ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
This is an exciting role and opportunity for the right person to enter into a context where faith is alive! We’re looking for a spiritually mature, anointed, and equipped leader - someone with a call, experience, and a deep commitment to building and
leading alongside our incredible TEAM. We’re looking for someone committed to helping people encounter Jesus in ways that matter and make sense, and developing a series of systems, strategies, processes, people, and a plan, toward spiritual nourishment and
development.
This an amazing opportunity for the right person to come into an established, dynamic, and healthy culture, and to further push, lead, challenge, grow, and run alongside of us into God's best for our future!
Think of it this way: From here to there! We are looking for the right person to join our team in creating and implementing spiritual formation opportunities individually and collectively, regardless of where they’re at in their faith.
The Pastor of Spiritual Formation & Teaching Pastor will work to create, enhance, and multiply opportunities for spiritual transformation, from conversion to maturity including new believers’ classes, next steps classes, LifeGoups (small groups), individual
and small group discipleship, and personal mentoring. You will direct, supervise, and encourage lay leaders and staff to achieve a vision of transformation, which involves a deepening relationship with God and understanding and obedience to Scripture resulting
in the intentional care and service of others.
ABOUT REACH CHURCH
Reach Church is an intentional expression of Christ in the greater Omaha area. One of the fastest growing states as of March 2021, US News ranks Nebraska 6th on its list of 50 Best States to Live. Described by many as the "Silicon Prairie", with much to offer individuals and families of every age, passion, experience, and background, Nebraska is growing and ripe for the harvest (John 4:35).
A church with a storied 50-year history, God is in the middle of leading our church through profound and continued revitalization. We have witnessed more than 700 salvations in the past seven years. Since 2016, Reach Church has grown from reaching 380 to more than 1,800 each week by the grace of God and through a strong team with an active approach to life and ministry. This means people far from Jesus are not only coming to knowledge of Christ for the first time, but Christians are coming alive!
Reach Church draws from two states (Nebraska, Iowa), more than 10 counties, and more than 20 cities to our physical location (Blair campus) each Sunday. Our online reach regularly consists of more than 30 states.
Reach Church is a Spirit-led, staff-directed, elder-accountable church with eight elders, 20 staff members, and more than 500 volunteers.
As part of our commitment to reach further in our faith and farther into our community, Reach Church is home to Upper Room Counseling Center; a full-scale Christian counseling center, as well as Central School of Ministry; a 3-year, Masters of Ministry school,
and our church is known for being a radically generous expression of Christ through our outreach and investment in our community and beyond. What's more, Reach Church is debt-free, and our campus is seen by our church and community as a community center -
we're home to amazing ministries, community groups, as well as weddings, memorial services, special events and other activities.
ABOUT YOU
Follower of Jesus: You are an active pursuer of Jesus first and foremost! A committed relationship with Jesus and led and empowered by the Holy Spirit, you are someone that passionately pursues a right relationship with Jesus by grace through faith.
Leadership: You are excited about and responsible for providing overall leadership to our discipleship ministries and staff (paid and volunteer). This includes ensuring the mission and values of Reach Church are realized throughout our spiritual formations process ministry in a way that speaks the cultural language of our community and beyond, all in an effort to help people encounter Jesus.
Spiritual Formation: You are someone with a broad knowledge of and value for differing forms of spiritual formation and discipleship needed for a diverse spiritual community of new and maturing Christians, including LifeGroups, mentoring, and varied forms of Christian discipleship. Specialized emphasis on reaching to and connecting with new believers is critical for this role!
Assimilation: You have a vision for and a proven leadership experience for developing teams to welcome and assimilate spiritually curious non-Christians and new believers into the life of the church.
Strategist: You are creative in implementing our church’s vision, mission, and values. You have a proven ability to organize theoretical ideas into actionable and measurable processes. You are wise in decision making regarding human and financial resources in a constantly growing church.
LifeGroups: You believe that Christ in community is critical for the life of every follower of Jesus, and you are committed to creating and supporting environments by which people of Reach Church can grow in their faith and spiritual formation
alongside their peers and others in a smaller setting. These communities include smaller groups that meet in people’s homes, what has traditionally been known as “small groups”. It’s no mistake that we call these communities “LifeGroups,” because at Reach
Church, we are committed to life and ministry together!
Pastor: You are a part of our pastoral staff and desire to shepherd people with a Spirit-led intentionality and authenticity, in ways that matter and make sense, all in an effort to help people encounter Jesus and grow in their faith through spiritual
formation.
