Church Planter: Job Description

(modified March 4 2008)

Qualifications:

- Motivated / called by God to be a church planter

- Committed to growing the church site which God has called him, working in unity / cooperation with the other New Life sites and ministries.

- A leader who influences people

- Able to organize, train and inspire others to serve

- Modeling Christ likeness (humility, selfless service, transparency)

- a man who sacrifices, prays, and works hard

      - Extraordinarily equipped:

            - sensitive to the Holy Spirit's leading, practice of “Spiritual Disciplines”

            - entrepreneurial spirit

      - Wide breadth of knowledge & interests

      - Can think “out of the box” relative to style and communication adapting to local culture

• Mobility: a desire that this would be the third of many future church sites in our area.
  
• Strategic mindset incorporating the input of others
• First impression perceived by others is “positive & likeable”
• Has a positive “Can do” attitude
• Works well as a team member - appropriately working with the strengths & weakness of the New Life Staff. Having a teachable spirit.
• Continually teaching, training, and leading members towards becoming a self-sufficient active ministering church
• Flexibility: flexible methods but uncompromising theology
• Spiritual giftedness
• Apostleship: desire  to be “sent out”
• Teaching / preaching
• Evangelism
• Faith
• Leadership
• Seminary graduate required
• Personal experience with a successful church plant is desired

Expectations:

• The Church Planter will plant one church at a time, working under the authority and protection of the Elders and within the context of New Life's Purpose, Principles, and Practices of developing a new site within the multiple-site church model. The goal is to work in one location at a time, growing the congregation of 80 - 100 members and develop a strong sense of unity within the church body and with other sites. Ideally, once a viable church site is established, a pastor / teacher would succeed the Church Planter and the church would grow as the Lord leads.
• A high percentage of the Church Planter's time will be to develop relationships in the community and an understanding of local culture to reach the lost, patterned after biblical model illustrated by the Apostle Paul. The focus will be on evangelism, adding to the church membership with the majority coming via salvation and those new to the area.
• An  important aspect of the planter's initial involvement will be to develop a complete understanding and embrace New Life Authentic Community's Purpose, Principles, and Practices… understanding the DNA of NLACC
• The Church Planter would be given a sabbatical rest (month?) for training and recuperation before beginning to build the next church site.

Information That may help you know more about New Life and the vision God has led us to:

• Purposes, Principles and Practices
• Polices and Procedures 
• Leadership Directory