Discipleship Team Lead

Hillside Fellowship

Adult Ministries Department | Full-Time | Exempt

Anticipated

Start Date:

January 2027

Reports To:

Director of Adult Ministries

Schedule:

Sunday - Thursday, with occasional evening and weekend responsibilities

Benefits:
As outlined in the Hillside Fellowship Personnel Handbook

Hillside Fellowship believes that Jesus Changes Everything! Our mission is that we exist to worship God, by proclaiming Jesus, making disciples, rooted in the Word of God, empowered by the Spirit of God. Discipleship is a byproduct, as we know and make much of Jesus.

The Discipleship Team Lead serves under the direction of the Director of Adult Ministries to provide leadership, oversight, and support for adult discipleship environments at Hillside Fellowship. This role helps cultivate biblically faithful, relationally healthy, and well-supported spaces where adults experience the transforming power of the gospel, grow in spiritual maturity, and take intentional steps toward following Jesus.

This role oversees re:generation and the Journey discipleship program, ensuring each ministry is aligned with Hillside's mission, vision, core values, and discipleship pathway. Working closely with the Director of Adult Ministries, the Discipleship Team Lead develops staff and volunteer leaders, strengthens ministry systems, and helps create environments where adults experience healing, grow in their relationship with Jesus, and become increasingly equipped to live out their faith.

• Provide leadership and oversight for Hillside's discipleship ministries, including re:generation and Journey, ensuring alignment with the church's mission, vision, teaching direction, and strategic discipleship priorities
• Partner with the Director of Adult Ministries to develop clear pathways that help adults move from spiritual need and brokenness toward healing, spiritual growth, and active discipleship
• Evaluate the health, effectiveness, and fruitfulness of discipleship ministries and recommend thoughtful adjustments as needed
• Maintain clarity around the purpose, audience, structure, and desired outcomes of each discipleship ministry
• Help ensure discipleship environments emphasize genuine spiritual transformation rather than program participation alone

• Provide direct leadership, coaching, and support to assigned Discipleship staff as positions are established and filled
• Establish and maintain clear expectations, responsibilities, and quality standards across Discipleship ministries
• Develop staff through regular one-on-one meetings, constructive feedback, and intentional leadership development opportunities
• Delegate responsibilities appropriately, building confidence, ownership, and leadership capacity while maintaining accountability
• Identify and support opportunities for staff growth and increased responsibility, preparing team members for future ministry leadership opportunities
• Foster a healthy team culture marked by humility, collaboration, accountability, emotional maturity, and genuine care for people

• Provide oversight for the recruitment, training, development, and support of volunteer leaders serving within discipleship ministries
• Build a healthy volunteer leadership pipeline by identifying, inviting, equipping, and developing emerging leaders within re:generation and Journey
• Establish clear volunteer expectations, training rhythms, communication structures, and appropriate processes for responding to participant needs
• Provide ongoing coaching, encouragement, and care for volunteer leaders, helping them serve effectively and sustainably
• Encourage volunteer leaders to grow in spiritual maturity, humility, emotional health, and Christ-centered care for others
• Identify and recommend emerging volunteer leaders for broader ministry development opportunities

• Oversee ministry calendars and planning rhythms for re:generation and Journey in coordination with the Director of Adult Ministries
• Ensure discipleship gatherings, programs, and events are well-organized, clearly communicated, and effectively supported
• Provide oversight for registrations, curriculum coordination, volunteer scheduling, participant communication, and follow-up processes
• Collaborate with the Communications Team to ensure discipleship opportunities are promoted clearly, consistently, and accurately
• Maintain effective systems for…