BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH
GREENCASTLE, INDIANA
JOB DESCRIPTION
ASSOCIATE PASTOR OF MINISTRIES AND OPERATIONS
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Associate Pastor of Ministries and Operations
Strategic Leadership Team
Senior Pastor Nathan Couch
Ministry and Operations Team
$_____ - $______ (DOE)
Our Story:
Bethel is a multisite church in Greencastle, Indiana. We have a rich and storied
history, but we are even more excited about our future.
Led by Pastor Nathan Couch, we are organized around four core values:
Know -
Creating environments where people have fresh encounters
with God
Grow -
Providing opportunities for people to go deeper in their
understanding of who they are in Christ
Serve -
Utilizing our gifts to demonstrate the love of Christ
Share -
Investing in what matters most to God
For the past few years, we lived out these values at our Crossroads Campus near
Fillmore. More recently, we have launched a second location at Deer Meadow
Elementary School in Greencastle. In both locations, there has been growth
numerically and spiritually. We are also blessed with an amazing staff focused on
providing leadership of our core ministry areas.
Purpose of Your Position
As the Associate Pastor of Ministries and Operations, you will provide the leadership
necessary for the development of our staff team and of systems that support the
mission and vision of Bethel Baptist Church. You will serve on the Strategic
Leadership Team with Nathan Couch, and you will lead the Ministries and
Operations Team. (See attached Org Chart for additional details.)
Purpose of the Strategic Leadership Team
Under the overall leadership of Pastor Nathan, you will serve on the Strategic
Leadership Team to help provide the day-to-day leadership needed to accomplish
the vision and mission of Bethel Baptist Church.
Purpose of the Ministries and Operations Team
As Associate Pastor of Ministries and Operations, you will have direct oversight of
the following Ministries staff and will be responsible for developing the systems
needed to support each:
Adult Grow Groups:
Children’s Ministry:
Student Ministry:
Jason Holt (Paid)
Kaley Garrison (Paid)
Bryan and Tona Gardner (Volunteers)
In addition, you will have direct oversight of our Operations to provide for the
stewardship and care of our resources and all of systems that enable and facilitate
the ministries of our church. In these areas, you will have direct oversight of the
following staff:
Church Administrator:
Jason Holt
Please note that both the church board (including budgeting and finances) and the
Worship & Arts team will continue to function separately under the leadership and
oversight of Pastor Nathan. Coordination of all of these different areas will occur on
the Strategic Leadership Team.
Your Core Responsibilities
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Lead by demonstrating the life of a servant leader
Lead in the implementation of the church’s Core Values
Lead in alignment of all ministries with the church’s vision
Lead by building the Ministries and Operations Team and its members
Core Values that should be demonstrated in your life:
Lead a spiritually surrendered life. Bring the gift of a self that is fully yielded to the
Holy Spirit. Approach your work and your life with Spirit-controlled hearts. (1 Tim.
4:7b; Rom. 12:1-2)
Model a whole life commitment to the church’s values and strategy. Live the life
you’re inviting others to live. Pursue full devotion to Christ and do the work of an
evangelist. (1 Cor. 11:2; 2 Tim. 4:5)
Maintain an infectious, optimistic, and enthusiastic attitude. Ask people with whom
you work, “What can I do to help you?” Be a team player who has the best interest of
the team at heart. (1 Thes. 5:11; Eph. 4:29)
Engage co-workers in honest communication. Do not allow things to go
underground. Conflict resolution and meaningful communication must take place in
an environment of openness, truth telling in love and sensitivity. (Eph. 4:25)
Approach your work with intensity. Maintain a fervent and dedicated spirit that
perseveres in difficulty. Put your hand to the plow and don’t look back! Do all you
can do heartily and serve the Lord with determination. (Col. 3:23-24)
Honor and value volunteers. Motivate and encourage volunteers around you by
giving them words of encouragement and appreciation. Write the note, make the
call, give the gift that says “You and your ministry matter to God.” (1 Pet. 2:17)
Keep an eternal perspective. Don’t lose the big picture and God’s ultimate desire and
plan for your life and ministry. Remember why you are in this. (1 Cor. 15:58)
Pray! Pray for God’s supernatural intervention in the life of this church, your family,
your ministry and your personal walk with Jesus. Humble yourself before God and
expect Him to do great things as you seek to serve Him with all your might. (1 Thes.
5:17; 1 Pet. 5:6-7)
Common Church-Wide Team-Building Responsibilities
1. Ministries and Operations Team Leadership
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Developing Special Project Action Plans
Develop annual Ministry Specific Objectives
One-on-one meetings and huddles with the team
Complete other duties as assigned by the Strategic Leadership Team
2. Team Management Processes
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Manage and report information
Manage finances and expenses
3. Facilities
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Care for your workspace
Care for shared workspace
Care for buildings and campus
Oversight of Special Projects
4. Team Building
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Support the Ministries and Operations Team in developing ministry
specific goals and objectives.
Schedule, plan, and hold regular team meetings to evaluate your
team’s ministry needs and facilitate solutions.
Hold regular team fellowships for community and encouragement
which can be concurrent with regular team meetings.
Provide leadership and methods to evaluate all ministry efforts of
your team.
Disseminate information and direction from the Strategic Leadership
Team to all of your ministry leaders.
Regularly and passionately communicate the vision and values of
Bethel Baptist Church.
Regularly and passionately communicate the purpose of your team.
Recruit team members to complete your team and train them to be
leaders.
Conduct regular one-on-one encouragement and community sessions
with team members.
Encourage the development of leadership skills in your team
members if they are also leaders of other teams.
Determine and recommend training for overall skills, starting with
self and throughout all layers.
Provide direction in developing critical success factors.
Help your team to understand the different roles and functions of
servant-leaders church-wide (e.g. Church Administrator is the point
person for dealing with any physical aspect of Bethel Baptist
Church—grounds, campus, buildings, etc.).
Revisit the purpose statement of your team from time to time to see if
it needs to be revised.
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5. Multisite Systems and Expertise
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Work with our consultant to develop expertise in understanding and
implementing all of the systems and staffing needed for Bethel Baptist
Church to thrive as a multisite church
Coordinate with the Strategic Leadership Team everything that is
needed for Bethel Baptist Church to embrace a future multisite
strategy
PROPOSED ORGANIZATIONAL CHART: