Director of Next Steps & Spiritual Growth

Mission of Dulles Church

Near Washington Dulles Airport in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC, Dulles Church is a diverse, welcoming church, committed to helping people discover and relate to the reality of Jesus—especially those who may feel distant from faith or who have never been part of a church community. Our vision is to create experiences and clear pathways for skeptics, seekers, and committed followers of Jesus to experience his transforming love and presence for everyday life. At the heart of Dulles Church is our purpose: to build a community that embodies the love of Jesus for the good of our neighbors and the renewal of our world. 

Job Summary

Dulles Church is seeking a strategic, people-oriented Director of Spiritual Growth to serve as the right hand to our Lead Pastor — providing the organizational and leadership strength needed to turn creative vision into actionable systems, thriving teams, and lasting impact. This role manages our Midweek Communities, volunteer systems, and key strategic projects, cultivating a church culture defined by excellence, joy, humility, and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as second leader to our Lead Pastor.
• Will primarily manage and advance our Spiritual Growth Strategy (via our church-wide growth model/map), ensuring clear pathways and compelling opportunities for every person to take next steps in their faith and maturity.
• Direct Midweek Communities: often called ‘small groups’ or ‘community groups’, this director will oversee our various Midweek Community strategies and goals, leaders, engagement, and growth processes.
• Direct Volunteer Recruitment, Placement, and Training processes across all team areas.
• Strengthen organizational systems that sustain health, integrity, and long-term impact. Occasionally will serve as project manager on new, short term initiatives related to spiritual growth and church development.
• Occasionally teach or communicate in church gatherings, approx. 6–8 times per year. (This position will provide opportunities, to develop and grow as a communicator.)
• Provide pastoral support to staff, team leaders, and key volunteers as needed.

Expectations

• Must love Jesus deeply. Must genuinely care for and love people effortlessly.
• Must care deeply about our church vision – to mature our community to embody the image of Jesus – while remaining outward facing. Must work to protect our ethos and culture. Share our passion to create environments that relate to, compel, and change unchurched people.
• Genuinely champion a creative, fun, humble, collaborative team culture.
• Lead with humility, integrity, strength, emotional intelligence, and a spirit that enjoys serving.
• Work proactively and independently while maintaining strong communication with the Lead Pastor.
• Consistently build and empower volunteer and leader pipelines.
• Manage multiple priorities effectively, executing ideas with excellence and follow-through.

Qualifications

Personal Character

• Spiritually mature; models discernment, integrity, and a growing relationship with Jesus. Possesses a heart to personally grow and learn.
• Loves people deeply — especially those skeptical, broken, or far from faith. If married, their spouse demonstrates the same mature relationship with Jesus, is devoted to the movement of Jesus’ church, and loves people so well.
• Emotionally healthy, humble, and fun.

Leadership & Skills

• Lives out H3 Leadership: humble, hungry, and hard-working.
• Organized — able to build systems, develop leaders, and get things done.
• Team-builder who inspires others and aligns them around mission and culture.
• Effective communicator with strong interpersonal, written, and verbal skills.
• Understands and is well versed in American, student, music, pop, and social media culture; communicates about & within these cultures well.

Benefits

• Salary range starts at $70,000 and is dependent upon experience & education
• Family Healthcare Plan
• Paid Vacation (negotiable depending on experience):
• 1–2 years: 10 days 
• 3-5 years: 15 days 
• 6–7 years: 20 days 
• 8 years: +1 additional week
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• 3% retirement benefit after 12 months of full-time employment
• 40-hour work week (Sunday–Thursday; Fridays off)
• Work with a passionate, fun, mission-driven team that values creativity and collaboration
• Located near Washington, D.C., the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the Chesapeake Bay — with regular staff fun days and team adventures