Overview
Mission: The purpose of this role is to effectively lead and support the discipleship efforts at Lakeside Alliance Church. This pastor will be a leader of leaders who helps champion the church’s vision of helping people passionately pursue Jesus, together. He will both provide oversight and assist with hands on instruction in our three key discipleship ministries including Lakeside Kids, Lakeside Students, and Lakeside Adult Ministries. This individual will seek to instill, empower, and further develop the church’s vision, values, ministry culture, discipleship process, and operational plans throughout these areas. He will seek to serve and communicate with excellence while being a great overall team member under the direction of the Lead Pastor.
Basics
Responsible To: As a Pastor, this individual is a part of Lakeside’s combined leadership team and is directly responsible to the Lead Pastor. Additionally, they will be invited quarterly as a “guest” to participate to the Elder Board meetings.
Essential Duties, Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Oversee volunteer recruitment, training, and coaching efforts to ensure high quality volunteers and policy compliance in the Lakeside Kids, Lakeside Students, and Lakeside Adult Ministries
- Lead, develop, and pray for specific ministry directors as they plan and execute their ministry responsibilities
- Participate in the teaching and preaching ministry (10-12 times annually)
- Coordinate with the Lead Pastor and other team members for leadership development opportunities for themselves and their volunteer teams
- Communicate with excellence and humility that displays a high value on relationships
- Be organized, disciplined, and accountable in executing ministry tasks and budgets
- Assist with care, counseling, weddings, events, or other service elements (i.e. communion, announcements, etc.) on an as needed basis
Setting: Primarily onsite with LAC
Schedule: Salaried fulltime position with health benefits. Time allotments in a week could involve administration/meetings (12hrs), teaching and preparation (16hrs), weekly program leading (5hrs), care and prayer (2hrs), and Sunday services (5hrs). Fridays are to be treated as a regular and protected day off for those with Sunday morning responsibilities.
Benefits to This Position: This leader will be on the frontlines with Lakeside’s vision of helping people passionately pursue Jesus, together! They will have regular opportunities to use their specific talents and gifts to glorify God in leading, teaching, counseling, organizing, and serving others. Additionally, they will have the opportunity to assist in building on our discipleship culture – seeing people grow in a thorough understanding and application of the gospel. Since this is a paid position, a compensation package will be developed and agreed upon in an offer letter based on the applicant’s abilities and qualifications. Other benefits of the position such as paid time off and more are outlined in the LAC Staff Handbook.
Next
Training and Supervision: This leader will have the opportunity to grow through ongoing training through books and annual conferences. Additionally, the Lead Pastor will provide feedback through regular one on one meetings, resources, and discipleship tools seeking to “spur one another on to love and good deeds” (Heb. 10:24). Finally, this leader will have an annual review and engage in goal setting as they pursue ongoing growth both professionally and in their areas of ministry.
Qualifications or Special Skills:
- Must be a godly man meeting the qualifications of 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1
- Must value their own spiritual and physical health and that of their family’s (as applicable)
- Must already be or able to become licensed and ordained with the Christian & Missionary Alliance. Requirements include 30 hours of Biblical Theology from an accredited school. Further details are available upon request.
- Must hold to a gospel centric and very high view of Scripture
- Must be complementarian in their view of biblical offices and while seeking to equip and build up the Church Body as a whole for ministry
- Must be able to fully commit to LAC’s Statement of Faith
- Experienced in building and developing high caliber leaders
- Experienced in having difficult conversations with misaligned volunteers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Modest exegetical teaching capabilities
- Flexible in accepting changes or directions made by the lead pastor
- Understands the needs of a growing church and is willing to work hard
- Will become acquainted with books like, Simple Church by Thom Rainer, The Gospel by Ray Ortlund, Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni, God’s Good Design by Claire Smith, Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer, The 360 Degree Leaders by John Maxwell, Fault Lines by Voddie Bauchman.
Next Steps: If interested in pursuing this ministry opportunity further, please provide the following to search@lakesidealliancechurch.com:
- A brief biography and resume with at least three references
- A recording of yourself teaching
- Your Myers-Briggs personality test results (Free at 16personalities.com)
- Be prepared to provide your Working Genius test results upon request
- Be prepared to answer key questions in writing on theology and philosophy of ministry upon request