Pastor of Missions and Outreach/Future Plant Pastor

Purpose Statement

Missions and Outreach Pastor: Short Term (ST)= 9-12 months. To be a servant-leader who embodies the vision and values of MissionView Church with the goal of equipping and mobilizing the congregation to passionately spread the gospel through North Canton, Stark County, and around the world.

Plant Pastor: Prayerfully plan, coordinate, and lead the MissionView Church Plant under the direction and leadership of the Elders of MissionView Church. This requires a firm grasp of the beliefs, ministry philosophy, and overall DNA of MissionView and the ability to align staff and key leadership teams with its mission, vision and purpose. The Plant Pastor will offer pastoral leadership to the plant and ensure the systems, practices and policies of the church responsibly and effectively support its ministry activities.

Reports to: Lead Pastor

Missions Responsibilities: ST (5-10hrs./week)

·     Assist our mission’s team with all mission initiatives locally and globally

·     Works under the direction of the lead pastor and elders to keep missions a primary focus of MissionView

·     Assist our Mission Team with vision and direction

·     Attend monthly missions team meetings

·     Works to gain knowledge of each of the missionaries/agencies we support locally and globally

·     Reviews requests from missionaries or missionary agencies for sponsorship and presents them to the mission’s team for consideration

·     Partners with other staff members and ministry leaders to coordinate service opportunities

·     Works with the missions team to plan and implement “Missions Sunday” or mission fair annually

Outreach Responsibilities: ST (5-10hrs./week)

·     Work with our current outreach leaders to develop a comprehensive annual outreach plan to share the good news of Jesus Christ with those that do not know him

·     Inspire and equip our church community in valuing personal and corporate evangelism for the Kingdom of God

·     Recruit and train a team of volunteers within the congregation who are passionate about evangelism

·     Mobilize the congregation to serve the community in various manners to demonstrate love and represent God's grace to them

Plant Pastor Training/Planning: (20-30hrs./week)

·     Be mentored by the lead pastor and elders for a minimum of 9–12-months to prepare to lead the MV church plant

·     Spend time observing in each ministry at MV to learn our intentionality and processes

·     Work with the Elders to prayerfully consider the location of the church plant

·     Work with the Elders in determining the organizational structure for the plant staff and lay leaders and potential candidates for those positions

·     Work with the elders to create the annual and start up budget for the plant church

·     Casting vision and generate excitement for people to go out with the plant

·     Offer pastoral leadership to the new staff and ensure the systems, practices and policies of the church responsibly and effectively support its ministry, activities, and reflect the DNA of MissionView

Personal Abilities & Skills:

·     Organizational and administrative abilities to lead multiple areas of ministry and coordinate many volunteers

·     Strong giftedness and confidence in public speaking, teaching, preaching, and various forms of communication

·     Ability to build and maintain teams of responsible people through personal recruitment and coaching

·     Possess the ability to work with people of various temperaments, gifts, passions, and church backgrounds

·     A consistent self-starter who is willing to accept responsibility for the success of their ministry

·     Project, detail and task-oriented; able to manage multiple priorities

·     Preparing and submitting annual ministry budgets and wise stewardship of finances

Personal Qualifications:

·     Possesses an intimate, authentic relationship with Jesus Christ.

·     At minimum, holds a bachelor’s degree in biblical studies or a related ministry field.

·     Exhibits a continual pursuit of integrity and a commitment to living above reproach.

·     Shows humility and honesty in all areas of life.

·     Exercises regular observance of spiritual growth disciplines (Bible reading, prayer, sharing the Gospel, attending Community Group, etc.)

·     Must be in full agreement with MissionView’s statement of faith.

·     Has a contagious love for others, especially those that are not yet Christians.