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Connections Pastor
JOB DESCRIPTION
Revised: 03-2024
JOB TITLE: Connections Pastor
CLASSIFICATION: Full Time STATUS: Exempt (Ministerial Exception)
MINISTRY: Connections MANAGER: Associate Pastor
GENERAL WORK WEEK: Sunday – Thursday LOCATION:
Argyle
JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE:
The Connections Pastor is responsible for connecting
people to ministry, the Cross Timbers family, and connection opportunities. The
main responsibilities include but are not limited to recruiting, leading, and
developing Welcome Serve Team (volunteers). The Connections Pastor will have oversight
of the Guest Experience for the campus. The
Connections Pastor will need a unique blend of 3 elements: pastoring people; leading
Serve Team; organizational and administratively minded.
STAFF
CULTURE:
Culture
is critical to the success of Cross Timbers and its employees. We define our culture in this way. “The environment we create by
how we work and how we work with each other”.
We continually strive for a high output, happy and healthy team;
H3. We invest in our staff to develop
their skills, so they thrive in their roles as well as focusing on helping them
to develop spiritually.
STAFF
EXPECTATION:
As a condition of employment with Cross Timbers, it is essential
(required) that employees and their families become active participants in the
life and ministry of CT. This includes
regular attendance to services and finding a way to volunteer with a ministry
not in the scope of this job.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
·
2-4 years of ministry experience
·
Critical eye to organizational details and
logistics with the ability to lead and delegate effectively
·
Ability to recruit, develop, and connect Serve Team
(volunteer) to ministry programs within the church
·
Willing and open to change, be flexible in a
variety of situations
· A team player giving and receiving input, willing
to compromise & cooperate
·
Exhibit clear and effective verbal and non-verbal communications
skills
·
Able
to develop people and systems to optimize growth and effectiveness
·
Forward thinker who assumes responsibility and
takes initiative
·
Must possess a genuine humility and work well in
the context of a team
·
Clearance of a criminal background check
PASTORAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
A Cross Timbers Church pastor exhibits
the heart to pray for, provide spiritual guidance, encourage, and lead people
to Christ. The church qualifies and commissions a pastor as an individual who
has been given the responsibility and or authority to administer in full or in
part the following:
·
Biblical
Teaching to the congregation or sub-part of the congregation (i.e., kids;
students; college, financial freedom)
·
Lead
or have oversight of a church ministry, program, or department
·
Perform
religious/spiritual functions of the church
·
Baptisms
·
Weddings
·
Funerals/memorial
services
·
Pastoral
(not licensed) counsel
Full-time
Cross Timbers Church pastors will become a part of the Pastor On-Call (POC)
rotation cycle which helps the organization accomplish and meet the needs of various
pastoral aspects in the life and ministry of the church. Part-time Cross Timbers Church pastors will
support as time allows but not be included in the POC rotation due to hour
restrictions.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
·
Execute
all initiatives related to Start Here Journey utilizing all forms of social
media.
·
Collaborate
with staff to ensure all first-time guests from previous month are invited to
Start Here.
·
Recruit,
develop, retain and lead Serve Team for the Welcome Team.
·
Champion
Serve Team for the Connections team ensuring all processes and procedures are
followed.
·
Oversee
creating a welcoming environment for services and events with direct oversight
of ushers, greeters, hospitality team, and welcome center. Equip and empower
team captains to lead these areas.
·
Responsibility
for scheduling volunteers ensuring all positions are covered for weekend
services utilizing PCO.
·
Support
Campus Team in planning, coordinating, and executing special events.
·
Liaison
with Communications Team on lobby promotions, holiday setups, etc.
·
Liaison
with Hope Center Team on initiatives involving the Argyle Sundays such as back
to school drives, adopt-a-teacher events, etc.
·
Oversight
of Women’s Ministry and related as approved by the Associate Pastor
- Provide
pastoral care to Serve Team and others as directed by Associate Pastor.
Respond
to inquiries connecting people to various opportunities as the need arises.
The statements contained in the document are intended to describe the general nature of this role and level of work performed by employees in this role. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this role. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties required by their manager.
WORK HOURS:
·
Full-Time Positions - There is a 40-hour
weekly work expectation for all full-time employees.
o Full-time staff work weeks are categorized by position as Monday –
Friday or Sunday–Thursday.
·
The established work week is Sunday through
Saturday for all payroll purposes including tracking part-time hours.
·
Full-time and Regular part-time positions may be
approved for a flex schedule which includes the potential of 1-day remote working. Managers have discretion related to flexibility
in conjunction with Cross Timber’s flex practice.
·
A finalized schedule will be established with the
Manager but typically falls within the general hours noted below.
o
Monday-Friday role 8:30-5:00
Monday-Thursday 8:30-2:00
Friday
o
Sunday-Thursday role 9:00-5:00 Monday-Thursday 7:00-1:00
Sundays (varies by role)
·
A 1-hour lunch break is provided and required to be
taken by an employee. The actual time of
the lunch break is determined with the manager’s input.
- Employees must understand that ministry does not
always fall within a normal schedule and working outside of that schedule can
periodically include weekends, evenings and holidays for CT sponsored events that
are essential (required). For full-time
roles, additional hours outside the normal scope may be accommodated with comp
time and/or a temporary adjustment to the normal schedule where indicated. This is handled by Manager discretion.
WORK ENVIRONMENT – PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
·
Position
requires bending, stooping, and stretching to complete various tasks, and
occasional lifting of boxes weighing up to 25-50 pounds. Work is generally
performed indoors but may involve limited exposure to outdoor weather
conditions.
COMMENTS:
The above statements are intended to describe the
general nature of this job and the level of work performed by employees in this
position. This job description in no way
states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the
employee occupying this position.
Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions
and to perform any other job-related duties required by their manager.
The
employment relationship remains subject to the employment at will doctrine in
the State of Texas, meaning either the employee or the employer may terminate
the employment relationship at any time with or
without cause and with or without notice.
If you are in agreement with the
above, please sign and return this document to Human Resources.
For additional questions, schedule details, &
requirements, contact cthr@crosstimberschurch.org