The Summit Church este o organizație creștină nonprofit cu mai multe campusuri, care își servește comunitatea prin închinare, ucenicie, educație, media și activități de implicare comunitară. Activitatea sa include servicii religioase desfășurate cu participare fizică și transmise în direct, grupuri mici, programe pentru tineri și copii, consiliere, sprijin pentru plasament familial și adopție, călătorii misionare, oportunități de voluntariat, podcasturi și alte resurse digitale. Biserica dezvoltă, de asemenea, instrumente online și aplicații mobile care îi ajută pe oameni să acceseze predici, să participe la ucenicie, să se conecteze cu departamentele și programele bisericii și să sprijine inițiative locale și globale. Echipa extinsă activează în domeniile slujirii, educației, media, programelor comunitare, evenimentelor și implicării digitale.
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.
Descriere
- 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
Cerințe
- 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