Summary

As part of the Downtown Congregation team at The Austin Stone Community Church, the College Lead (CL) will be responsible for producing a network of missional communities that makes disciples, mobilizes students toward local and global mission, and generates momentum for the gospel at universities in and around the city of Austin. The College Lead will report to the Congregation Executive Pastor or Spiritual Formation Director/Pastor.

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensure the strategies for college ministry are implemented at the congregation and university.
• In collaboration with congregation leadership, plan, lead, and execute College connection, equipping, and mobilization efforts.
• Recruit, develop, equip, and resource College volunteer teams, leaders, and coaches.
• Ensure College ministry resources (human and material) are effectively and consistently deployed, aligning with congregation ministry strategies and policies.
• Collaborate with congregation leadership and provide timely and effective communication.
• Provide general shepherding care of college students, volunteers, and leaders.
• Report on and assist the College Director with assessment of ministry effectiveness, making improvements as needed.
• Maintain records and steward the allotted ministry budget.
• Teach at training meetings, on-campus events, and Sunday classes as needed.
• Maintain and further healthy relationships with other on-campus Christian organizations.
• Support special projects as assigned.
• Attend and participate in all required events and activities for The Austin Stone, including all Sunday services (including major holidays), staff meetings, prayer meetings, special events, retreats, training opportunities, and staff development days.

Required Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required, Bachelor’s degree, preferred
• 2 years of experience in a vocational ministry role, or equivalent experience
• Previous experience shepherding people and providing pastoral care, preferred
• Experience leading volunteer teams, preferred

Competencies

Administration - Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and implement ministry programming. Integrate multiple perspectives and synthesize them into a cohesive plan. Strong ability to support multiple projects simultaneously, with dependability and excellence. Able to create and manage a ministry budget.

Interpersonal Skills & Communication - Energized by meeting, engaging and connecting with others. Has clarity of speech and proper use of grammar. Able to negotiate and make effective presentations to diverse groups. Able to communicate and work within a complex organizational structure with multiple layers of input. Able to teach and train in a variety of settings.

Detail Oriented & Organizational Skills - Proven skills in creating, implementing, maintaining, and following through on processes that ensure people are engaged, cared for, informed and connected. Ability to coordinate multiple projects and tasks simultaneously. Able to successfully develop new and better ways to work and promote a continuous improvement mentality.

Leadership Development - Ability to lead, recruit, resource, and mobilize volunteer teams to scale. Ability to recruit, manage, and lead resident/intern teams. Proven capacity to multiply leaders (staff, deacons, volunteers, etc.) who hold and can communicate the church's values.

Collaborative Leadership - Strong complementary leadership skills and capacity to lead in concert with other leaders. Demonstrated ability to network and connect with leaders toward Kingdom outcomes. Collaborate across the organization and with various ministry partners. Cultivate purpose-driven, relational networks.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Occasional lifting of objects or children up to 30 pounds.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing and pulling.
• Manual dexterity and coordination are required over 50% of the work period while operating equipment such as a computer keyboard, mouse, and similar machines.

Disclaimer

The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.

Culture and Character

Employees of The Austin Stone are expected to become Partners (our term for members) of the church, fully embracing the values, mission, and purpose of our church. Additionally, all employees of The Austin Stone are expected to understand, affirm and adhere to our Affirmation of Faith, Bylaws, Culture Map, and other documents defining the beliefs, culture, and mission of The Austin Stone Community Church.

Employees also possess the character qualifications of biblical leadership in the church. At a minimum, each employee must agree and aspire to maturity in these qualifications, invite the authority of church community and leaders as a means of growth in them, and pursue them humbly and faithfully by the power of the Holy Spirit.

As part of our child safety program, employees in this role will be required to participate in a child safety screening and training process upon hire.

Please read Attributes of Leaders as Employees at The Austin Stone for a greater description of cultural, character, and other aspects of joining our team at The Austin Stone.

The Austin Stone Community Church is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Women, Minorities, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.