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About the Role

The Connections and Women’s Ministry Lead (CWML) at The Austin Stone Community Church equips and mobilizes leaders and partners. This role manages the process of engaging external visitors, encouraging regular attendance, and integrating attendees with the church's mission and vision. The CWML also advocates for a flourishing women's ministry that aligns with the overall church mission and serves the specific needs of women within the congregation. The position reports to the Spiritual Formation Director/Pastor.

Responsibilities

Ensure the strategies for connections and women’s ministry are implemented at the congregation.
Lead the connections teams, maintaining a culture of hospitality.
Recruit, develop, equip, and resource Women’s Ministry and Connections team leaders.
Plan, promote and execute all congregation women’s events and resources under the leadership of the Spiritual Formation Director.
Create and lead events that assist with the connections and assimilation process.
Create pathways and processes to connect people to service teams.
Identify and respond to unique discipleship needs within the congregation and provide additional opportunities for the assimilation, spiritual formation, mobilization, and leadership development of women.
Support the elders and CP/CXP in the shepherding and pastoral care of women and Women’s Ministry volunteers.
Ensure follow up, continued connection and back-end follow through.
Assess and report on ministry effectiveness and make improvements as needed.
Maintain records and steward the allotted ministry budget.
Attend, and participate in all required events and activities for The Austin Stone, including staff meetings, prayer meetings, special events, retreats and staff development days.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
2 years of experience in a vocational ministry role, or equivalent experience.
Previous experience shepherding people and providing pastoral care, preferred.
Experience leading volunteers, preferred.

Skills

Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and implement ministry programming.
Integrate multiple perspectives and synthesize them into a cohesive plan.
Strong ability to support multiple projects simultaneously, with dependability and excellence.
Understanding of The Austin Stone’s ministry strategy and competency in application of strategies in equipping and mobilization.
Able to create and manage a ministry budget.
Energized by meeting, engaging and connecting with others.
Has clarity of speech and proper use of grammar.
Able to negotiate and make effective presentations to diverse groups.
Able to communicate and work within a complex organizational structure with multiple layers of input.
Able to teach and train in a variety of settings.
Proven skills in creating, implementing, maintaining, and following through on processes that ensure people are engaged, cared for, informed and connected.
Ability to coordinate multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
Able to successfully develop new and better ways to work and promote a continuous improvement mentality.
Ability to lead, recruit, resource, and mobilize volunteer teams to scale.
Ability to recruit, manage, and lead resident/intern teams.
Proven capacity to multiply leaders (staff, deacons, volunteers, etc.) who hold and can communicate the church's values.
Strong complementary leadership skills and capacity to lead in concert with other leaders.
Demonstrated ability to network and connect with leaders toward Kingdom outcomes.
Collaborate across the organization and with various ministry partners.
Cultivate purpose-driven, relational networks.

Location

The Austin Stone Community Church

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

2 years of experience

Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent
Bachelor’s degree, preferred

About the Company

Employees of The Austin Stone are expected to become Partners (our term for members) of the church, fully embracing the values, mission, and purpose of our church.
All employees of The Austin Stone are expected to understand, affirm and adhere to our Affirmation of Faith, Bylaws, Culture Map, and other documents defining the beliefs, culture, and mission of The Austin Stone Community Church.
Employees also possess the character qualifications of biblical leadership in the church.
As part of our child safety program, employees in this role will be required to participate in a child safety screening and training process upon hire.
Read Attributes of Leaders as Employees at The Austin Stone for a greater description of cultural, character, and other aspects of joining our team at The Austin Stone.

Equal Opportunity

The Austin Stone Community Church is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Women, Minorities, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.