Preacher/Teacher: You are someone that has a passion for expository preaching, a gift for communicating God’s truths in ways that are intentional and understandable and would like to continue to grow in your gift of preaching through opportunities to share the weekend teaching. You are sound in your doctrine, theology, and ability to communicate with a highly relevant and relational preaching style. You have an ability to communicate spiritual truth in compelling and transformative ways to non-Christian guests, new believers, and maturing Christians. You have a cooperative and collaborative personality enabling effective teamwork in a preaching rotation established by our Senior Pastor.
Communicator: You are a gifted communicator in both verbal and non-verbal communications. This means that you communicate on purpose and in a way that people want to listen to and can easily understand and adopt what you’re communicating.
Ideator: You are the CIO (Chief Idea Officer) for spiritual formation. We place high value on innovation and anticipate that our Spiritual Formations & Teaching Pastor will carry the same excitement for engaging relevant ministry. As an ideator,
you will work closely with our Senior Pastor and Executive Team, an amazing staff, and a dynamic team of volunteers in order to help people encounter Jesus and begin or continue to grow in their spiritual formation, depending on where they’re at in their faith
journey.
Administrator: You are adept at administration. You know how to build a plan with specifics, details, and deadlines. You are phenomenal at follow through and don’t require someone to micromanage you.
Developer: You are the chief developer of people, processes, and programs within our spiritual formations’ ministry. You see and place high value on creating, casting, and carrying the vision of our spiritual formations ministry while enlisting
the help of and developing others.
Connector: You are connected throughout our community and are collaborating with people, engaging with them where they're at and inviting them to join us in the journey of faith in the context of community.
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ABOUT THE SALARY
This is a full-time, on-site opportunity with a competitive salary (commensurate with experience), matched retirement contributions, generous PTO, housing allowance (if applicable), ministry spending account, continuing ministry development and education,
opportunities for growth and advancement, and more!
ABOUT BLAIR, NE
Blair has a storied history dating back to 1869 and is poised for tremendous growth. Once known as a rural community of agriculture, today Blair is considered to be a thriving "transitional community" chalked full of promise: we are no longer rural, but have not yet become entirely suburban, hence the name, transitional. At a population of 8,000 in Blair, we are the county seat with a population of 20,000, and are just minutes away from Omaha, which has nearly 500,000 people. Collectively, the greater Omaha area consists of more than 1-million residents and continues to grow.
In Blair, we have everything from factories to farms to families, and we're continuing to grow year-over-year. Blair is an incredibly safe community where children and families enjoy the freedom of playing outside in safety and in a warm and friendly environment. The community has a wonderful education system with Blair High School, Otte Middle School, Arbor Park Elementary School, Deerfield Elementary School, and North Primary School.
Industry in Blair is exceptional. We are home to one of the largest Ford dealerships (Woodhouse Ford) in the US, along with numerous other automobile dealerships, YMCA, Cargill, Novozymes, Memorial Community Hospital & Health Systems, Washington County Courthouse and jail, Washington County Sherif’s Department, Blair Police Department, banks, hotels, restaurants, financial service providers, and many other industries and businesses.
In addition to industry, there are multiple outdoor parks, a state-of-the-art library, amazing bike and walking trails, sports complexes, boutique shops, unique restaurants and eateries, fitness clubs, youth activities, and more. Just 20-miles north of Omaha,
Blair offers easy access to all that Omaha has to offer including Henry Doorly Zoo (ranked Top 10 in the world year-over-year), Gene Leahy Outdoor Mall & Amphitheatre, home of the College World Series, Creighton University, University of Nebraska (Omaha),
and so much more. Blair sits on the banks of the Missouri River and offers a host of water activities, hunting, fishing, and all sorts of outdoor adventures. AND... we’re just a quick drive over the Missouri River into Iowa. What's more, Eppley Airfield (OMA)
airport is a regional airport and is one of the nicest and easiest airports to fly in or out of - it makes coming to and going from Nebraska easy for anyone.
If you feel like this could be where God is leading you toward life and ministry, we want to hear from you! We also want to share a lot more about this unique and amazing opportunity with you!
TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE
NOTE: All inquiries and applications MUST be sent to employment@reachchurchne.org
(1) Please visit our website: ReachChurchNE.org. Be sure to know who we are, what we're called and committed to as a church, and consider why you would want to experience life and ministry with us.
(2) Do not call the office at this time. Qualified applicants are encouraged to email a resume and links to any relevant videos to be considered.
(3) Once we have received your resume and links, we will follow up with you if we feel that you might be the fit God has for us in the future.
