Director, Church Engagement Strategies

IMB

4d • Remote

About The Position

The Director, Church Engagement Strategies provides leadership for the International Mission Board’s efforts to engage Southern Baptist churches in the United States. Leading a multi-tiered team, the Director strengthens relationships, deepens partnerships, and drives awareness, participation, and financial support for the IMB’s global mission.

Requirements

• Master's-level Seminary degree and/or Master's in Business Administration (MBA), preferred
• At least eight years of related experience in missions or church leadership and strategic engagement background and deep understanding of SBC denominational culture and church life
• Strong strategic leadership skills with the ability to design and execute scalable engagement models
• Ability to set vision, establish priorities, and drive execution across diverse teams and stakeholder
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop high-performing teams with full supervisory responsibility
• Ability to build credibility and strong relationships with churches of varying sizes, contexts, and leadership structures
• Skilled at influencing senior leaders, ministry partners, and external stakeholders
• High level of emotional intelligence and relational engagement
• Prior missions experience is a plus
• Ability to travel up to 30% and work weekend and evening hours, as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide vision, direction, and execution for the IMB’s church engagement strategy.
• Lead a scalable, tiered engagement structure designed to serve Southern Baptist churches of varying sizes, contexts, and giving capacities in alignment with the Sr. Director of Church Engagement and the VP of US Engagement.
• Collaborate closely with IMB leadership, field personnel, and U.S. Engagement teams to ensure alignment across mobilization, communication, and partnership initiatives.
• Leverage data insights, analytics, and relationship management tools to assess engagement health, prioritize key relationships, and guide strategic decision-making.
• Lead and develop a regional team consisting of engaging the top giving churches through highly relational, personalized, concierge-level support and targeted partnership plans within their portfolio of Southern Baptist churches.
• Provide professional development, coaching, and measurable goals tied to IMB priorities.
• Drive regional outcomes aligned with the IMB’s U.S. Engagement priorities
• Develop systems and strategies that increase awareness of global lostness and connect churches to tangible mission opportunities through the IMB.

Benefits

• Medical insurance with choice of 3 plans, dental, vision, HSA and FSA benefit plans (and more!)
• Short- and long-term disability and basic life insurance coverage (employer paid) - with supplemental coverage available
• 403(b) Retirement Plan Savings - with 5% employer contribution plus up to a 4% matching contribution, fully vested after 3 years
• 21 days of paid time off accrued in the first year, plus 11 paid holidays and the week between Christmas and New Years
• Volunteer Mission Trip Benefits so you can experience mission life first hand by working with our teams overseas
• Access to tuition discounts
• See a summary of our comprehensive benefits package for full time regular and contract employees here.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director