Minister/Director of Missions and Community Ministry - First Baptist Church, Dalton GA

Ministry Architects • Dalton, GA

3d • $55,000 - $70,000 • Onsite

About The Position

First Baptist Church Dalton (FBCD) is seeking a Minister/Director of Missions and Community Ministry. This role is central to the church's identity, overseeing a well-established and highly visible missions program. The ministry engages approximately 200 unique volunteers annually and touches over 1,000 lives in the community through robust local initiatives such as monthly homeless meals, building wheelchair ramps, distributing weekend food sacks to children, and running the Beechland Ministry. The ministry also coordinates global mission trips and manages extensive denominational partnerships. The ideal candidate will be a mature Christian leader with a community organizer mindset, capable of empowering lay volunteers and fostering a balanced mission program across local, state, national, and international activities. This position requires strong alignment with a "big-tent" CBF-affiliated church profile and a commitment to maintaining an apolitical public presence. The role involves managing a substantial annual budget, providing pastoral care, and developing mission education programs.

Requirements

• A visible, mature Christian faith with a clear, verifiable call to missional leadership, community engagement, and justice ministry.
• Strong alignment with a "big-tent" CBF-affiliated church profile, with a strict commitment to maintaining an apolitical, non-partisan public presence.
• High proficiency in large-scale event coordination, long-range planning methodologies, and standard project management tracking tools like Gantt charts.
• Proven experience as a community organizer capable of networking across diverse civic, cultural, and socioeconomic lines.
• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Missions, Theology, Social Work, Christian Education) is required.

Nice To Haves

• A Master of Divinity highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Foster a balanced mission program across local, state, national, and international activities while serving as the primary point of contact for supported global workers.
• Lead local strategic initiatives addressing homelessness and hunger within the Dalton community while actively building relationships to extend the church's witness.
• Direct the church’s benevolence ministry and supervise innovative direct mission engagements.
• Develop and maintain an all-age mission education program to equip and cultivate lay mission skills.
• Manage approximately $400,000 in annualized missions funding across ministries with complete fiscal transparency and integrity.
• Provide bounded pastoral care, counseling, and worship/visitation support to adults and families involved in the missions ecosystem.

What This Job Offers

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