Connections Director
outh Carolina United Methodist Conference, Augusta, GA, United States
Overview
Aldersgate UMC in Augusta, Georgia, seeks a part-time (20 hours a week) Connections Director to lead care, discipleship, missions, and guests
ew members. Attention will be given to creating systems and encouraging laity to be in ministry. Contact: Rev. Brett DeHart at
Principle Tasks and Expectations
- CARE
- Development and oversight of the Care Team (Hospital visitation, Home-based visitation, calls, cards, flower, quilt, prayer, Holy Communion to home-based members, bereavement)
- Senior Saints Ministry
- DISCIPLESHIP
- In consultation with the Pastor, develop and execute a discipleship plan
- Serve as a resource for groups and classes
- Encourage laity to lead discipleship classes
- Coach leaders in our Sunday School ministry
- MISSIONS
- Coach leaders and oversee our Missions Ministry
- GUESTS AND NEW MEMBERS
- Create, execute, and maintain an effective guest follow-up system
- Shepherd people from guest to consistent attender/participant to new member to active disciple
Key Responsibilities
- Personally grow as a passionate disciple of Jesus Christ.
- Individually and collaboratively with other staff and laity support and facilitate progress on the church’s mission.
- Ensure effective care of members with particular attention to facilitating lay involvement in care
- Develop and grow adults as disciples of Jesus Christ that love God and love neighbor.
- Increase people’s missional activity and practice of invitational evangelism.
- Seek out, welcome, and involve new people into the church and programming
- Ensure a 100% safe environment for all involved
- Ensure sound Wesleyan theology that does not conflict with The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church.