Discipleship Team Lead

Hillside Fellowship•Spring Branch, TX

20d

About The Position

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

Requirements

Demonstrates a maturing relationship with Jesus Christ and embodies Hillside Fellowship’s culture and values.
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 when serving people navigating sensitive personal and spiritual circumstances.
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.
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, and communication skills; ability to think strategically and relationally while attending to detail and follow-through.
Ability to oversee multiple discipleship environments with clarity, consistency, and appropriate delegation.
Strong interpersonal skills, emotional maturity, and relational wisdom in sensitive circumstances.
Ability to build relationships and collaborate with staff, volunteers, and ministry leaders across the organization.
Ability to evaluate ministry health, identify challenges, 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

Lead and oversee Hillside Fellowship’s 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, spiritual 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.
Help ensure discipleship environments emphasize spiritual transformation rather than program participation alone.
Provide leadership, coaching, and support to assigned Discipleship staff; establish expectations and quality standards; develop staff through regular meetings, feedback, and leadership opportunities; delegate appropriately; and foster a healthy team culture.
Oversee recruitment, training, development, and support of volunteer leaders, including building a leadership pipeline, establishing expectations and processes, providing ongoing coaching and care, and identifying emerging leaders for further development.
Oversee ministry calendars and planning 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 for tracking participation, leader involvement, program health, and ministry engagement, and uphold appropriate confidentiality, care protocols, and escalation processes.
Assist with developing and managing ministry budgets; steward resources, monitor expenses, assess 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 church ministry.
Participate in planning for 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 to facilitate referrals and transitions when participants need support beyond the scope of discipleship ministries.
Support churchwide initiatives and strategic priorities as requested by the Director of Adult Ministries, and take on additional responsibilities as organizational needs change.