Community of Hope
Executive Director of Family Ministries
Community of Hope, Loxahatchee Groves, Florida, United States
Overview
The role of the Executive Director of Family Ministries (DFM) is to oversee, cast vision, and build strategy in the areas of Children, Youth, Parenting & Marriage Ministries of Community of Hope across all campuses. The DFM will offer leadership to the Family Ministries staff at each campus to ensure the systems, practices, and policies of Community of Hope family ministries are put into practice effectively. The DFM will have a firm grasp of the beliefs, values and strategy of Community of Hope.
Responsibilities
Modeling Biblical Priorities: Responsible for upholding Biblical priorities and core values of Community of Hope. This person should represent a growing personal relationship with Christ. This person models a strong relationship with his or her spouse (if married) and children (if applicable). This person strives to fulfill his or her purpose in life and ministry while demonstrating integrity in words, relationships and actions
Agreeing with and by God\'s grace living into the Ministry Leader Ethos Statement download at https://communityofhope.church/partnership-hub
Committing to a daily quiet-time with God
Participating in a Community of Hope small group on a regular basis
Setting appropriate boundaries to protect character and integrity
Developing personal evangelism opportunities within and outside the church
Develop and execute multi-campus strategy for children, youth, young adult, marriage and parenting ministries. Considering the non-negotiables of the strategy of Community of Hope, consider how it is contextually put into practice at each expression and campus of Community of Hope. Build and implement marriage and parenting ministry strategy
Lead, recruit, train and develop volunteers for Family Ministries, and teach campus staff to do the same. Champion a volunteer culture of ownership, appreciation, learning and care. Lead by example by constantly recruiting, placing high value on, and working with volunteers. Develop and carry out volunteer recruitment and retention strategy. Recruit, train, and deploy team leaders
Oversee Kids of Hope & Youth Ministry Staff: Provide accountability for Kids of Hope & Youth Ministry staff through weekly check in meetings. Support & participate in the strategic planning for those areas of ministry. Help with the execution of the Milestone Strategy including planning, leading, & teaching some portions
Plan and execute Family Ministry events: Work with campus teams to plan and execute large scale events throughout the year including but not limited to marriage, parenting, kids and student ministry events, and others
Budget: Provide oversight to the Family Ministry budget and help develop the budgetary needs for upcoming years
Work and attend weekend services Attend one service every weekend to be a recipient. Be present at all other weekend services to connect with volunteers, families, and help wherever needed.
Qualifications
Devoted Christ Follower - Follower of Jesus and involvement in a local church
Leadership - Experience in leading & developing Family Ministry staff, as well as building & developing volunteer teams
Vision casting - Able to see the bigger picture and future path for Family Ministries, and help get others on board
Creativity - Ability to think outside the box & shape creative environments and opportunities that draw others to Christ
Conflict Management - Not afraid to have 'hard conversations' when needed with both staff members and volunteers, always leading out in love, seeking to move toward resolution
Strategic Thinking - Always looking for ways to make ministry more effective, events run more smoothly, teams work better
People Skills - Warm, engaging, friendly, ability to communicate well on all levels in ways that create a culture of welcome. Comfortable being up front and leading out
Benefits
Full Time, Salaried
Health, Vision, & Dental
Cell Phone Allowance
Mileage Reimbursement
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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Responsibilities
Modeling Biblical Priorities: Responsible for upholding Biblical priorities and core values of Community of Hope. This person should represent a growing personal relationship with Christ. This person models a strong relationship with his or her spouse (if married) and children (if applicable). This person strives to fulfill his or her purpose in life and ministry while demonstrating integrity in words, relationships and actions
Agreeing with and by God\'s grace living into the Ministry Leader Ethos Statement download at https://communityofhope.church/partnership-hub
Committing to a daily quiet-time with God
Participating in a Community of Hope small group on a regular basis
Setting appropriate boundaries to protect character and integrity
Developing personal evangelism opportunities within and outside the church
Develop and execute multi-campus strategy for children, youth, young adult, marriage and parenting ministries. Considering the non-negotiables of the strategy of Community of Hope, consider how it is contextually put into practice at each expression and campus of Community of Hope. Build and implement marriage and parenting ministry strategy
Lead, recruit, train and develop volunteers for Family Ministries, and teach campus staff to do the same. Champion a volunteer culture of ownership, appreciation, learning and care. Lead by example by constantly recruiting, placing high value on, and working with volunteers. Develop and carry out volunteer recruitment and retention strategy. Recruit, train, and deploy team leaders
Oversee Kids of Hope & Youth Ministry Staff: Provide accountability for Kids of Hope & Youth Ministry staff through weekly check in meetings. Support & participate in the strategic planning for those areas of ministry. Help with the execution of the Milestone Strategy including planning, leading, & teaching some portions
Plan and execute Family Ministry events: Work with campus teams to plan and execute large scale events throughout the year including but not limited to marriage, parenting, kids and student ministry events, and others
Budget: Provide oversight to the Family Ministry budget and help develop the budgetary needs for upcoming years
Work and attend weekend services Attend one service every weekend to be a recipient. Be present at all other weekend services to connect with volunteers, families, and help wherever needed.
Qualifications
Devoted Christ Follower - Follower of Jesus and involvement in a local church
Leadership - Experience in leading & developing Family Ministry staff, as well as building & developing volunteer teams
Vision casting - Able to see the bigger picture and future path for Family Ministries, and help get others on board
Creativity - Ability to think outside the box & shape creative environments and opportunities that draw others to Christ
Conflict Management - Not afraid to have 'hard conversations' when needed with both staff members and volunteers, always leading out in love, seeking to move toward resolution
Strategic Thinking - Always looking for ways to make ministry more effective, events run more smoothly, teams work better
People Skills - Warm, engaging, friendly, ability to communicate well on all levels in ways that create a culture of welcome. Comfortable being up front and leading out
Benefits
Full Time, Salaried
Health, Vision, & Dental
Cell Phone Allowance
Mileage Reimbursement
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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