Outreach Pastor

Creekside Christian Church
Elk Grove, California, United States
Date Posted: 03/01/2023
Categories: Church/Ministry
Job Type: Full-Time
Pay Type: Salary
Pay Range: $50,000 - $65,000
Employee Workplace: On-site
Job Description:

Position Identification

  • Title: Outreach Pastor
  • Department: Pathway
  • Reporting Relationship: Discipleship Pastor
  • Classification: Ministry Staff, Full-Time, Exempt

Position Summary

Facilitate the mission and vision of Creekside Christian Church especially in the area of everyday missional living. Recruit, lead and train the Creekside body to share their faith story and help reach those far from Christ inviting them to know and follow Jesus. Provide oversight and development of Reach initiatives across ministries.

Responsibilities

  • Recruit and care for members of the Outreach Leadership Team
  • Establish ministry goals, policies, budget and financial plan with the assistance of the Outreach Leadership Team. Manage all budget activities in conjunction with the Business Administrator.
  • Develop events, programs and teaching modalities that promote giving our faith away and everyday missional living among our church family
  • Oversee the YES team and provide timely follow up of response cards to help connect new believers to the discipleship pathway
  • Rally, empower and equip volunteer leaders to carry on outreach ministry
  • Develop key relationships with local, national, and international ministry partners, with the greatest emphasis on local (approximately 70% local; 30% non-local)
  • Plan, lead and/or oversee multiple mission trips a year
  • Help incorporate Reach messages or themes into our sermon series, Bible studies or LifeGroup curriculum
  • Other miscellaneous tasks upon request

Functions

  • Supervises: Volunteers & Team Members. Help integrate outreach and mission activities within all ministry departments
  • Hiring Process: Led by Pathway Pastor; Executive leadership approval

Minimum Job Requirements

  • Education
    • Bachelor’s Degree
    • Ordained Pastor or ability to be Licensed. Licensing may occur within 30 days of hire.
  • Experience/Faith
    • Vibrant disciple of Jesus Christ and active involvement in a local church
    • Knowledge and acceptance of Creekside’s core values and Articles of Faith
    • Minimum three years experience in developing outreach programs for a large church
  • Management/Supervisory Experience
    • Experience in recruiting and leading teams, including volunteers        
  • Skills
    • Warm, welcoming and engaging; good at building rapport
    • Ability to manage and effectively lead volunteer teams
    • Working knowledge of the mission field and local outreach opportunities
    • Excellent communication skills (oral and written; interpersonal; large groups)
    • Ability and experience in leading through change; adaptability
    • Strong administrative abilities
    • Technologically proficient with the desire to utilize technology effectively within ministry (such as, Microsoft, Excel; F1/Planning Center, etc)
  • Spiritual Responsibilities
    • Consistently demonstrates the moral qualifications of 1 Timothy 3 and Ephesians 4 & 5
    • Furthers the mission, vision and values of Creekside Christian Church (Making disciples that Connect, Grow, Serve, Reach)

Salary Range

  • $50,000-$65,000
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About Creekside Christian Church

Creekside Christian Church has a rich heritage of nearly 100 years (formerly First Baptist of Elk Grove) and is the largest church in the Elk Grove and South Sacramento area. Our Church is an Elder-led church that strives to impact the community around us by reaching, teaching, worshiping with and helping our neighbors. We believe in the saving life of Jesus Christ, the Bible is the Word of God, the local church is the hope of this world, and the family is the cornerstone of God’s design for His believers.  We are a diverse body of over 3000 who is actively engaged in making disciples. A disciple being someone who continuously learns to live and love like Jesus and leads others to do the same. We implement our discipleship strategy through our Discipleship Pathway - Connect (connect to God and to the local church); Grow (grow in relationship with God and in relationship with each other); Serve (serve the local church by recognizing and utilizing your God-given hardwiring to effectively and joyfully partner with us in ministry); and Reach (reach those far from Christ, inviting them to know and follow Him, both locally and globally).

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