Program Director of Mission Engagement

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Resurrection has an opening for a Program Director of Mission Engagement in our Ministries & Programs division! The position is full-time, exempt and is located at the Leawood campus at 13720 Roe Ave. in Leawood, KS. Please see below for a full job description.

Job Summary

The Program Director of Mission Engagement – Leawood is a church leader directing strategy and implementation of mission-related engagement with a particular focus on entry-level service opportunities at the Leawood location. To accomplish this, they will work closely with, and under the direction of, the Director of Local Mission Engagement – Leawood. As a member of the Missions Team, the Program Director of Local Mission Engagement – Leawood will collaborate with the Missions Leaders, Location Pastors, and Resurrection Rx staff to develop, communicate, and implement strategies that will engage every member in the essential practice of service, so that together we might transform Kansas City to reflect the kingdom of Heaven, while helping participants become deeply committed Christians, and while closing the Opportunity Gap and Justice and Kindness Gap identified in our 2030 vision.

As a part of their responsibilities, the Program Director of Engagement – Leawood generally will support and develop the Leawood congregation’s participation in entry point serve opportunities including but not limited to Backpacks, Bookmobile, Hunger Ministries, Serve Saturday, and Joy in Serving.

Essential Responsibilities and Expectations :

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position-Specific

• Volunteer Engagement: onboarding of all new volunteers for Partner Schools and Truck ministry and their administrative needs as they arise.
• Manage the collection drives ministry of the church including the fleet of mission vehicles providing transportation of ministry items, and the RMC (Remote Mission Center)
• Collaborate and support missions team with volunteer tracking and community engagement.
• Work alongside Director of Local Engagement to help implement execution of ministries including but not limited to Hunger, collection drives, and JOY in serving.
• Provide spiritual leadership, looking for opportunities to minister to and disciple and encourage others to grow in Christ.
• Lead, mentor and provide direction to volunteers participating. This includes ministry assessment and performance evaluation, goal setting, mentoring, spiritual encouragement, support, and conflict resolution.
• Recruit, manage, motivate, and equip volunteers.
• Resolve conflicts or complex challenges.
• Manage and lead multiple projects and staff members simultaneously.
• Maintain an active and visible presence in the community.
• Create and manage the ministry budget.
Other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Activating - proactively takes on new challenges and opportunities with energy and urgency.
• Adapting – remains flexible and modifies behaviors quickly to help the church meet the dynamic needs of congregants and employees.
• Catalyzing Growth – overcomes inertia by discovering new solutions and casting vision for innovation that will elevate the church’s effectiveness.
• Community Partnering – understands the community in which we serve, establishes community relationships and represents the church in the broader community.
• Focusing on Details – pays attention to important details, avoiding errors and fine- tuning the results for maximum impact.
• Motivating – creates a climate where people are inspired to do their best to help the church achieve its purpose.
• Orchestrating – ensures everyone works together to achieve the same goal of staging seamless, coherent user experiences.
• Prioritizing Individual Experiences – views the church in the perspective of the experience of the individual, and ensures others are committed to a person-centric approach.
• Problem Solving – makes good decisions quickly, solves problems effectively to help move the church forward.
Team Building – forms highly effective teams, whether supervised or informal, where individuals with diverse skills achieve ambitious goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred but not required.
• Three or more years of demonstrated success in leadership in an equivalent field, with at least one year in management.
• Proven Results in growing churchwide missions programs and implementing systems that engage a congregation in spiritual formation through service with clear entry points and pathways that lead them toward deeper commitment.