Pastor Next Generation Position Description & Profile

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1 Pastor Next Generation Position Description & Profile January FM Garden Ridge. Tx

2 Position Description CHURCH: POSITION: LOCATION: REPORTS TO: WEBSITE: Northeast Bible Church Pastor of Next Generation Ministry Garden Ridge, Texas (Suburb of San Antonio, Texas) Executive Pastor, Brad Sullard, PROFILE The Pastor of Next Generation lives with a passion to see students growing together in Christ and living compassionately in the world. The Pastor of Next Generation possesses: a. A deep love for Jesus Christ and His people; b. A heart for those who are searching; c. A disciplined work ethic that thrives in a team based environment; d. A creative eye and understanding of how to connect with students in our culture; e. A self manager for personal spiritual growth and ministry objectives f. A strategic planner that always knows where he is going and the next step to get there g. A self awareness that leads to building teams to compliments his gifts CORE RESPONSIBILITIES CHRIST Disciple Making: Develop a growth pathway for students that begins for the pre-christian and leads to a Student Leader. Worship: Develop dynamic weekend large group worship experiences including contemporary worship band, Bible teaching for Jr & Sr High students. COMMUNITY Develop small group communities where students are cared for through deepening relationships. COMPASSION Establish both missional and attractional outreach strategies balancing training believers to reach friends/family and event oriented connection events. LEAVE A LEGACY Equip: Recruit and equip volunteers to be ministers to students. Leader Making: Develop volunteers and students into ministry leaders to accomplish the mission. Intern Training: Develop an intern-training plan that trains interns for advanced leadership in ministry. ADMINISTRATION Effectively manage details of ministry including communication, calendar and budget. 1 1

3 QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor s degree in biblical study or religious education. Three years experience in leading next generation ministry (preferably with 100+ students) with a track record of significant impact and effectiveness. (Related experience such as internships and/or part time positions will be considered in evaluating a candidate s total experience.) A mature believer with a clear understanding of the Gospel with the ability and passion to clearly communicate it. Demonstrated leadership ability. Effective communication skills. Commitment to spiritual integrity, moral purity and healthy relationships. Teachable, responsive and always seeking to develop. Able to create and sustain a strong volunteer culture. Able to mentor and develop leaders with wisdom and grace. Commitment to the community of Northeast through regular attendance, participation in small groups and in giving. Agreement and commitment to Northeast s Statement of Faith, mission, vision and values. ADDITIONAL STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES Participate in all scheduled staff meetings and staff development times. Maintain the student database and website Work closely with other areas of ministry, constantly looking for ways to collaborate to accomplish the mission of the church. POSITION COMPETENCIES Creativity/Innovation. Generates new ideas, challenges the status quo, takes risks, supports change, encourages innovation, solves problems creatively. Leadership. Leads through change and adversity, makes the tough call when needed, builds consensus when appropriate, motivates and encourages others. Organizational Savvy. Operates within the organization s formal and informal structures, builds allies and relationships across departments, uses allies to build consensus and create results, is appropriately diplomatic, understands others roles and perspectives, can sell projects and ideas across the organization. People Development. Provides feedback and coaching, rewards hard work and risk taking, takes mentoring role, challenges and develops employees, accepts mistakes, provides visibility/opportunity. Results Focus. Targets and achieves results, sets challenging goals, prioritizes talks, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, sets team standards and responsibilities, provides leadership/motivation. Strategic Thinking/Management. Creates and communicates a long-term vision, balances short and long term goals, keeps own and team s work aligned with overall goals of the church, understands the culture and can predict change, understands the industry and the competition, creates and adjusts strategic plans. 2

4 Church & Community Profile INTRODUCTION Northeast Bible Church is a growing church of 900 affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America. NEBC is currently seeking a full time Next Generation Pastor. Northeast Bible Church is located in Garden Ridge, Texas, on the outskirts of Bexar County, San Antonio, Texas, in one of the fastest growing areas of the country. NEBC also serves the fast growing cities of Schertz and Cibolo. San Antonio was recently recognized by Career Builder.com as the tenth best place for new college graduates to work and live. Garden Ridge, itself has grown 25% since The surrounding communities of Schertz, Cibolo, and New Braunfels have grown in like fashion, contributing greatly to the San Antonio-Austin corridor growth. MISSION & VALUES OUR MISSION Growing together in Christ. Living compassionately in our world. Christ ~ Community ~ Compassion OUR HEART Live Biblically. Our minds will be transformed by God's Word as we seek to live radically for Him. Q: What priorities are you reflection? Live Dependently. Our posture will be prayerful and our faith big. Q: Who are you trusting? Live Invitationally. Our attitudes will be gracious as we invite everyone closer to Jesus. Q: Who are you inviting? Live with Generous Compassion. Our spirit will be selfless as we strive to live compassionately using our time, talents and treasures. Q: Where are you meeting a need? Love Mission over Method. Our focus will be people, not programs, as we continually strive to embrace the mission. Q. What do you value? Leave a Legacy. Our drive will be to equip the next generation of leaders as we look to tomorrow. Q: In whom are you investing? 3 LIFE IN SAN ANTONIO San Antonio is the second-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventh largest city in the United States. The city is a cultural gateway into the American Southwest. San Antonio is the seat of Bexar County with a population just under 1.3 million as of the 2006 U.S. Census estimate, as well as the 4th fastest growing large city in the nation from in terms of percentage. Its metropolitan area has a population of over 1.9 million and is the 29th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. The culture of San Antonio, Texas has a vibrant art community that reflects the rich history and culture of the area. The city has strong German heritage from early settlers as well as the strong Latino heritage that dominates the city life. This unique city offers some of the best cultural institutions, events, restaurants and nightlife in South Texas that both natives and visitors enjoy. San Antonio is home to the first museum of modern art in Texas, the McNay Art Museum. It is also home of the world famous Tex- Mex cuisine at the many fine restaurants located throughout the city. 3

