Director of Engagement

Director of Engagement

As a family being transformed by grace, Grace Church Lake Highlands exists to help our friends and neighbors find and follow Jesus and to work for the flourishing of Lake Highlands. The Director of Engagement ensures, through relational systems, events and communication, that those who find a church home at Grace build deep connections through community and service.

• Members and Visitors are warmly and clearly guided towards how to connect and serve
• Events facilitate meaningful connections and logistics for events run smoothly
• Communication is consistent, compelling, creative and multi-channeled
• Local Partners feel valued and supported and members are guided into how to serve with them
• Volunteers for Sunday teams are informed and well-resourced
• Database information is captured and well-organized to facilitate sticky connection

• Assimilating Visitors and Members
  • Follow up with visitors and connect them to areas of interest (serving, community groups, kids ministry, meeting with a pastor, etc.). Ideally done through an initial phone call, with email follow up.
  • Look for new visitors on Sunday mornings and make connections with them.
  • Coordinate the Exploring Grace (membership) class logistics (offered 3x per year).
  • Follow up after the Exploring Grace class to assimilate new members to service teams and community groups.
• Planning Events to Foster Connections
  • Plan and coordinate Men’s Ministry Events (3x/yr).
  • Plan and coordinate quarterly Women’s Ministry Events (3x per year).
  • Plan and coordinate and help execute All Church Events (new member receptions, quarterly lunches, Christmas party, 4th of July Gathering).
  • Plan and coordinate opportunities for new members to connect with each other.
• Facilitating Local Partnerships
  • Serve as church liaison to our strategic partners in Lake Highlands (Network of Community Ministries, Forerunner Mentoring, Northlake Elementary School/Richardson ISD, Young Life Capernaum Ministry).
  • Recruit and connect church members to volunteer with our strategic partners.
• Supporting Sunday Volunteer Teams
  • Support Sunday Serve Team Leaders including the leaders for the Start Here Team, Communion Team, Clean Team and Safety and Security Team.
• Communicating with Consistency, Creativity and Excellence
  • Manage church communications calendar.
  • Design, draft and send weekly all-church e-newsletter.
  • Gather and tell impact stories of church members whose lives are being transformed through Grace Church.
  • Post regularly on social media to inspire engagement with church events.
  • Ensure that the website is easily usable, visually appealing, and regularly updated with information.
  • Create visually appealing graphics for key church events (sermon series, announcements, digital communication, etc.).
  • Create a visually appealing annual impact report, sharing stories and metrics of the church’s impact throughout the year.
  • Capture key church events with photo and video and/or hire contractors to do so.
• Managing Databases
  • Create and update profiles for new people within Planning Center.
  • Add new members to all internal church directories – Instant Church, Planning Center, Google Sheets.
  • Update Mail Chimp email groups (All Church, Community Groups, Kids) with new people.

Opportunity for Advancement

Grace Church Lake Highlands is a rapidly growing church, with expanding needs, especially in church operations. This role has the potential to expand should there be mutual interest, capacity, aptitude, and alignment.

Compensation

Grace Church Lake Highlands compensates very competitively both in terms of salary and benefits. The range is based upon experience and is available upon request.

• Experience:
  • Proven experience working in roles requiring strong people skills and emotional intelligence.
  • Proven experience producing and managing effective communications.
  • Prior experience working within a church or non-profit is preferred.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Strong people skills and the ability to forge relationships.
  • Ability to communicate warmly and graciously.
  • Ability to clearly communicate via speaking and writing.
  • High…