Church Planting - Upstate New York

U.S. Church Ministries•Rome, NY

About The Position

The Church Planter will serve as the spiritual, visionary, and multiplication leader of a church-planting team in a location selected through the organization's discernment and assessment process. The planter will seek the Lord's direction in developing and implementing a vision and strategy for establishing a Gospel-centered, disciple-making, multiplying community deeply rooted in its local context. In some locations, the planter may partner with an existing Alliance church that is ready to multiply. The role is intended for a courageous, missional, catalytic, and multiplying leader who meets the biblical qualifications of an elder and is passionate about reaching people who are far from Jesus. The planter should be willing to move into and become deeply invested in the community where the church will be planted, and to help bring the Gospel to communities with limited church presence and engagement.

Requirements

Meet the biblical qualifications of an elder.
Have a passion for reaching people who are far from Jesus.
Be willing to move into and become deeply invested in the community where the church will be planted.
Be able to recognize Gospel opportunities and cast a compelling vision.
Be passionate about developing disciples who make disciples.
Be able to recruit, inspire, develop, coach, and empower leaders.
Be comfortable starting from scratch, navigating uncertainty, taking appropriate risks, and creating new pathways for ministry.
Have the ability to build meaningful relationships inside and outside the church.
Be able to communicate the Gospel clearly and passionately in varied settings.
Be licensed in the C&MA or willing to go through the licensing process.

Nice To Haves

Experience starting ministries in new contexts, communities, or cultures.
Previous church planting or church revitalization experience, or demonstrated experience pioneering new ministries or initiatives, including business, from the ground up.
A track record of making disciples and developing multiplying ministry.
Strategic, organized, entrepreneurial, and self-motivated approach.
Strong communication and relational skills.
Creativity and willingness to experiment with new approaches to ministry.
Ability to build teams and create a healthy organizational culture.
Willingness to partner with established local Alliance churches.
Ability to engage and understand a community before determining what ministry should look like.
Experience working across denominational, cultural, socioeconomic, or generational lines.

Responsibilities

Provide spiritual, visionary, and multiplication leadership to a church-planting team.
Seek the Lord's direction in developing and implementing a vision and strategy for a Gospel-centered, disciple-making, multiplying community.
Become deeply invested in the community where the church will be planted.
Recognize Gospel opportunities and cast a compelling vision for what God could do.
Make disciples and help them make disciples of others.
Recruit, inspire, develop, coach, and empower leaders and build teams.
Build meaningful relationships with people inside and outside the church.
Clearly and passionately communicate the Gospel in a variety of environments and contexts.
Engage and understand the community before determining what ministry should look like.
Partner with established local Alliance churches where appropriate.