Director, Church Engagement

Praxis•New York, NY

1d•$120,000 - $155,000

About The Position

Praxis is hiring a Director of Church Engagement to lead its work with local churches and universities. The role serves and equips churches and senior pastors, helping them understand and use the Praxis Course and related resources in ways that fit their communities and callings. The Director builds trusted relationships with pastors, removes barriers to participation, and helps churches progress from initial interest to hosting the Course and establishing lasting practices of redemptive formation. The Director develops the strategy for engaging church leaders, networks, and denominations; helps churches host the Praxis Course and integrate it into congregational life; and develops resources that make activation more effective. The role also casts vision for and helps run the Pastor Cohort, contributes to the developing annual Activate gathering, and leads a growing church engagement team. The work is grounded in a posture of service rather than sales, with the aim of helping churches form people who practice generosity, courage, and care for their neighbors. The position is based preferably in New York City, with remote work considered for a highly experienced candidate. Travel includes quarterly team meetings, the annual Praxis Summit, and other gatherings and meetings as needed; Praxis covers travel expenses. The Director reports to the Managing Partner, Media, Brand and Product.

Requirements

Meaningful experience inside a local church, ideally as a Senior Pastor or in close partnership with pastors.
Ability to build trust with senior leaders and communicate with humility, warmth, and discretion.
Ability to combine theological depth with practical excellence and serve churches across a range of traditions.
Entrepreneurial and innovative approach, with willingness to do early-stage, unglamorous work and build new initiatives.
Leadership ability to grow and lead a team as the work expands.
Strong organization and follow-through, including the ability to turn learning into resources that help other churches.
Alignment with Praxis’s conviction that Christians are called to be redemptive culture-makers.
Willingness to affirm the Apostles’ Creed and alignment with the Lausanne Covenant, the Cape Town Commitment, and Praxis’s mission to advance redemptive entrepreneurship.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Senior Pastor.
New York City location; remote candidates will be considered if highly experienced.

Responsibilities

Develop the vision and strategy for engaging local church leaders, networks, and denominations.
Create innovative approaches to church engagement, community, reach, and fellowship.
Build and steward trusted relationships with senior pastors and church teams.
Help churches move from initial interest to hosting Praxis resources and building a lasting culture of redemptive formation.
Help churches host the Praxis Course effectively and weave it into congregational life.
Lead the development and ongoing improvement of the Church Activation Toolkit by gathering church feedback, identifying friction points, and turning effective practices into reusable resources.
Cast vision for and help run the Pastor Cohort for pioneering pastors and churches.
Contribute to Activate, the developing annual gathering for pastors, lay leaders, and culture-makers.
Lead a growing church engagement team, including the Sr. Manager Praxis Course Product & Engagement and additional roles as the team grows.