Care Ministry Leader​/Pastor, Mount Campus

Location:

Mount Pleasant

Hours:

Full-time, 40 hours/weekly

This position reports to:
Pastor of Seacoast Small Groups

The mission:
This team targets our mission by celebrating, encouraging, mentoring, and counseling our congregation through major life‑changing experiences and spiritual growth opportunities. The Leader/Pastor of Care Ministry has a calling to help people grow spiritually and connect relationally. The role focuses on developing a clear pathway that enables individuals and couples to find God, grow their faith, discover their purpose and make a difference.

• Strategic Development and Pastoral Leadership of Mount Pleasant Care Ministry
• Oversee MTP Care Ministry and Care Groups with strategic pastoral leadership, organizational management of the ministry, and development of the teams
• Responsible for creating effective processes to recruit leaders and create engaging small group environments within Care Groups (current offerings 2026:
  Growth Track: Freedom, Rooted, Financial Group;
  Support Groups: Divorce Care, Grief Share, Cancer Care, Peaceful Caregiver, Thrive Family Support, Celebrate Recovery, etc.) – these ministries/groups may be replaced or removed based on collaboration and support with supervisor:
  Pastor of Small Groups
• Team‑Lead for Freedom Retreat Leadership Team which includes campus staff assigned to Freedom at their campus: small group pastor or assistant campus pastor (ie: West Ashley, North Charleston, Summerville)
• Provide Oversight and Development for Care Groups, Leaders, and Coaches
• Craft and execute clear and compelling vision for the Care Ministry and staff
• Create strategic, detailed plans for ministry objectives
• Build systems and processes to ensure the spiritual growth and numeric growth of leaders and groups
• Provide leadership of Care Ministry Staff
• Lead regular Care Ministry Team meetings to communicate objectives, collaborate on projects, provide relational support, and spiritual development
• Maintain awareness of current topics/curriculum available
• Anticipate needs of ministry and ministry leaders to decide directional changes to ensure alignment with ministry vision and goals
• Build rapport across departments to collaborate and accomplish goals
• Engage strategically with Next Steps and other opportunities to build on‑ramps for Growth Track (Rooted & Freedom) as well as other Care Groups
• Implement creative initiatives to increase awareness and continually develop Care Ministry
• Develop an effective communication strategy to promote Care ministry programs and events
• Create and implement connection/onboarding strategies that integrate with campus‑specific and campus‑wide initiatives (ie: Connect Weekends, Alignment Series, etc.)
• Develop a culture of continuous improvement by seeking feedback from Seacoast Leadership, small group coaches and leaders, and small group participants
• Maintain accurate metrics on Care Ministry to determine progress within small group ministry
• Analyze participation trends within Care ministry and events to optimize current strategies that increase quantity and quality of participation
• Analyze budget and expenses for Care Ministry
• Develop and oversee volunteer prayer team for Mount Pleasant Campus Weekend Experience, First Wednesday, holiday services and other special events
• Establish clear lines of communication with volunteer team
• Set vision and direction of campus Prayer Team
• Provide training and development opportunities for campus prayer team
• Maintain awareness of current topics/curriculum available for Prayer Ministry and Encourager Ministry
• Assist and provide support for other campuses with building a prayer team / encourager ministry: collaborate, provide resources, etc. to help them build the ministry at their campus
• Responsible to collect cross prayers and refresh supplies and boxes during events (with assistance of Pastoral Care Coordinator)
• Maintain department budget and expenses
• Actively engage during all weekly staff meetings, 1:1s with leader and monthly All‑Staff, and other campus meetings or all calls
• Oversee MTP Prayer Team and Team Leads
• Connect with attendees in the Connect Center and fill other spots as needed
• Officiate weddings,…