Reports to: Chief Mobilization Officer
Works closely with: Mission Support Team
Direct reports: Global Mobilizers, Regional Mobilizers
Position Scope:The Director of Mobilization is primarily tasked with creating and stewarding the process to direct people into serving within our global mission. Working in close conjunction with the field ministry team and executive leadership, you will build a team that will “shepherd God’s people toward their calling.” You will coach potential new missional staff considering partnership with Communitas. You will create numerous opportunities for engagement with Communitas and our mission, including speaking and other engagement events, short term experiences and internships, and more.
Funding: This position is support-funded. A stipend from the general fund may be available, depending on qualifications. The Global Mobilization Director must be prepared to seek personal donor support for this role. A support plan for this position will be established in consultation with Human Resources.
A modest expense budget for this position is made available from the general fund; however, additional fundraising for the role is necessary.
General Qualifications:
- Maintains a learning posture and growing walk with Christ.
- Maintains a positive and encouraging spirit.
- Maintains a strong commitment to the mission, vision, values and statement of faith of Communitas.
- Maintains a commitment to excellence and customer service orientation.
- Maintains absolute discretion in matters of confidentiality.
Specific Qualifications:
We seek a godly person residing in or willing to relocate to the United States with outstanding people skills, an entrepreneurial spirit, and direct, successful experience in ministry and missions. He or she will have a proven track record of team building and facilitation. Also important are the following:
- A vibrant spirituality and mature walk with Christ
- Minimum 5-10 yrs senior level leadership experience
- Bachelor’s level degree in ministry related field
- Master’s level degree in ministry related field preferred
- Ministry experience in both US and international contexts, as well as within a self-support environment, preferred
- Demonstrated ability to craft partnerships and collaborative projects in international contexts
- Proven team management experience, virtual team experience a plus
- Ability to thrive in a remote work setting and expertly lead teams and meetings in a virtual environment
- Involved in a local community of faith, with active engagement in relationships with non-Christians
- Good to excellent software skills, preferred experience with Google docs, Microsoft office, Zoom
- Flexible schedule to accommodate meetings across multiple time zones
- Ability to work remotely and independently with limited supervision, self motivated and disciplined
- Ability to travel internationally one-three times per year; domestically five or more times per year
- Ability to effectively initiate and manage change
- Creative, outside-the-box thinking and well versed in missiological thought and praxis
- Full agreement with Communitas core elements including our mission, vision, values and statement of faith.
This position is support-funded. A stipend from the general fund may be available, depending on qualifications. The Global Mobilization Director must be prepared to seek personal donor support for this role. A support plan for this position will be established in consultation with Human Resources.
A modest expense budget for this position is made available from the general fund; however, additional fundraising for the role is necessary.
Overview and Introduction to Communitas International
Communitas is a church planting organization with 50 years experience working in Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and North America.
Our leading edge ministry is looking for the right person to help lead us into greater Kingdom ministry. Our current staff of over 200 includes full-time, bi-vocational and “affiliate” staff, with a quarter of that number being non-Americans. Communitas operates in over 20 different countries as we nurture over 120 churches and church-planting projects toward reproducible maturity.
Communitas is rooted in a strong missional theology. Our three core values center on being Kingdom seeking, Grace oriented and People focused. Our church planting methodology is not tied to a specific formula, but rather the spirit of serving others and the embracing of a progression of actions that lead to a healthy, maturing church, making our approach very adaptable to unique contexts (see www.TheDynamicAdventure.com for details). We are pioneers and risk takers. We value honesty and encouragement. We collaborate well, within our global regions, as well as with partner organizations.
The Need and Opportunity
Across post-Christian secular culture people have largely given up on church, but spirituality remains important to them. Communitas International is at the forefront of sparking that spirituality with mission and helping people ‘taste and see that the Lord is good’. Our church planting organization offers the following:
- A firm commitment to expressing the passionate love of God for the world in word and deed.
- Substantial experience in reaching people in post-Christian culture.
- Strategic coaching for planters and churches by experienced cross-cultural practitioners.
- Robust training for team leaders and members via online cohorts, on-site events and regional/global seminars and conferences.
- Rigorous assessment experiences and tools that can form the basis for strategic coaching and healthy team building.
- Partnership in innovation with those looking for new ways to declare the timeless message.
