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Job Summary:

To facilitate deepening congregational care, connection, discipling and shepherding of the 12 South (12S) congregation by supporting demographic ministries, Shepherding Care Team, Prayer Team, and 12S Recovery groups. As well, being a primary point of care to the 12S congregation by meeting with congregants for counsel, discipleship, and spiritual development.

Functions & Responsibilities:

Demographic Ministries (Men’s, Women’s, Original Professional, Recovery, and

Workshops)

• Develop and maintain a strategy for demographic ministries at 12S
• Develop and maintain volunteer core teams
• Manage and support activities, events, and initiatives of demographic ministries at 12S
• Manage related budget needs and coordinate with 12S Team
• Coordinate communications, graphics, etc. for demographic ministries

Shepherding Care Team

• Establish a trained shepherd team to share in the care and counsel of 12S congregation
• Lead shepherd team in gospel based mercy ministry
• Triage/track needs of congregation, coordinate appropriate care amongst shepherding care team, pastors, staff, elders, small group leaders, and refer to outside counseling/resources
• Manage Sunday care presence
• Manage meal trains, financial assistance requests, etc. as warranted
• Assisting in external benevolence requests

Prayer Team

• Manage and maintain volunteer core team
• Strategize recruitment of expanding Prayer Team members
• Coordinate triaging prayer needs, crisis needs for Shepherding Care Team engagement

Congregant Care

• Meeting with congregants for discipleship and care/counsel
• Coordinating with other 12S team members and lay team members caring for congregants needs

Key Initiatives:

• Building on the existing momentum of Women’s and Original Professionals ministries which are approximately 1 year in from post-covid relaunch.
• Post-covid relaunch of Men’s ministry.
• Managing sustainable growth of Recovery ministry, which is entering 3rd year.
• Building on the existing foundation of the lay Shepherding Care Team to expand lay members, increase visibility, and establish best practices of care.
• Becoming a visible/front facing team member that meets with congregants seeking “pastoral counsel”
• Working with the pastoral team to create and implement new opportunities to mature the congregation through topical workshops and instruction.