If you desire to have a robust partnership with a Senior Pastor to move a church that is entering into the next chapter of development and expansion, then Community of Hope Church is one you should consider. Our Mission is to help lost, broken, wounded people find hope and healing in Jesus.
Community of Hope desires to continue to multiply disciples in northeast Indiana by strategically reaching the growing unchurched population in Columbia City (Whitley County) and around the greater Fort Wayne area (Allen County). Our strategy prioritizes developing disciples who live on mission in both Columbia City and the Fort Wayne area. Community of Hope is a church currently rooted in Columbia City, but we desire to seize the opportunity to expand our impact by developing campuses in the Fort Wayne Area and beyond to reach the unchurched. Along with your responsibilities at the Columbia City campus, you would lead a team to plant the first campus in southwest Fort Wayne (Aboite).
Northeast Indiana is an exciting place to live, work, and do ministry. Allen County has outpaced state and national trends with 8 years of sustained population growth and is home to the fastest growing big city in the US (Fort Wayne). Within greater Fort Wayne there are award-winning parks, trails, and zoo, plus two top twenty Indiana school districts making it a fantastic place to raise a family. The cost of living is 10% lower than the national average. Since 2020, about 10,000 people have moved to Fort Wayne. Yet in that same span only about 5 new churches have been established. Sadly, there is only one church for every 1109 people in Allen County, which is why we desire to expand our reach across county lines.
Our long-term plan requires a strategist who is a passion-driven, visionary implementer able to develop reproducible systems and language at the Community of Hope campus in Columbia City, while galvanizing and mobilizing a launch team of Christ-followers for ministry at our first church plant campus in southwest Allen County. We are looking for a self-motivated leader and team developer who will partner with the Senior Pastor to serve as the executive to continue to develop the Columbia City campus, while spearheading church plant campuses alongside passionate disciples of Jesus living on mission. The fruit of this development will quickly lead to taking launch teams and establishing what we pray ultimately becomes five campuses in northeast Indiana over the next fifteen years.
We have taken the time to assess our strengths and weaknesses and believe we are positioned to continue to grow and expand with the help of the Pastor of Development and Expansion. This person will partner with the Senior Pastor to see our vision fulfilled by serving as a leader of leaders and strategically developing and implementing the vision to passionately lead and equip men and women to reach those who are not yet followers of Jesus. To accomplish this, we emphasize the following Vision Priorities:
• Reaching those who are not yet followers of Jesus
• Preaching and Teaching the Word of God
• Coaching Christ followers to minister to those within their spheres of influence
• Connecting Christ followers with a spiritual family
• Developing leaders
• Relying upon God’ Spirit
The Pastor of Development and Expansion exemplifies the following to those around him …
• He’s a high-capacity established Leader: This person consistently demonstrates a high level of leadership ability and influence, with a strong track record of growth demonstrated by exceeding expectations and consistently delivering excellent results.
• He’s a Starter: This person envisions the shared future, collaboratively develops a plan, and takes the necessary steps to move from ideation to execution.
• He’s a Developer: This person candidly analyzes all parts of the church ecosystem, strategizes needed adjustments, sets the pace, and ensures shared ministry goals are made and met.
• He’s a Galvanizer: This person inspires, rallies, and organizes Christ followers to take action, while effectively energizing and motivating individuals and teams towards the shared vision.
• He actively loves lost people: This person values reaching lost people to the point of prioritizing his life to introduce them to Jesus and the gospel, as well as walking with them toward a saving faith.
• He’s an Equipper: This person coaches Christ-followers to effectively impact those within their spheres of influence through empowerment, ongoing training, and personal spiritual life goal setting.
• He’s a Learner: This person desires ceaseless growth, so he invests sufficient time increasing his cultural awareness, Biblical competency, and organizational strategies and systems to scale with the increasing demands of the job.
• He’s a good Communicator: This person is comfortable in his own skin as he expresses Biblical concepts in a straightforward and easy-to-understand manner, while emphasizing life application for people craving the abundant life Jesus spoke of and modeled while on earth.
If you get excited about galvanizing and equipping Christ-followers to reach a dense concentration of unchurched people in a rapidly growing, enjoyable community through the ecosystem of multiple church plant campuses, then this might be the job for you.
If you are interested, please send a cover letter introducing yourself and your resume to screeningteamcommunityofhope@gmail.com.