Coordinator, Church Health And Team

Overview

COORDINATOR, CHURCH HEALTH AND GROWTH TEAM – Dallas, TX – Center for Church Health

Texas Baptists is a convention of more than 5,300 Baptist churches. Active membership at a church supportive of Texas Baptists is a condition of employment. Texas Baptists makes all employment decisions based on its religious mission, purpose, and beliefs while otherwise complying with all federal, state, and local employment laws. The BGCT is dedicated to fair hiring practices and only relies on lawful exemptions to employment laws to the extent necessary to protect its religious mission, purpose, and beliefs.

Provide ministry assistance to the Director of Church Health and Growth, aiding in preparation, coordination and evaluation of the various church health ministries.

• Assist the Director of Church Health and Growth (hereafter referred to as the DCHG) by managing the scheduling of appointments, phone calls, cohorts, training, and church consultations.
• Provide organizational leadership to the DCHG by analyzing schedules, workflow, projects, and travel. Assist by prioritizing daily work, organizing the work calendar, and leading the DCHG to manage time, projects, and priorities.
• Develop a working relationship with denominational leaders, pastors, directors of missions, and other ministry leaders who interact with the DCHG to foster a positive experience with the Center for Church Health.
• Plan Church Health and Growth training events, seminars, and miscellaneous events. Work with vendors to coordinate event supplies, materials, and catering.
• Communicate with Texas Baptist churches and pastors regarding trainings, cohorts, conferences, and other growth opportunities provided by the DCHG.
• Manage finances for the DCHG, including the check approval process, tracking spending, billing, maintaining databases of accounts, reconciling credit card accounts, processing expense forms, and reconciling monthly financial reports with the own general ledger database. The ministry assistant will also analyze spending and assist in the annual budgeting process.
• At the direction of the DCHG, schedule podcast guests, set up recording sessions, edit podcasts, and post podcasts to social media.
• Create and manage independent and speaker contracts for coaches, Pave regional leaders, event speakers, and miscellaneous contracted vendors.
• Run statistical data profiles for churches and send them to constituents.
• Order church health products for external constituents, send instructions to pastors and church leaders, and invoice churches.
• Design graphics, flyers, and social media posts as needed.
• Meet with the Communications Team representative to discuss event needs and due dates. Continue follow-up emails with the team regarding the event work.
• Coordinate grant application processes.
• Create and send a monthly newsletter to internal and external constituents that includes articles, leadership development opportunities, social media posts, and podcasts produced by the DCHG and colleagues.
• Coordinate the Trademark and Copyright process for Pave as needed.
• Arrange meetings/events held at the building as needed, including securing meeting room(s) and refreshments, ordering meals, processing expense forms, and taking notes at the meetings.
• Assist in connecting Texas Baptist regional church health consultants with Texas Baptist churches. Analyze regional maps, church sizes, and church needs, and connect churches with the appropriate Texas Baptist regional church health consultant.
• Manage receipts and invoices submitted by regional church health consultants for reimbursement.
• Assist the DCHG in maintaining the article, podcast, and micro-post schedule created by the Communications team. Edit articles as needed. Post leadership insights, articles, micro-posts, and podcasts per the social media schedule.
• Manage digital files for external constituents after consultations produced by the DCHG. Send appropriate follow-up documents and files to external constituents.
• Assist in other special projects and tasks as assigned, including assignments as requested by the Director of the Center for Church Health.
• Manage social media accounts.

Note:

These requirements represent minimum levels in order to perform the job on a satisfactory basis.

• Understanding of a comprehensive field of knowledge, generally acquired through an earned associate degree in a related field. Two years or more of proven, applicable experience required.
• Active membership in a church supportive of the BGCT during employment.
• Commitment to Christian principles and teachings both professionally and personally. Knowledge of and commitment to traditional Baptist distinctives.
• Relate positively, influentially, and sensitively to a broad spectrum of persons in a variety of multi-tiered relationships and settings, to include but not limited to clergy, laity, institutional staff/faculty, various Baptist organizations, churches of all sizes,…