Spiritual Formation Pastor

Spiritual Formation Pastor

Job Description:  We seek a driven, organized, relational leader who can inspire and grow people towards connecting in the mission of Buffalo Church.  This leader will be passionate about recruiting and leading volunteers, while also carrying passion and responsibility for developing and raising up new leaders.   This position requires you to spend significant one on one time with leaders as you share and cast vision, while developing them as a leader.

Key Responsibilities:

Spiritual Formation Lead

• Instilling a standard of excellence and a spiritual intensity within the volunteer teams.
  • Show up Prepared & Prayed up!
• Casting Vision with the Lead Pastor to develop healthy church culture.
• Train and oversee Small Group Ministries.
• Coaching Volunteer Teams, Team Leads, and Small Group Leaders.
• Develop and maintain a simple but effective discipleship plan for new believers.
• Lead Team Huddles and be a carrier of the leadership’s vision.
• Invest in Church-Wide Leadership Development.
  • Teachings, Next Steps Class, Discover Buffalo, etc.
• Developing and equipping the Leadership at Buffalo.
• Oversee the Spiritual Formation Budget.
• General Pastoral Responsibilities (Events, Funerals, Team Care, etc.). 

Volunteer Team Care:

• Create a pathway of spiritual growth and leadership for adult leaders.
• Assisting the Lead Pastor in creating a healthy church environment.
• Recruiting, training, and maintaining a volunteer teams.
  • Minimum of 6 – 8 meetings a week for Team Care, Development, etc.
• Planning and scheduling teams for weekly services.

Spiritual Criteria:

• Professes Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior
• Commitment to personal spiritual and leadership growth
• Models standards and expectations of leaders within Buffalo Church
• Must attend (with Spouse) at Buffalo Church

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience leading teams proven by strong interpersonal, leadership and organizational skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Microsoft ToDo, Outlook and Planning Center.
• Pastoring experience and volunteer mobilization experience. 
• Must possess a developed Christian maturity and model Christian character at work, home, and social life as well as social media.
• Highly organized, but flexible.
• Exemplary oral & written skills
• Ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.
• Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality.
• Self-initiating and Self-Managed
• Problem solver & Project Manager
• Team player and team builder.