Director Of Ministry Full-time Job

About the job

Position Mission:

The Director of Ministry is responsible for owning the day-to-day of Needle’s Eye and growing the breadth and depth of Needle’s Eye gatherings, including events, cohorts, and small groups, which are central to achieving Needle’s Eye’s mission to build community and encourage and equip marketplace people to impact their workplaces with Jesus’ values, ethics and love. This person will identify, disciple, and empower volunteers, build and implement systems and structures, and collaborate with and delegate to team members and volunteer. Recruiting and developing leaders and volunteers who can facilitate the mission at events and within the cohorts and groups is a key part of the responsibility of this position, as well as challenging and equipping the leaders, volunteers, and members to the ever deeper spiritual maturity required to pursue real workplace impact and influence.

Needle’s Eye Ministries, Inc. is an interdenominational, non-profit organization whose aim is to see the Richmond marketplace transformed through Christians living out their faith at work. Today, Needle’s Eye is poised to move into its new headquarters and continue expanding its new initiatives focused on discipling and equipping marketplace people to be salt and light in the workplace. The Director of Ministry will serve a critical role in developing and implementing the strategies needed to take Needle’s Eye’s existing ministry deliverables and staff structures to the next level.

Major Focus and Responsibilities:

Strategically increase number and reach of cohort & group ministry - Work with current volunteer leaders to understand and embrace ministry mission and the potential for growth of their members. Strategically balance opportunity and need with capacity to support to multiply existing cohorts to accommodate new or existing constituents and identify unreached industries, professions, and professionals in the marketplace and launch new cohorts for those industries, professions, and demographics. Launch new groups as constituents are ready to increase their spiritual growth and workplace impact. Assist Executive Director and Director of Strategy in identification and development of appropriate content to be used in the cohorts and groups, then integrate the developed content into the cohorts and groups, with the goal.

Develop a sustainable model for identifying, developing and empowering spiritually mature and mission-aligned volunteers prepared for leadership within cohorts, the Board, small groups, and other aspects of NEM’s ministry - Ensure that events and podcasts are planned and implemented to promote defined quarterly or bi-annual themes. Ensure that events and digital content are aimed toward building community, growing spiritual hunger, and challenging marketplace men and women to more fully live and share their faith at work. Utilize staff and recruited volunteers to increase and ensure effective involvement.

Partner with the Executive Director and Director of Strategy to determine how to effectively lead, manage, and organize NEM’s groups, committees, partners and community relationships toward our unified mission - Design and implement structures for vision casting, leading, and supervision that are feasible given limited staff. Determine how to best create and sustain mutually beneficial partnerships with churches and other ministries and non-profit organizations. Identify and incorporate technology and systems to streamline organizational processes.

Office Manager and Digital Marketer as direct reports - Work with Office Manager to ensure that operations, administration, and bookkeeping are handled appropriately and accurately. Work with Manager of Communications and Development to ensure that all communications are accurate, timely, and effective.

Gifting and Competencies:

Love for the Body of Christ; gifting as a spiritual leader.

Agreement to ministry’s Statement of Faith

Commitment to Needle’s Eye Mission, Vision and Values

5-10 years leadership experience; experience at the Director level strongly desired

Experience in the marketplace in a leadership capacity strongly desired

Leadership development expertise required

Capable to impact, influence, motivate and cultivate relationships with a broad spectrum of individuals from a variety of church denominations and business backgrounds

Ability to promote the spiritual growth needed in others to bring their faith to work with real impact

Experience in and ability to deeply disciple others; personal experience in being discipled

Expertise in group dynamics and group leadership required

Strategic thinker and planner

Personal discretion concerning information of ministry and individual relationships

Strong comprehension of the full gospel, theology of work, and the barriers to faith in the workplace

Proactive, self-directed and organized

Strong written and oral communication skills

Self-aware and emotionally intelligent

Technology skills - Microsoft Office suite, email, internet and apps

To apply:

Please visit www.needleseye.org/about and review our mission, core values, and statement of faith to ensure that you are aligned with this ministry.

Needle's Eye is a faith & work community based in Richmond, VA, where you can grow in Christ, find your purpose, and transform your workplace alongside others!
As a part of our community, you can connect with other Christians who are passionate about their work, be inspired by stories and discussions at the intersection of faith and work, and get equipped through the movement of your purpose, identity and influence. We are committed to walk the narrow path of following Christ and partnering with Him in the redemption of all things by transforming our work lives and transforming our workplaces. We offer regular ways to connect with others on the journey of faith & work transformation through events, cohorts and groups.