Discipleship Team Lead

Hillside Fellowship•Spring Branch, TX

21d

About The Position

The Discipleship Team Lead serves under the direction of the Director of Adult Ministries, providing leadership, oversight, and support for Hillside Fellowship’s adult discipleship environments. The role cultivates biblically faithful, relationally healthy, and well-supported spaces where adults experience the transforming power of the gospel, grow in spiritual maturity, and take intentional steps toward following Jesus. The position oversees re:generation and the Journey discipleship program, ensuring alignment with Hillside Fellowship’s mission, vision, core values, and discipleship pathway. In partnership with the Director of Adult Ministries, the lead develops staff and volunteer leaders, strengthens ministry systems, and supports environments where adults can experience healing, grow in their relationship with Jesus, and become equipped to live out their faith. The role is full-time and exempt, with a Sunday–Thursday schedule and occasional evening and weekend responsibilities. The anticipated start date is January 2027. Benefits are as outlined in the Hillside Fellowship Personnel Handbook.

Requirements

Demonstrates a maturing relationship with Jesus Christ and embodies Hillside Fellowship’s culture and values, including Galatians 5:22–23.
Must be a member of Hillside Fellowship or willing to pursue membership within six months of hire.
Demonstrates commitment to Hillside Fellowship’s mission, vision, and values, and a heart for gospel-centered discipleship and helping adults experience spiritual growth, healing, and transformation.
Leads with humility, wisdom, integrity, emotional maturity, and a servant-hearted mindset; exercises discretion, compassion, and appropriate confidentiality.
Minimum of three years of ministry leadership experience in adult discipleship, recovery ministry, spiritual formation, small group ministry, or a related ministry environment.
Experience leading volunteers, teams, or discipleship environments required.
Demonstrated ability to organize ministry systems, develop leaders, communicate clearly, and execute plans with consistent follow-through.
Strong biblical and theological foundation, particularly in discipleship, spiritual formation, and gospel-centered approaches to healing and recovery.
Ability to lead through others and develop staff and volunteer leaders effectively.
Strong leadership, organizational, administrative, communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills; emotional maturity and relational wisdom in sensitive circumstances.
Ability to think strategically and relationally, attend to detail, oversee multiple discipleship environments, delegate appropriately, evaluate ministry health, and make thoughtful recommendations.
Demonstrates initiative, resourcefulness, and proactive problem-solving.
Proficiency with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Planning Center, Asana, church management systems (ChMS), and other communication and collaboration tools.
Ability to pass a background check.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred; a degree in ministry, biblical studies, theology, counseling, or a related field is preferred.
Experience supervising staff or demonstrated readiness to lead and develop direct reports.
Familiarity with the re:generation ministry model, curriculum, and philosophy.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and oversight for discipleship ministries, including re:generation and Journey, ensuring alignment with the church’s mission, vision, teaching direction, and strategic priorities.
Partner with the Director of Adult Ministries to develop pathways that help adults move from spiritual need and brokenness toward healing, growth, and active discipleship.
Evaluate ministry health, effectiveness, and fruitfulness; recommend adjustments and maintain clarity about each ministry’s purpose, audience, structure, and desired outcomes.
Lead, coach, and support assigned Discipleship staff; establish expectations and quality standards; develop staff through one-on-ones, feedback, and leadership development; delegate appropriately and foster a healthy team culture.
Oversee recruitment, training, development, and support of volunteer leaders; build a leadership pipeline; establish expectations, training rhythms, communication structures, and participant-care processes; coach and encourage volunteers.
Oversee ministry calendars and planning rhythms for re:generation and Journey in coordination with the Director of Adult Ministries.
Ensure gatherings, programs, and events are organized, communicated, and supported; oversee registrations, curriculum coordination, volunteer scheduling, participant communication, and follow-up.
Collaborate with the Communications Team to promote discipleship opportunities clearly, consistently, and accurately.
Maintain systems to track participation, leader involvement, program health, and ministry engagement; ensure confidentiality, care protocols, and escalation processes are maintained.
Assist in developing and managing discipleship ministry budgets; steward resources wisely, monitor expenses and allocations, assess future resource needs, and guide staff and volunteers on approved spending and planning processes.
Collaborate with Adult Ministries staff, ministry leaders, and church leadership to align discipleship environments with the broader ministry of Hillside Fellowship.
Participate in planning related to discipleship, spiritual formation, leadership development, care integration, and ministry calendar alignment.
Connect adults in discipleship environments with broader opportunities for community, service, care, and mission; partner with pastoral care and other ministry leaders on referrals and transitions.
Support churchwide initiatives and strategic priorities as requested by the Director of Adult Ministries.
Take on additional responsibilities as needed to support Hillside Fellowship’s mission and leadership as organizational needs change.