Pastoral Opportunities

Group Ministries

Disciple making groups

• Responsible to oversee the “groups” ministry by discerning and developing Willingdon’s groups ministry in alignment with the church’s disciple making pathway. The primary goal is to develop, communicate and train people in Willingdon’s philosophy of disciple making, developing the practical expressions to engage in the pathway and train leaders to be disciple making multipliers.
• Responsible to oversee the application of the disciple making pathway through the development of appropriate and effective group contexts (medium, small, intimate).

Mentoring/Training

• Responsible to develop the Leadership Pathway in conjunction with the Discipleship Ministries team and the other ministry departments to facilitate a unified leadership development approach across the church.
• Responsible to develop, implement and oversee the discernment and training of new disciple making leaders and the ongoing training of existing leaders.
• Responsible to develop and implement the group specific leadership support systems (i.e. coaching) and materials.
• Responsible for the development of disciple making questions and study materials used by groups in conjunction with the Preaching Team

Care

• Be involved in and provide pastoral counsel to the community as needed.
• Work with the Care ministries to provide a unified approach to counseling.
• Support group leaders in their care of group members in partnership with Willingdon Care team as needed.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Master’s degree in theology or biblical studies (Bachelor’s degree minimum)
• Minimum of 5 years pastoral ministry experience
• Experience in leading a small group and directing a small group ministry
• Experience in ministry program development and hands on implementation
• Experience in disciple making ministry
• Ability to teach, preach and lead classes
• Ability to recruit, mentor, train, equip and shepherd leaders