Now Hiring: Pastor of Growth Groups & Teaching Pastor @ The Journey Church NYC
Now Hiring: Pastor of Growth Groups & Teaching Pastor
Location: The Journey Church NYC (in Manhattan)
Job Type: Full-Time
Compensation: Competitive (salary and benefits information provided after application)
Education: Master's (or Equivalent) Required
Schedule: Sunday-Thursday (occasional evenings required)
How to Apply: SEE BELOW
About Us:
The Journey is an established 20-year-old church plant in New York City (Manhattan) that currently meets in Times Square. The Journey has baptized 3,500+ people from across New York City.
The Journey’s mission is to give the people of New York City the best opportunity to become fully developing followers of Jesus. The Journey has multiple in-person services each week as well as Church Online and we're looking to expand our team with someone who shares our vision.
About the Role:
We’re looking for an “A” player to fill the role of Growth Groups & Teaching Pastor at The Journey Church NYC.
This position would oversee our vibrant Growth Groups system and our volunteer system. This position might also provide leadership to other ministry areas depending on the gifts, experience, and/or abilities of the candidate.
We are looking for an experienced, energetic leader who is ready to live in NYC, work hard, grow as a pastor and leader in this important role on our staff and make a tremendous difference for Jesus Christ in one of the most important cities in the world!
This role is ideal for someone with the gifts of leadership, growing teams and communication – and who wants to develop as a minister and grow with the church. The position is available immediately.
Relocation to Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens or nearby (within 30 min commute by public transportation) is required. This role includes a highly competitive salary. Details and benefits will be discussed after resume and cover letter are received.
Key Responsibilities & Requirements:
- Leadership, growth and innovation of The Journey’s semester-based small groups ministry (goal of getting 100% of our church in groups)
- Leadership of The Journey’s volunteer system (identify, mobilize and grow volunteers and leaders in various areas of our church)
- Possible leadership of other ministry areas depending on the experience, gifts, and/or abilities of the candidate
- Able to lead teams effectively and to raise up new leaders rapidly
- Strong communication, organization, and administration skills
- Able to contribute to The Journey's teaching team and work well with staff
- Extremely hardworking
- Previous leadership experience on a large or growing church staff
- Calling to New York City
- Other desired characteristics:
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Growing leader
- Team builder
- Sense of humor
- Risk-taker
- Positive attitude
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary
- Paid time off
- Insurance options
- Fun, fast-paced, mission-driven work environment
- Casual dress and a supportive team culture
- The opportunity to make an eternal impact!
HOW TO APPLY
Email your resume and COVER LETTER to [email protected]. The cover letter should be personalized for this position and answer 5 questions:
1. Why are you interested in this position?
2. Have you read any of the following books by The Journey’s Founding Pastor Nelson Searcy?
- Activate: An Entirely New Approach to Small Groups
- Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into Fully Engaged Members of Your Church
- Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers
3. Do you have any familiarity or experience with the semester-based small groups model?
4. Why would you feel comfortable relocating to New York City?
5. What about you makes you stand out from other candidates for this position?
*Also: if you have a recent video/audio of you teaching in front of a group (large or small), please include that in the email.
Again – please send your cover letter and resume to [email protected].
Only applications sent to [email protected] with an up-to-date resume and a cover letter that answers all five questions will be considered. No applications through Indeed or in any other format will be reviewed.
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Nelson Searcy is the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. By God’s grace, he identified and developed the Eight Systems of a Healthy Church® that he has used to coach over 5,000 churches in the US and around the world to adapt those eight systems to their unique ministry fields, resulting in great health and growth.
Nelson regularly coaches pastors online and in-person through the Church Leader Insights and Renegade Pastors Network ministries that he founded. He also leads several annual pastor in-person conferences and online training events. In ministry for more than 25 years, Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.”
