THE OPPORTUNITY

Pleasant Valley Community Church is an elder-led, Gospel-centered church that has a rare balance of being both driven to do whatever it takes to see the Gospel saturate the city, while at the same time prioritizing the health and soul-care of its leaders and their families. Starting with a core group of 25 people nearly 15 years ago, Pleasant Valley Community Church has been committed to Knowing God and Making God Known as they focus on discipleship and multiplication for the glory of God. Over the years, PVCC has grown to a weekly attendance of 800-900 people. PVCC has planted three healthy churches in the region, and recently raised up and sent out its first international church planters to Eastern Europe. They are also members of both the Harbor (formerly Sojourn) Network and the Southern Baptist Convention.

Pleasant Valley Community Church is looking for a Pastor of Adult Discipleship who will help shepherd the people of PVCC through developing a culture of discipleship and authentic community as we live out our mission of Knowing God and Making God Known.

THE COMMUNITY

Pleasant Valley is located in Owensboro, Kentucky, a riverfront town known for its unique blend of smaller-town life and a thriving art and culture scene. A town of 60,000 people, Owensboro boasts world-class amenities including a revitalized downtown and riverfront park that is consistently named on top-10 lists from publications like USA Today. Live music can be heard along the riverfront nightly in the warmer months, especially outside the International Bluegrass Museum. Owensboro is the birthplace of Bluegrass music and mutton barbecue.

Ellie Mae and Business Insider named Owensboro as one of the top 11 cities in the country where millennials are moving, largely due to the growing number of businesses that are relocating there to take advantage of the extremely affordable housing, great schools, rich culture, and proximity to larger cities like Louisville, Nashville, and St. Louis. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is just an hour and a half drive away in Louisville, and you can be in Nashville in under two hours. Politically, the city leans conservative. There is a strong Catholic presence that has shaped the religious background of many people there, three college campuses, and a growing foreign refugee community which all present a tremendous opportunity for the Gospel.

THE ROLE

Summary: To fulfill the mission of Pleasant Valley Community Church through developing a culture of discipleship and authentic community.

The Pastor of Adult Discipleship will ensure the strategic and successful implementation of PVCC’s vision for thriving small group ministries and discipleship groups.

Operational responsibility includes, but is not limited to planning, recruitment, leadership development, communications, and general administration. He will consult with the Pastoral Team on a regular basis and will lead the execution of specific church-wide projects and initiatives on behalf of the Pastoral Team as it pertains to adult discipleship.

Along with the other pastors at PVCC, the Pastor of Adult Discipleship generally shepherds the people of God at PVCC by assuming other typical pastoral duties (coaching, leadership development, discipleship, teaching, hospital visitations, counseling, and evangelism).

The Pastor of Adult Discipleship serves alongside the Pastoral Team and reports to PVCC’s Executive Pastor.

Full-time (typically 40-45 hours work week) to include regular office hours, Sunday worship gatherings and other ministry events on nights and weekends.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Prayerfully seek God and the leadership of the Holy Spirit, making extended times of prayer a priority.
Attend Pastoral Team and Staff Meetings, and other meetings as necessary.
Prepare an annual ministry plan for the Executive Pastor.
Be available for public reading of Scripture, prayers, and teaching/preaching.
Share responsibility (along with other pastors) of conducting membership and baptism interviews, and following up with guests to PVCC on a weekly basis.
Efficiently manage the budget for adult discipleship ministries.
Attend conferences and trainings for continued education.
Develop and implement evaluation and measurement for each ministry under adult discipleship.
Other duties as assigned.

SPECIFIC TASKS

Small Group & D-Group Discipleship

Create and oversee a community group and discipleship group (D-Group) leader/coach development concept.
Work with the Directional Team to ensure successful church-wide campaigns, small group connection events and mid-size events that introduce the congregation to community life and discipleship.
Conduct evaluations of group leaders and coaches.
Research/implement/develop content for group gatherings.

Marriage Ministry

Meet regularly with the Pastor of Marriage Ministry and PVCC Marriage Ministry Team.
Perform administrative duties as assigned for implementation of Marriage Ministry Initiatives.
Counseling Coordination
Manage Counseling intake processes.
Update and review referral partners on an annual basis

THE QUALIFICATIONS

Fulfill the duties of a PVCC member as outlined in the membership covenant.
Fulfill the character qualifications of an elder as taught in Scripture (1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9).
Personal and professional commitment to seeing Jesus’ mission fulfilled through the local church, including a clear calling to vocational service in the local church as a pastor. (Matt. 28:18-20, John 20:21, and Acts 1:8).
Personal commitment to vision, mission, and values of PVCC.
High capacity for work and responsibility as well as the ability to appropriately prioritize and delegate.
Proven track record in organizational leadership, including the ability to build and lead teams and develop and lead leaders.
A proven track record of being a self-starter, entrepreneur, and goal-oriented worker, with an unusually strong work ethic.
Professional-level skills, expertise, and experience with people, business, legal, and financial
management; ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality.
Willingness to work as an often-unseen member of the PVCC leadership team.
Willingness to take appropriate risk as a means of stewarding the resources God gives PVCC to advance the gospel through both PVCC and the planting of new churches.
Exhibits discretion, perseverance, patience, and flexibility.
Ability to tactfully interface with a diverse group of people.
Ability to resolve conflict in a productive and gracious manner; ability to take direction & feedback.
Ability to recruit, manage, & encourage volunteers; collaborative & team focused.
Self-motivated and ability to multi-task.
Humble commitment to continually learn, grow, and improve as a servant in Jesus’ church.
Familiarity with, and openness to the Reformed tradition and missional church movement.
Minimum of three years’ experience in business, ministry, or church is desired

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