Adult Ministries Pastor

Adult Ministries Pastor

Department: Groups and Care Ministries
Reports To: Matt Plunkett, Executive Leadership Team Member
Position Type: Full-Time

Must be, or be willing to become a member of Brookwood Church.

Position Summary

The Pastor of Groups and Care provides strategic, spiritual, and operational leadership for Brookwood Churchs adult groups and care ministries. This role oversees the staff responsible for mens groups, womens groups, mixed adult groups, and care ministry programs, ensuring each area aligns with Brookwoods mission to Love God and Love People.

As a leader of leaders, this pastor establishes ministry direction, develops staff, builds leadership capacity, and creates sustainable systems that support a growing congregation. The position empowers staff to lead day-to-day ministry execution while maintaining accountability for ministry effectiveness, team health, and progress toward shared goals.

Key Responsibilities

1. Ministry Vision and Strategy

- Establish and communicate a clear vision and strategic direction for Groups and Care Ministries in alignment with Brookwoods mission and overall discipleship strategy.

- Translate church priorities into ministry goals, annual plans, and measurable outcomes.

- Ensure groups and care ministries work together to support spiritual growth, biblical community, and congregational care.

- Evaluate ministry effectiveness, identify opportunities for improvement, and adapt strategies to meet the needs of a growing church.

- Collaborate with the Executive Leadership Team and other ministry leaders to align priorities and steward resources effectively.

2. Groups Ministry Oversight

- Provide strategic oversight of mens groups, womens groups, and mixed adult groups through the staff responsible for each area.

- Ensure effective pathways exist for adults to connect with biblical community, grow as disciples, and develop meaningful relationships.

- Oversee strategies for recruiting, equipping, supporting, and developing group leaders.

- Establish expectations for group engagement, leadership development, and ministry effectiveness.

- Ensure group offerings and leadership structures can grow with the congregation and meet the needs of adults across different life stages.

3. Care Ministry Oversight

- Provide strategic and pastoral oversight of care ministries through the staff responsible for programs, services, and initiatives.

- Ensure individuals and families have appropriate pathways to receive biblical, relational, and practical support during difficult seasons of life.

- Oversee systems for assessing care needs, coordinating resources, making referrals, and providing appropriate follow-up.

- Ensure care staff and volunteers are equipped to serve effectively within clearly defined roles and boundaries.

- Maintain appropriate standards for confidentiality, safety, documentation, and referrals to qualified professionals when needed.

4. Staff and Leadership Development

- Directly supervise, coach, and develop staff within Groups and Care Ministries.

- Establish clear responsibilities, performance expectations, goals, and accountability measures for direct reports.

- Empower staff to lead their respective ministry areas, make appropriate decisions, and take ownership of results.

- Foster a healthy, collaborative team culture characterized by trust, communication, and shared commitment to the churchs mission.

- Identify staff development needs, strengthen leadership pipelines, and prepare emerging leaders for future responsibilities.

- Ensure staffing structures and team responsibilities support current ministry needs and future growth.

5. Ministry Operations and Stewardship

- Oversee ministry planning, budgets, staffing needs, and resource allocation in collaboration with the supervising Executive Leadership Team member.

- Establish effective systems, processes, and communication practices that support consistent ministry execution and accountability.

- Review participation, engagement, leadership capacity, and other relevant indicators to assess ministry health and impact.

- Ensure staff evaluate programs and initiatives based on ministry outcomes and alignment with strategic priorities.

- Provide regular updates, reports, and recommendations to the supervising Executive Leadership Team member.

- Ensure staff establish appropriate processes for recruiting, training, supporting, and retaining volunteers.

Whos a Fit for This Role?

The ideal candidate is a spiritually mature, strategic, and relational pastor who is passionate about developing leaders and building ministries that help people grow in their relationship with Jesus. This individual can set direction, lead through others, and establish sustainable structures that support ministry effectiveness in a large and growing church.

A successful candidate will demonstrate:

- A genuine, growing relationship with Jesus Christ and a commitment to biblical discipleship.

- A passion for adult spiritual formation, biblical community, and Christ-centered care.

- Proven experience leading and developing staff, preferably across multiple ministry areas.

- The ability to establish vision, set priorities, delegate effectively, and hold leaders accountable.

- Strong strategic thinking, organizational skills, and the ability to evaluate ministry effectiveness.

- Excellent communication, collaboration, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.

- Sound judgment, emotional intelligence, and discretion when handling sensitive pastoral matters.

- A commitment to Brookwood Churchs mission to Love God and Love People.

Qualifications and Experience

- Demonstrated Christian faith and a lifestyle consistent with Brookwood Churchs Statement of Beliefs.

- Meaningful experience in pastoral ministry, adult discipleship, care ministry, or a related church leadership role.

- Demonstrated experience supervising and developing staff and leading ministry teams.

- Experience with ministry planning, volunteer leadership development, and resource management.

- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

- Theological training or ministry education preferred.

- Applicants must be or be willing to become members of Brookwood Church.

Measures of Success

- Staff are aligned, equipped, and accountable for effectively leading their ministry areas.

- Adult groups provide accessible opportunities for biblical community, spiritual growth, and connection.

- Care ministries provide coordinated, appropriate, and effective support to individuals and families.

- Staff and volunteer leadership pipelines support sustainable ministry growth.

- Ministry goals, systems, and resources are aligned with church priorities and demonstrate measurable impact.

- Groups and Care Ministries collaborate effectively with each other and other church departments.