Associate Pastor of Discipleship DOXA Bible Church

JOB DESCRIPTION

DOXA Bible Church’s mission is to glorify God by making disciples and multiplying churches. The Associate Pastor of Discipleship (APD) will provide pastoral, strategic, and organizational leadership for DOXA’s disciple-making ministry.

The APD will help create and sustain a culture in which people are intentionally moved toward maturity in Christ and mobilized to make disciples of others. This role will oversee DOXA’s Small Group Ministry, discipleship pathways, and the development of ministry leaders, equipping them to lead effectively and reproduce themselves in others.

• a. Champion the vision of DOXA as a church OF small groups not a church WITH small groups.
• b. Accelerate the growth of our Small Group Ministry by developing and equipping the leaders to make disciples for Christ.
• c. Promote and protect the 3 Non-Negotiables of DOXA Small Groups:
  1) Mutual Ministry
  2) Multiplication of Leadership, and
  3) Missional Focus.
• d. Integrate a strategy for reaching the lost within the Small Group ministry.
• e. Help develop, lead, and shepherd the Coaches, Leaders, and future Small Group Leaders within the Small Group Ministry. (via the Leadership Pipeline )

• a. DOXA’s discipleship pathway is designed to help people take their next step in worshiping Christ, walking with Christ, working for Christ, and witnessing for Christ.
• b. The ADP will take responsibility for raising up and multiplying disciple-makers within DOXA by utilizing the opportunities within the Discipleship Pathway.
• c. The Discipleship Opportunities include:
• Small Groups
  • Equip Leaders to learn how to train their apprentices.
  • Build out and launch “Freedom Groups” at DOXA using the Transformed Training Material.
  • Provide Small Group Discussion Guides for Small Group Ministry.
• Equip Classes
  • Build out a strategic yearly calendar for the Equip Classes at DOXA.
  • Create, establish, and launch all content for the Equip Classes. (Content should include a missional approach that teaches people how to make disciples of others.)
  • Train and equip teachers/leaders to facilitate all Equip Classes.
• Bible Studies
  • Identify teachers and leaders to help facilitate DOXA Bible Studies.
  • Strategically manage the yearly planning and scheduling of the DOXA Bible Studies.
• One-to-One Discipleship
  • Provide quarterly training and materials to support 1×1 discipleship opportunities.
• Serve Teams
  • Train and invest in all Serve Team Coaches to equip future leaders.
  • Oversee the multiplication of Serve Team Leaders, preparing the way for future ministry opportunities.

• a. The ADP will be responsible for the utilization and acceleration of the Leadership Pipeline (LP) of DOXA.
• b. These responsibilities include:
  • Identify emerging leaders throughout the church within the Leadership Pipeline (LP).
  • Recruit and develop ministry leaders. (via the Character and Competency content)
  • Provide training, coaching, encouragement, and accountability for all Directors and coaches across the (LP).
  • Develop future leaders through DOXA’s (LP) curriculum and environments.
  • Support ministry team leaders with continued growth opportunities.
  • Establish clear leadership expectations and competencies.
  • Encourage every ministry leader to identify and develop an apprentice.
  • Create opportunities for emerging leaders to receive meaningful ministry responsibility.
  • Build reproducible leadership systems that can support continued church growth and multiplication.
  • The desired progression is:
    Lead Yourself – Lead Others – Lead Leaders
    -Lead Ministry – Lead the Church

• Commit to prayer being the greatest…