Church Planter- Oklahoma City, OK

Converge Heartland is looking for a gifted and adventurous minister who senses a call to be a church planter and is willing to start a church in Oklahoma City.

Character

• Grit and tenacity to faithfully pursue the calling to plant a church
• A willingness to learn from other planters and their culture to plant wisely
• A desire to embrace and work alongside other pastors/churches who don’t share the same secondary doctrines

Competency

• Have to be able to fundraise both within and outside the church
• Be able to recruit people to the mission of the church
• Be able to form strategic partnerships with other churches
• Ability to resolve conflict as far as it depends on them
• Be able to run a business/board meeting and set an agenda
• Minimum three years of ministry/leadership experience
• Highly preferred some completion of post-secondary education
• Be proficient in evangelism skills

Chemistry

• Doctrinal alignment with Converge and the Converge Heartland District
• A desire to connect with the Converge Heartland and Converge National
• A willingness to work within a team structure
• A desire to be coached and trained

Calling

• A strong desire to see the lost come to Jesus
• Deep love and burden for the people in the Heartland district
• Desire to reach their city, but also a willingness to multiply more churches and develop leaders/pastors/planters
• Have the backing of a local church (can be outside of Converge, but Converge friendly)
• A willingness to attend and submit to the results of the Converge Church Planting Assessment Center

Converge Heartland is a movement of churches seeking to bring Gospel transformation to every Heartland community by starting and strengthening churches. Converge Heartland is a district of Converge that includes North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and the Kansas City metro area.