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Pastor of Mission and Community

The Pastor of Mission and Community will provide staff support to shepherd and equip the saints of Redemption Hill Church (RHC). His primary focus will be on leading us in fulfilling the Great Commission and in building up the community of RHC.

To apply for this position, please send your resume to Derek Brover at derekb@rhchurches.com.

Qualifications

  1. Must be a member of the church in good standing

  2. Must live an exemplary life before those he serves, meeting the qualifications of an elder as delineated in I Timothy 3 and Titus 1. Humility, teachability, loyalty and personal holiness are of utmost importance.

  3. Must understand and support the church purpose, priorities, vision, and guiding principles. Heart and mind must be committed to serving others, supporting the staff and cultivating team ministry.

  4. Must have the respect and support of church members and his family

  5. Must demonstrate leadership, effective people skills and a consistent desire and ability to train and liberate others in ministry.

  6. Must have strong relational and communication strengths and be a lover and developer of people.

  7. Must be a self-starter with motivation to follow through with limited supervision.

  8. Must demonstrate spiritual maturity and evidence of ongoing spiritual formation.

  9. Must be able to support the Lead Pastor and complement his ministry with enthusiasm and wisdom.

  10. Must have the ability to work effectively with a leadership team.

  11. Must have a heart for outreach and a passion to grow others in this.

  12. Must have significant theological training and ministry experience.

Work Schedule

Full-time pastoral staff serve the needs of the ministry joyfully without compulsion. As a guide, 50+ hours per week should be customary—occasionally a bit more. But care must be taken to balance family, health and non-church activities. A pattern of a weekly day off for rest and renewal is expected.

Primary Responsibilities

This is a major culture-shaping role and presupposes the pastor will leverage his time, pouring into others with a “leadership/coaching” mindset. It also presupposes a collaborator/team player who works well in partnership with other key leaders in areas of overlap.

MISSION: MAKE DISCIPLES (APPROXIMATELY 50%)

  • Develop and Oversee Missions/Outreach/Compassion based ministries.

  • Build out and Oversee Deeper Discipleship training ministry. This pastor will oversee the support them and keep their ministries aligned with the overall focus for RHC.

  • Oversee the Women’s and Men’s Ministry Directors, working in close partnership to
    support them and keep their ministries aligned with the overall focus for RHC.

  • Oversee Adult Bible Communities.

  • Partner with Lead Pastor in Leadership Development across the entire RHC ministry landscape.

  • Be a regular teaching voice in a variety of ministry settings.


COMMUNITY: CONNECTING PEOPLE ORGANICALLY (APPROXIMATELY 30%)

  • Build out and Oversee Life Group Ministries as the “bull’s eye” for community connection at RHC.

  • Build out and Oversee Connections Ministries including: Hospitality, Members Gatherings, Follow-up, Ministry Discovery, Baptism and New Members Ministry.

  • Build out and Oversee Prayer Ministry

  • Oversee Care ministries and care ministry team. Take the lead in pastoral visitation and in coordinating a “shepherd on call” rotation to meet emergency needs. 

  • Coordinate pastoral counseling and maintain a referral system for meeting targeted needs.

  • Oversee benevolence ministries in accordance with elder policies

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GENERAL PASTORAL (APPROXIMATELY 20%)

  • Contribute overall leadership in staff and elder settings including:

    • Strategic and Administrative meetings

    • Need based leadership for events, challenges, shepherding etc.

    • Relationship building

    • Group prayer

  • Provide a strong pastoral presence for RHC with regular involvement in the gamut of RHC body life. Proactively pursue the entire church body to shepherd, develop, encourage and love people. Also, serving as “backstop” staff member for Sunday AM’s and major events.

  • Be a culture creating voice who helps the majority of RHC members “over the hump” to becoming intentionally and significantly engaged in disciple-making, to stepping into new and significant ministry opportunities, and to stepping into appropriate leadership roles.

  • Be a church-wide “momentum builder/people developer”, particularly in discerning key needs and working with other staff to develop ministry teams.

Renumeration

Salary based on experience. Health, Dental, Disability & Retirement coverage is per current policy.

Vacation

This position begins with 3 weeks paid vacation in addition to holidays per current policy.

Organizational Relationships

The Pastor of Mission and Community is under the direct oversight of the Lead Pastor and is ultimately responsible to the Board of Elders. He is voting member of the board.

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