Outreach Director

The Outreach Director exists to help City Hope Church take the hope of Jesus beyond the walls of the church and into our local communities.

This role provides vision, leadership, organization, and execution for City Hope’s local outreach efforts by creating meaningful opportunities for people to serve, developing strong relationships with community partners, and mobilizing the church to meet practical needs while pointing people toward Jesus.

The goal is not simply to organize outreach events, but to develop a culture where serving our community becomes part of who we are as a church.

Develop and oversee a clear strategy for how City Hope engages and serves our surrounding communities.

This includes:

• Identifying meaningful needs within the community
• Developing outreach opportunities that align with City Hope's mission and values
• Creating both churchwide and smaller ongoing opportunities to serve
• Helping each City Hope campus maintain a consistent presence within its surrounding community
• Evaluating existing outreach efforts and identifying opportunities for growth

Develop strong, healthy relationships with organizations and leaders already serving our communities.

Potential partners may include:

• Schools
• First responders
• Foster care organizations
• Food ministries
• Homeless ministries
• Pregnancy resource centers
• Local nonprofits
• Government and community organizations
• Churches and ministry partners

Provide ongoing leadership for City Hope’s Adopted Communities by ensuring these relationships remain active, healthy, and intentional.

This includes:

• Maintaining consistent communication with leaders and partners in each Adopted Community
• Identifying practical and relational needs within those communities
• Developing regular opportunities for City Hope teams to serve
• Building long term relationships rather than relying only on one time events
• Recruiting and developing leaders who can take ownership of specific Adopted Communities
• Evaluating the health and effectiveness of each partnership
• Identifying new communities where City Hope can build a meaningful long term presence

Create clear pathways for people at City Hope to move from simply attending church to actively serving their community.

Responsibilities include:

• Recruiting volunteers
• Communicating upcoming opportunities
• Developing volunteer leaders
• Creating simple registration and follow-up processes
• Providing clear expectations and instructions for outreach teams
• Helping families, groups, students, and individuals find appropriate ways to serve

Identify and empower people within City Hope who have a heart for specific areas of ministry.

Rather than personally leading every outreach initiative, the Outreach Director should develop leaders who can take ownership of ministries, partnerships, and Adopted Communities.

This includes:

• Identifying potential leaders
• Training and equipping them
• Giving them meaningful responsibility
• Providing ongoing encouragement and accountability
• Developing systems that allow ministries to continue growing without depending entirely on staff leadership

Coordinate major opportunities throughout the year where City Hope can visibly and practically serve the community.

These may include:

• Serve days
• School partnerships
• Holiday outreach
• Community events
• Disaster response
• First responder appreciation
• Food distributions
• Foster family support
• Neighborhood projects
• Special community needs

Each event should have a clear purpose, strong organization, and a pathway toward ongoing relationships whenever possible.