Calvary Baptist Church

Discipleship Pastor

Alexandria, Louisiana

Why I Love This Opportunity

Cory Thurman

Associate

The next Discipleship Pastor at Calvary will have the opportunity to lead a disciple-making movement within our church. Giving leadership to our weekly Life Groups, our men’s & women’s ministries, and our marriage ministry, the Discipleship Pastor will play a vital role in our church’s ability to carry out our mission – to lead every person to become a fully devoted follower of Christ.

About This Organization

Established in 1921, Calvary Baptist Church is a multi-generational church in central Louisiana that is known for uplifting worship services, excellent children’s and student ministries, and being a care community of believers. Our mission is to lead every person to become a fully devoted follower of Christ. We believe a fully devoted follower of Christ possesses 4 traits: biblically rooted believer, deeply connected friend, missions minded servant, and faithful disciple maker. All that we do as a church is focused on producing these traits in others.

Position Description

The Discipleship Pastor will be primarily responsible for overseeing the Adult Discipleship ministries and implementing the Discipleship Pathway across all ministries. The Discipleship Pastor will also give leadership and supervision to the Adult Ministry Team.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead in the implementation of a comprehensive discipleship process and strategy
  • Be the staff advocate for ministry alignment with the discipleship process and strategy
  • Give ongoing and active leadership to Sunday morning Life Groups including but not limited to recruiting leadership, leadership support, and procuring curriculum
  • Cast vision and promote the importance of and involvement in Life Groups
  • Give supervision and oversight to our Men’s and Women’s Ministry, Sr. Adult Ministry, Support Group
  • Ministry, Connections Ministry, and Missions Ministry and those respective ministries’ staff and lay leaders
  • Give leadership to an ongoing marriage ministry (Re|engage)
  • Plan and provide ongoing equipping and training for all discipleship group leaders
  • Plan and implement Wednesday night discipleship opportunities for adults
  • Perform other pastoral duties such as weddings, funerals, pastoral care, and teaching as necessary
  • Assume other responsibilities as assigned by Sr. Pastor
  • The Discipleship Pastor is an executive staff position that reports to the Sr. Pastor

 

What a Strong Candidate Would Look Like:

  • Demonstrates a clear personal salvation testimony and calling to ministry
  • Possesses a passion for personal, spiritual, and professional growth
  • Lives above reproach in line with the characteristics found in 1 Timothy 3:1-7
  • Bachelor’s degree with seminary degree preferred
  • Involved in personal evangelism and discipleship
  • Experience in leading discipleship ministries in a local church or other ministry setting
  • Has experience and proficiency in personnel supervision

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