Associate Pastor of Connect Groups

Fairview Village Church of the Nazarene

Celebrate, Connect, Care

Connect Groups Pastor

ACCOUNTABLE TO:  Director of Ministries

DIRECT REPORTS:   N/A

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Staff Minister:
   1. Embrace the FVCN philosophy, vision and mission as defined by leadership.
   2. Participate in a connect group associated with FVCN and its mission.
   3. Pastor your ministry area through visitation, calls, and follow-up.
   4. Provide pastoral care and exhibit genuine Biblical accountability to those in your ministry purview.
   5. Recruit, train and deploy lay persons into your ministry areas.
   6. Participate in scheduled staff meetings.
   7. Assist the Pastoral staff with any miscellaneous roles as assigned by the Executive Pastor.
   8. Achieve professional growth through continuing education, appropriate conferences, retreats and research.

1. Connect Groups Implementation and Oversight:
   1. Develop recruitment and training strategy.
   2. Launch new Connect Groups
      • Work with age group pastors to connect members and regular attenders to connect groups
      • Encourage reproduction of existing groups
   3. Develop CG curriculum based off of our teaching series that is relevant, informative, and exciting for CG facilitators. Create study questions for groups based on current teaching series
   4. Create and manage yearly CG emphases
      • Trimester Connect Groups online catalog
      • Create Connect Group emphasis during “push” times
      • Create and maintain Procedural Manual for Connect Groups
   5. Connect CG to mission
      • Volunteerism
      • Service Projects
   6. Oversee large Connect Groups
      • Women’s Ministries
        1. Women of the Word (WOW)
      • Oversee planning and execution
      • Meet with WOW leadership regularly to maintain vision, strategy, and alignment.
        1. Mom’s Ministry
      • Oversee planning and execution
      • Meet with WOW leadership regularly to maintain vision, strategy, and alignment.

• Goals and Objectives
  1. Create and keep a current aspirational organizational chart for your ministry areas
  2. Maintain an average of five (5) personal weekly pastoral visits
  3. 100% NCAG Call Compliance
  4. 100% PP Call Compliance

1. Work Ethic and Other Requirements
   1. Must be professing Christian in word and deed
   2. Comply with FVCN employee manual and Staff Playbook
   3. Additional responsibilities as assigned by leadership
   4. Embrace FVC philosophy, vision and mission as defined by leadership
   5. Participate in a small group associated with FVC and its mission
   6. Required participation in scheduled weekly staff meetings and ad hoc meetings
   7. Maintain office hours starting at 8:30am M-Th
   8. When doing ministry offsite during office hours notify the office

1. Environment Conditions:
   1. Works primarily indoors
   2. Occasional exposure to lifting, steps, stairs and uneven surfaces

Reviews: Annual, with bi-annual updates.