Engedi Church

Discipleship Pastor

Holland, Michigan

Why I Love This Opportunity

Chris Lagerlof

Senior Associate

I love Engedi and their passion for people and the communities they serve. This is an amazing opportunity at a growing multisite church with a healthy staff and growing ministries. Engedi is looking for an Associate Pastor of Discipleship who will lead, develop and manage their discipleship pathway and strategies. Engedi is looking for a relational leader focused on team building, spotting and identifying gifts and talents within the body, and someone with a passion for seeing people grow spiritually. Engedi would love an experienced and passionate leader to join a great multi-ethnic church that is experiencing their best days!

About This Organization

Engedi Church is a young, diverse, passionate, and missional community of people who are committed to loving and serving God, our neighbors, and the world. We preach the Gospel, and we do our best to live it out. Since our inception in 2005, Engedi Church’s mission has been to advance the kingdom revolution of Jesus worldwide. We have identified five core values that mark the advance of Jesus’ kingdom in our midst (engedichurch.com).

We believe God’s original dream for creation was to create a community of people who experience complete wholeness of mind, body, emotions, and soul in Him and deep, meaningful, and diverse relationships with each other. Jesus began His ministry by announcing He had come to bring good news to the poor, to release the oppressed, and to free the imprisoned. He called the experience of these realities living in the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is an ever-expanding reality of those who are experiencing the restoration of what was lost at the Fall—harmony with God, within ourselves and within our relationships—all through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. While full restoration won’t occur until His return, Jesus invites us to both experience and extend restoration in the now. This is why Engedi exists.

Position Description

To provide direction and oversight of Engedi’s discipleship, and spiritual formation efforts

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop church-wide strategies for discipleship that help adults at Engedi take a next step on their spiritual journey including:
    • Connecting new people to Engedi
    • Moving new believers toward baptism
    • Connecting adults in healthy and life-giving small groups
    • Spiritually forming believers, especially in Bible reading and prayer
    • Moving attenders toward serving and leadership at Engedi
  •  Work with the Groups Coordinator to build a thriving groups ministry at the Holland Campus
  • Establish reproducible best practices for Engedi campuses and ministries for the Community Life department
  • Oversee the development and execution of various events related to spiritual formation
  • Prayer Ministry leadership – including 21 Days initiative, volunteer leader oversight, etc…
  • Develop the adult classes schedule and promotion; create and/or curate class content; recruit and train volunteer leaders and instructors
  • Oversee and develop the Community Life staff including the Groups Coordinator, Care Coordinator, and Community Life Assistant
  • Organize and oversee the internship program experience in partnership with various ministry departments including promotion and marketing
  • Work with the Care Coordinator to ensure best practices for Engedi weddings and funerals, responses to care needs, on-call pastor processes and schedules, and development of care teams

 

What a Strong Candidate Would Look Like:

  • Deeply committed follower of Jesus
  • Affirms Engedi’s core beliefs, mission, and life practices by word and example
  • A relational leader who loves people and ministry.
  • A passion to collaborate with other leaders, ministries, staff, and volunteers.
  • Effective administrative skills – including the ability to set goals, facilitate advance planning and effectively manage ministry and personal schedules
  • Strong communication and writing skills
  • Strong gift of leadership and proven experience developing leaders and strategy
  • Aligns with Engedi’s vision to connect with people of varying ethnic and economic backgrounds
  • Team player – humble, willing to defer to others, can lead under direction

 

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