5 (Life in San Antonio continued) San Antonio has a strong military presence it is home to Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base, Randolph Air Force Base, and Brooks City-Base, with Camp Bullis and Camp Stanley outside the city. San Antonio is home to five Fortune 500 companies and to the South Texas Medical Center, the only medical research and care provider in the South Texas region. San Antonio is a popular tourist destination. The jewel of the city is the River Walk, which meanders through the downtown area. The Alamo, located nearby, is Texas' top tourist attraction, while the River Walk is the second most visited attraction. SeaWorld, located 16 miles (26 km) west of downtown, is the number 3 attraction. Also, there is the very popular Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Morgan's Wonderland is a theme park for special needs children. NORTHEAST HISTORY Northeast Bible Church was planted as a sister church to Wayside Chapel Evangelical Free Church in The Church called George Billingslea to be its first pastor in 1982, and moved to its present location in Garden Ridge in In 1996, the Church built its Education Building and acquired additional land, resulting in the present 20 acre campus. The Church had grown to about 800 attendees by 2004, when Pastor Billingslea retired, and Dr. Lybrand replaced him in Under Dr. Lybrand s guidance, the church has continued to develop, the Church dedicated its new Early Childhood Center and Student Building in Dr. Lybrand retired from the pastorate in December of After a 9 month search, Drew Leaver was called to lead as new senior pastor in October of The Master Plan shows the build out of the current campus with a seat Auditorium to be built in the future. ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE Growth NEBC is in one of the fastest growing areas of the greater San Antonio area, and is a key position to minister to the surrounding community. Posturing the Church and developing the staff to meet the quickly-changing ministry needs of the community as the church continues to grow is the greatest challenge this church will face. As a result the church culture is growing younger creating a need to creatively engage the next generation of unbeliever, believer and leader with the gospel and kingdom mission. Shift Having a nearly 30 year history provides both foundational stability as well as need for continued cultural renewal to reach the next generation. The church as would be expected has been typically focused within for discipleship and programming. The future will involve leading this body outside the church walls to make a missional impact in the community. Over the past year the leadership embarked on a journey to discover the unique vision call for NEBC into the future. After much prayer and study a new mission statement and values were rolled out in Fall of This brings the excitement and challenge of change. The Student Ministry to the next generation of believers will be an important part of this process. Transition Due to its accessibility to Randolph AFB, about one-quarter of the attendees are military members who want to plug in quickly and get involved in ministry. With the military rotations, the church is re-vitalized each year as military leave and new military members transition in. The attendees range from young to old, with most of the couples in the church being young (25-40 years old) with two to three children. This makes for a fast-paced, exciting ministry environment. Northeast serves at least 5 different public school districts, 4 Christian schools and many home school families. Reaching this diverse community is unique and challenging. A key value that will influence this process is a missional heart for the community around us. We want to developed and mobilize students into the leaders who will reach the next lost generation. 4

6 SENIOR PASTOR A graduate of Dallas Seminary, Drew and his wife Dawn have been married for 12 years and have a son, Ethan (4) and new born baby Ava born August Drew grew up on the mission field in Ecuador, South America. He served as Teaching and Equipping Pastor at Chase Oaks Fellowship, Plano, TX for over 6 years before joining the staff at Northeast Bible Church. He has a passion for preaching, teaching and developing leaders in the church. THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE There is great potential for growth in the surrounding communities. The church is filled with vibrant, young Christians eager to be led on mission The current pastoral staff is fresh and ready to creatively architect a church for the community An attractive compensation package awaits the right candidate The location is beautiful and the campus setting is inspirational FACTORS RELATING TO A FIT Authenticity Able to be fully known and serve out of who you are in community with others Collective Potential Innovation Developing Others Teachability Invitational Spirit Celebration Partner closely with staff team for carrying out the mission Value new and creative approach to living out the mission of the church Develop, mentor and pastor ministry teams and leaders Have a developed learning posture for personal and professional growth Passionate about seeing students reach the community and world with gospel Value celebrating fulfillment of the mission and seeing the work of Christ in others COMPENSATION An attractive compensation package, including a competitive salary and excellent benefits await the man who God calls to this position. RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Yes WHY DOES THIS OPENING EXIST? Next Generation Pastor transitioned to the Pastor of Adults role at Northeast. SELECTION PROCESS Resumes with a callable reference list must be postmarked not later than March 1, The Executive Pastor will lead the process for filling the Next Generation Pastor position and has full authority to hire the new staffer once identified. CONTACT Please send resumes to Brad Sullard, brad@nebible.net. 5 5