JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Director of Congregational Life
The Director of Congregational Life (DCL) will work under the direction of the clergy and church leadership to assist with the Christian education, fellowship, hospitality, and member follow-up programs of the church.
Qualifications
Essential Functions
Reporting Relationships
Reports directly to the Lead Pastor
Work Hours
40/hrs per week (full-time), including regularly scheduled time on Sunday mornings. Salaried position.
Special Terms
Please send a cover letter and copy of your resume to our office manager, Shellee Snoke (shellee@nsumc.com), if you wish to apply.
Qualifications
- Training in Christian education and/or leadership experience with children/youth preferred.
- A life of ongoing Christian discipleship and faith.
- Ability to think creatively to produce appropriate events and educational plans in a variety of situations.
Essential Functions
- Supports families in their children’s faith formation (~20 hrs/week):
- By creating a healthy, sustainable, family-centered environment for children preschool through 5th grade that includes opportunities for age-specific and multi-generational interaction.
- By recruiting, training, and supporting a vibrant team of volunteers to implement children’s ministry activities, including weekly and occasional events, and by overseeing the Sunday School program.
- By working with the NSUMC Family Ministries committee, the Youth Director, and the Youth Ministry committee to plan and implement holistic faith formation goals for children k-12.
- Nurtures faith-based, positive relationships between members of the NSUMC community (~7 hrs/week):
- By planning and implementing regular and occasional opportunities for people to socialize and develop deeper connections with one another.
- By recruiting, training, and supporting a vibrant team of volunteers to implement Connectional Ministries at NSUMC.
- Helps every guest/visitor to NSUMC feel welcomed and cared for (~7 hrs/week):
- By working with the Membership Committee to provide intentional follow-up and care for every guest/visitor to NSUMC activities, with an emphasis on Sunday morning worship services.
- By development and implementation of a volunteer-based hospitality ministry with an intentional focus on generation/culture-specific methods of outreach/care.
- Contributes to the overall vision and mission of NSUMC (~6 hrs/week):
- By attending regular staff and relevant committee meetings, acting as staff liaison when necessary.
- By regularly communicating with church leadership to adapt strategic decisions/activities, based on stated ministerial goals.
Reporting Relationships
Reports directly to the Lead Pastor
Work Hours
40/hrs per week (full-time), including regularly scheduled time on Sunday mornings. Salaried position.
Special Terms
- Available on weekends and other time when outreach events are scheduled.
- Attendance at staff and education committee meetings held regularly.
- Must pass a background screening and sign the NSUMC Safe Sanctuaries Guidelines.
Please send a cover letter and copy of your resume to our office manager, Shellee Snoke (shellee@nsumc.com), if you wish to apply.