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Thank you for your interest in employment at Connection Christian Church
Currently Accepting Applications For:
Connections Minister
Reports To: Senior Minister
Position Status: Full-Time
DEMOGRAPHICS OF HILLIARD, OHIO
Located just west of Columbus
Growing, thriving, affluent community
Population: Approximately 38,000
Birth – 17 years of age population: Approximately 12,000
Schools: 12 elementary schools; 2 sixth-grade schools; 3 middle schools; 3 high schools
CONNECTION CHRISTIAN CHURCH OVERVIEW
Located on the north side of Hilliard on a main road where thousands of cars pass by each day
Average weekly attendance: 265
Sunday worship services: Traditional at 9 AM; Modern at 10:30 AM
Staff: 5 full-time; 4 part-time
Vision of HCC
Real People Finding Real Hope
Mission of HCC
Connect People to Christ
Connect People to the Church
Connect People to the Community
Values of HCC
Honoring One Another
Obeying God’s Word
Preparing Future Leaders
Expecting Spiritual Growth
CONNECTIONS MINISTER PROFILE
Working toward or having completed a degree from a Christian university or seminary
Must be a people-person, enthusiastic, and able to take initiative
Coachable
Team Player
PURPOSE
The Connections Minister is responsible for creating and managing various opportunities for discipleship at CCC as well as training and equipping leaders for those initiatives. Additionally, he/she will be responsible for facilitating local ministry partnerships and opportunities for ministry. He/she will foster and create opportunities for CCC to connect with the community as well as visitors.
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Discipleship Ministry
Create and manage various opportunities for discipleship at CCC, as well as train and equip leaders for those initiatives:
Approve, suggest, or develop a strategy for discipleship groups.
Assess the needs of the church to be able to offer appropriate discipleship opportunities.
Recruit, train, and evaluate facilitators for all discipleship groups.
Develop healthy relationships with discipleship group leaders and ensure they are well-resourced to succeed in their groups.
Lead a weekly adult connect group.
Ensure sound doctrine is maintained in all teaching environments in the church.
Ensure effective attendance records (including contact information of all attendees) are kept and then loaded into the church database management system (currently Realm).
Prepare, submit, and maintain an annual budget for discipleship.
2. Outreach Ministry
Facilitate local ministry partnerships and opportunities for ministry, as well as foster and create opportunities for CCC to connect with the community as well as visitors:
Recruit, train, and evaluate ministry volunteers for the outreach team.
Develop and implement a ministry strategy for community outreach by CCC.
Develop relationships with leaders in the community.
Prepare, submit, and maintain an annual budget for outreach.
Assist in welcoming and assimilating visitors.
Assist in conducting Class 101: Discover (New Member’s Class).
3. Pastoral Responsibilities
Demonstrate a commitment and obedience to the vision, mission, and values of CCC: Becoming real people finding real hope by connecting them to Christ, the church, and the community through honoring one another, obeying God’s Word, preparing future leaders, and expecting spiritual growth.
Model a strong commitment to the ministries of CCC in stewardship, corporate worship, prayer, and evangelism.
Maintain regularly scheduled office hours
Participate in weekly scheduled staff meetings
Occasionally assist with the preaching ministry
Affirm and support the Constitution, By-laws, Policy Manual, and statement of faith of CCC.
Maintain a vital and growing personal walk with the Lord through Bible study, prayer, worship, giving, ministry, and evangelism.
Demonstrate evidence of Christian morals and ethics.
Partner and network with other ministers who are like-minded theologically to build unity and promote community among the local churches.
Other duties as assigned by the Lead Minister
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Starting salary is in line with other salaries of like positions in the area. Housing allowance can be designated from the salary package if qualified and so desired.
Option to contribute to retirement plan (up to 3% matching).
Option to receive medical premium benefits up to $5,000 per year.
Paid time off will be as follows:
20 personal time off (PTO) days that may be used as vacation, sick, or personal days.
Vacation while employed at HCC:
20 days for 1-5 years of employment
25 days for 6-15 years
30 days for 16+ yearsPTO not used in a year may be carried over to the next year up to 5 unused PTO days.
All staff of HCC receives a paid week off between Christmas and New Year’s Day and observes the following national holidays as paid days off (except when it falls on a Saturday, it is observed the Friday before; when it falls on a Sunday, it is observed the Monday after): New Year’s Day, Good Friday, the Monday after Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day & Black Friday, and Christmas Day.