming as needed to encourage and equip teams while assessing ministry implementation
Benchmark with other churches and organizations to learn best practices