Associate Pastor of Ministries

Job Overview

Connection Church is a gospel-centered, missional church located in the growing city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The church is affiliated with the Acts 29 Church Planting Network, The Gospel Coalition, 9Marks, the SEND Network, and the Dakota Baptist Convention.

This position centers on leading and scaling our Gospel Communities (GCs), which are the heartbeat of our disciple-making strategy, while building systems that sustain church-wide discipleship, leadership development, and member engagement.

Job Description

Not an exhaustive list, but here are the primary responsibilities:

• Structure, oversee, and implement church-wide discipleship processes and pathways that move people from first-time visitor to multiplying disciple.
• Provide vision, structure, and pastoral leadership to all Gospel Communities (GCs), including recruiting, training, coaching, and mentoring GC leaders.
• Collaborate with the Lead Pastor and ministry team to ensure all discipleship pathways align with the church’s overall vision, teaching themes, and spiritual direction.
• Oversee the entire membership journey—welcoming guests, leading membership classes, conducting interviews, and shepherding toward covenant commitment.
• Teach in a variety of settings, including preaching in Sunday gatherings (up to 10 times annually).
• Lead and oversee the baptism process—equipping leaders, preparing candidates, and celebrating new life in Christ.
• Build and manage systems to track spiritual growth, leadership development, and congregational care.
• Provide direct pastoral care through counseling, visitation, prayer, and presence in key life moments (e.g., weddings, funerals, crises).
• Equip, empower, and multiply leaders who can shepherd others and launch new ministries or Gospel Communities.