Mission, Vision, Strategy, and Values of Vision Church

Vision Church exists to glorify God and make disciples by teaching and living out Biblical truth, and being a place of unwavering commitment to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Our vision is to reach the unchurched and disciple believers to become thriving followers of Jesus. Ministry success is defined by reaching 1000 people in our next two years of ministry.

As we worship, pray, and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we seek the glory of God. For His glory, we serve and care for one another, our community, our nation, and our world. Part of this service is helping people grow in community and a personal relationship with Jesus through B1M1 Foundations, Family, and Focus Groups, our small group ministries.

Summary

The Pathways Director is a strategic and pastoral leader responsible for driving the spiritual health, growth, and multiplication of disciples at Vision Church. This role manages the church's assimilation and discipleship pipelines, ensuring every guest and member is equipped to move from a first-time visitor to an active, reproducing disciple. While the Elders guard the "Gate" of doctrine and membership, the Pathways Director serves the congregation by overseeing guest pathways, membership integration, leadership training, family discipleship, and small group systems.

Modeling Biblical Priorities

Consistent with expectations for all Vision Church staff, the Pathways Director must:

• Commit to a daily relational time of worship with God.
• Regularly participate in Vision Church fellowship and actively protect church unity.
• Maintain God-ordained priorities: Jesus first, spouse second, children third, and ministry fourth.
• Set appropriate boundaries to protect personal character and integrity.
• Faithfully give toward the mission and vision of Vision Church.
• Develop personal evangelism opportunities within and outside the church.

Responsibilities

1. Pathway & Assimilation Strategy

• Next Steps Design: Develop, diagnose, and oversee strategic pathways (Starting Point, Membership, and Baptism) that guide attenders toward spiritual growth and church integration.
• Gifts & Ministry Deployment: Manage Spiritual Gift Assessments and create deployment systems to incorporate members into ministry areas aligned with their gifts and interests.
• Vision Casting: Cast vision across various settings to encourage healthy congregation-wide participation in discipleship pathways.

2. Discipleship Systems & Group Oversight

• Be 1 Make 1 (B1M1) Leadership: Oversee B1M1 Groups (Foundations, Family, and Focus), working alongside leaders and lay pastors to drive spiritual health, multiplication, and reproduction.
• Curriculum & Theological Integrity: Ensure all curriculum, teaching materials, and tools align with church doctrine and are vetted/approved by the Elder Board.
• Family & Congregational Discipleship: Cultivate strategies for family discipleship and infuse Vision Church's discipleship philosophy into all viable ministry areas.
• Storytelling & Metrics: Collect and share testimonies of God's work through B1M1 groups and provide regular discipleship metrics for Elders and Leadership Team meetings.

3. Leadership Development & Teaching

• Equipping Leaders: Serve as the primary equipper for Church Leadership Team (CLT) discussions regarding discipleship.
• Staff & Ministry Support: Mentor, equip, and direct key leaders to execute guest connection, outreach, and group care ministries.

4. Pastoral Care & Community Outreach

• Care & Follow-Up: Oversee member check-ins and follow-up processes for personal care, bringing significant spiritual concerns to the Pastoral staff or Elders.
• Outreach Integration: Direct local outreach strategies, providing members with clear avenues to serve the broader community.

5. Budget & Stewardship

• Manage the discipleship and connections ministry budget responsibly, maintaining alignment with the annual budget approved by the Elder Board.

Additional duties as required

Church Planting

• Assist Lead Pastor in church planting partnerships and training
• Create systems for Vision to identify church planters 
• Mobilizer:  brings together resources so new churches can be planted. (Spiritual resources, physical resources, personnel resources, etc.)
• Trainer: provides adequate training to improve church planting quantity and quality.  
• Coach: provides support for church planters, helping them grow and develop.   Assessor: selects potential church planters according to best practices and biblical principles. 

Qualifications

• Biblical Standards: Meets the spiritual qualifications of an overseer as outlined in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9.
• Education & Experience: Possesses a degree in Biblical Studies or a ministry-related field (or equivalent experience), along with proven ministry experience in discipleship, leadership development, and systems management.
• Theological Alignment: Fully agrees with the statement of faith and discipleship philosophy of Vision Church.
• Passion for Discipleship & Evangelism: Demonstrates a conviction that all believers are called to make disciples and a missionary heart to engage the lost and train others in sharing their faith.
• Leadership & Systems: Strong ability to build complex systems, lead and mentor teams, and organize processes with detail and precision.
• Technical Proficiency: Mastery of Planning Center for event management, member tracking, and digital discipleship solutions.
• Character & Discretion: Demonstrates humility, teamwork, and utmost confidentiality regarding personal care and member information.

Your Team

• Direct Reports include Director of Outreach & Generosity, B1M1 Group Leaders, and Discipleship Equipping Teams

Your Schedule

• Full time role, 40 hours per week and agreed upon In-Office Schedule.