The Summit Church एक बहु-परिसर वाला ईसाई गैर-लाभकारी संगठन है, जो आराधना, शिष्यत्व, शिक्षा, मीडिया और सामुदायिक पहुँच के माध्यम से लोगों की सेवा करता है। इसके कार्यों में प्रत्यक्ष और लाइवस्ट्रीम की जाने वाली सेवाएँ, छोटे समूह, युवाओं और बच्चों के कार्यक्रम, परामर्श, पालक देखभाल और दत्तक ग्रहण सहायता, मिशन यात्राएँ, स्वयंसेवी अवसर, पॉडकास्ट और अन्य डिजिटल संसाधन शामिल हैं। चर्च ऐसे ऑनलाइन उपकरण और मोबाइल ऐप भी विकसित करता है, जो लोगों को संदेशों तक पहुँचने, शिष्यत्व में भाग लेने, मंत्रालयों से जुड़ने तथा स्थानीय और वैश्विक पहलों का समर्थन करने में सहायता करते हैं। इसकी व्यापक टीम मंत्रालय, शिक्षा, मीडिया, सामुदायिक कार्यक्रमों, आयोजनों और डिजिटल सहभागिता के क्षेत्रों में कार्य करती है।
Ministry Director, Foster Care and Family Support — The Summit Church (Durham Hybrid)
Lead The Summit Church’s Embrace ministry for foster, adoptive, kinship, and special needs families in a hybrid Durham role. Shape churchwide strategy, develop leaders, build partnerships, and expand practical support for vulnerable children and families.
विवरण
- Direct Embrace, The Summit Church’s foster, adoption, and family-support ministry by advancing strategy and developing leaders, partnerships, and resources
- Own Embrace’s churchwide direction, serving vulnerable children and supporting foster, adoptive, kinship, and special needs families
- Set measurable ministry objectives, assess effectiveness, and pursue opportunities for growth and improvement
- Build the leaders, resources, and operating systems needed for sustainable expansion across Summit campuses
- Prepare staff, lay leaders, and volunteers to implement the Embrace strategy across campuses
- Mobilize church members to deliver practical, wraparound support to families
- Collaborate with campus pastors and elders
- Connect families with counseling, agency, respite, and community-based resources
- Create pathways for families to feel known, connected, and supported within their campus communities
- Organize equip classes, conferences, retreats, leader gatherings, and family-support events
- Create training and resource materials for families, volunteers, and ministry leaders
- Manage Recharge Respite Nights and extend the program to additional campuses when needed
- Recruit, coach, and grow Recharge lay directors and volunteer teams
- Act as The Summit Church’s principal contact for foster care, adoption, child welfare, special needs, nonprofit, government, and community organizations
- Form strategic partnerships and activate members to serve vulnerable children and families
- Participate in churchwide events, including Good Friday, Easter, prayer meetings, and Christmas services
आवश्यकताएँ
- A commitment to Gospel-centered ministry and a strong desire to serve vulnerable children and foster, adoptive, kinship, and special needs families
- Experience in ministry leadership or personal involvement with foster care and adoption
- The ability to listen attentively, offer thoughtful and compassionate care, and connect families with suitable professional support
- Experience recruiting, coaching, and empowering lay leaders and volunteer teams
- A record of developing strategy, setting goals and priorities, and guiding initiatives from planning through delivery
- Strong organizational and project management abilities, including system design, coordination of multiple initiatives, and evaluation of ministry impact
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with experience forming relationships among churches, agencies, nonprofits, government bodies, and community organizations
- Current membership in The Summit Church or the willingness and ability to become a member