Groups and Care Pastor (DAL)

Gateway Church•Dallas, TX

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About The Position

The Groups and Care Pastor leads the Groups and Care ministries at one Gateway Church campus, owning their local plans within the campus operating plan, combined budget, ministry Team, and Serve Teams while upholding church-wide standards. The role adapts how those standards are expressed locally without changing them. Because care begins in groups, the pastor personally responds to needs that exceed what a healthy groups team can hold, including crises, grief, benevolence, hospital needs, and sustained support. The pastor owns the campus groups strategy, including launches, terms, group offerings, leader recruitment and development, co-leader and coach structures, leadership orientation, and a culture of belonging. The pastor also owns campus care ministry, including crisis response, hospital visitation, grief support, benevolence, counseling within the scope of pastoral care, support and recovery groups, and funerals and memorial services. Care records must be maintained confidentially in accordance with Gateway's care, confidentiality, and reporting policies. The role leads and develops ministry staff and volunteers, stewards the approved budget, reviews ministry measures, participates in cross-campus meetings, and partners with the Campus Pastor on outreach through groups. The pastor serves the congregation through prayer, presence, pastoral care, teaching, and ministry services, including weddings, funerals, baby dedications, and communion. Weekend services and churchwide events require participation as the ministry calendar requires, and the pastor is available to the congregation as pastoral-care needs arise. The role also supports, recruits, and develops Serve Team members and serves alongside the broader team as ministry and organizational needs arise. Candidates must have a clear passion for Jesus and a strong biblical foundation, effective communication skills, sound pastoral judgment, emotional and relational intelligence, and the ability to recruit and develop leaders, manage ambiguity, lead change, hold confidentiality, and handle crisis and high-emotion situations. Four or more years of ministry experience, a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, and a ministerial license or eligibility for licensure upon employment are required. Candidates must be a member of Gateway Church or become a member upon employment.

Requirements

Four or more years of ministry experience, including Groups and/or pastoral care or counseling experience.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Licensed as a minister, or eligible to be licensed upon employment; the license must remain valid throughout pastoral ministry at Gateway Church.
Clear passion for Jesus and a strong biblical foundation.
Clear and effective communication with both large and small groups.
Demonstrated ability to gather, develop, and deploy Team members and Serve Team members.
Strong critical thinking, ability to manage ambiguity, and ability to lead others through change.
Ability to recruit and develop volunteer leaders at volume.
Strong pastoral care instincts and sound judgment about when to refer to a licensed professional.
Understanding of how care is carried inside community and when a need must be escalated.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and follow reporting obligations without exception.
Steadiness in crisis, grief, and high-emotion situations.
Comfort holding others accountable with clarity and care.
Demonstrated emotional and relational intelligence.
Willingness and ability to engage in courageous conversations.
Strong time-management skills and ability to manage several priorities at once.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to learn and use new software and systems.
Must be a member of Gateway Church or become a member upon employment.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in a multisite church environment.
Formal training in biblical counseling, crisis response, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Lead Groups and Care at one campus and own both ministries' plans within the campus operating plan.
Deliver church-wide Groups and Care standards locally, adapting their expression without changing the standard.
Recruit, hire, lead, train, develop, and hold accountable the Groups and Care Team.
Build and steward the Serve Teams for both ministries through recruitment, training, retention, and appreciation.
Own the combined Groups and Care budget and spend within the approved threshold.
Pastor people reached by the ministries through care, prayer, and presence.
Participate in cross-campus Groups and Care meetings led by their respective Area Leader Pastors and raise local realities.
Review measures for both ministries and act on what they show.
Own the campus groups strategy, including launches, terms, and the mix of group offerings.
Recruit, train, and launch group leaders and grow the campus's group count.
Develop and sustain co-leader and coach structures to cultivate new group leaders.
Lead orientation and ongoing development for group leaders.
Develop a culture of belonging at the campus.
Partner with the Campus Pastor on local outreach opportunities expressed through groups.
Own campus care ministry, including crisis response, hospital visitation, grief support, and benevolence.
Ensure ordinary care happens in groups and personally address needs beyond what a healthy groups team can hold.
Provide one-on-one pastoral care and counseling, referring needs outside the scope of pastoral care to licensed professionals.
Build and lead Care Serve Teams, including prayer, visitation, and support group teams.
Oversee campus support group and recovery offerings.
Coordinate campus funerals and memorial services.
Maintain confidential care records and follow Gateway's care, confidentiality, and reporting policies.
Hold a ministerial license to minister, preach the gospel, and serve God's kingdom for the duration of pastoral ministry at Gateway Church, and carry spiritual authority within the church.
Serve the congregation by officiating weddings, funerals, baby dedications, communion, and other ministry services.
Be present and serve at weekend services and churchwide events as the ministry calendar requires, and be available for pastoral care as needs arise.
Teach through precept, biblical principles, and lifestyle example.
Support, recruit, and develop Serve Team members and serve alongside the broader team as ministry and organizational needs arise.
Perform other duties as assigned.