Job Overview
Coram Deo Church exists to worship God, make disciples, plant churches, and spur gospel renewal everywhere.
The Director of Connection is one of the first faces people encounter at Coram Deo Church. This role is designed as a Deacon role with the potential to grow into a Pastor/Elder role over time, so we are seeking a man who is called and qualified for long-term pastoral ministry in the local church. The ideal candidate for this position is a confident, extraverted, engaging leader who enjoys meeting new people and helping them connect to Jesus, his gospel, and his church. We're looking for someone with a personal concern for making disciples; someone who's conscientious enough to make sure no one falls through the cracks; someone who can build effective processes to keep things organized without making people feel like they're at the DMV. This role combines relational aptitude with organizational skill; applicants should show a proven track record in both areas.
Essential knowledge, experience, education, or ability:
- Bachelor's Degree or higher
- Experience in Christian ministry, preferably in the local church (3 years +)
- Warm, relatable, hospitable personal presence
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Broadly speaking: oversee the connection & assimilation of new people into Coram Deo Church, from the first Sunday someone shows up until they are on the pathway to discipleship and church membership.
- Be present to meet, greet, & connect with new people on Sunday mornings
- Follow up in-person to establish deeper connections with newcomers (4-6 coffee or lunch meetings each week)
- Engage in personal evangelism and discipleship
- Host a Connection Dinner once every 2-3 months (meets in a home near the church, invites new people to have dinner with us and hear more about the church)
- Coordinate and Lead "Intro Gospel Community" (an 8-week small group experience for new people that happens 3x to 4x each year)
- Oversee baptism process & new member process
- Help to connect new people into existing Gospel Communities
- Recruit, develop, and oversee volunteers and leaders
- Help support and fulfill the mission, vision, core values, and goals of Coram Deo Church
- Perform any other duties assigned by supervisor
Define the Win: What does success look like?
- Coram Deo is growing in gospel hospitality
- New people feel seen, known, welcomed
- Coram Deo is consistently launching new Intro Gospel Communities and effectively connecting people to its ministry & mission
- People who don't align with Coram Deo's ministry & mission are helped to find their way to another church
- Process-Specific Metrics: 70% Assimilation rate (people who attend GC once end up sticking in a gospel community)
How will I be evaluated?
- By the achieving of job-specific metrics (by my supervisor)
- By my presence and competence as a leader (by my supervisor)
- On my development of other leaders (by my supervisor)