Our Culture
Being in ministry is more than just a job, it is a calling.
"The most important thing we will do today is pray."
Connections Director
One Sentence Ministry Description: Make every person that walks through our doors feel like they are “home” by helping them connect to God, people, and purpose.
Reports to: Executive Director of Operations
Supports: Guest Services Teams, Team Members, Next Steps Experience Team
Hours/General Schedule: Full-Time (presence expected at all 4 gatherings)
Core Functions:
Competencies:
Reports to: Executive Director of Operations
Supports: Guest Services Teams, Team Members, Next Steps Experience Team
Hours/General Schedule: Full-Time (presence expected at all 4 gatherings)
Core Functions:
- Assimilate Newcomers
- Oversees the Next Steps Experience to make sure it’s planned, staffed and modify it as needed.
- Maintain a database of all newcomers with the goal of shepherding them through the process of getting connected and something about moving in the direction of ministry partnership (small group and/or ministry team)
- Follow up weekly with Next Step Experience newcomers ensuring they get connected to the appropriate ministry area.
- Help people take their next steps to become ministry partners.
- Track progress and create accountability with ministry leaders to have appropriate discipleship conversations
- Record completion of Growth Track in church database
- Encourage Growth Track Graduates to enroll in the Ministry Leadership Course.
- Recruit and develop coaches and leads.
- Shepherd the GS Team Coaches and help lead them to develop healthy span of care in their ministries
- Infuse the guest services team with a culture of radical hospitality.
- Partners with coaches to develop regular training & appreciation events
- Ensures coaches and team leads are scheduling well
- Manage budget with goal of maximizing disciple-making
Competencies:
- Dependable
- Able to understand and communicate the “why” behind the “what”
- Ability to mentor others in spiritual development and ministry leadership skills
- Delegate authority effectively
- Excellent communication skills
- Highly skilled team-builder and recruiter
- High level of people-networking skills; possesses high EQ
- Proven ability to create and manage organizational systems
- Possess a high degree of empathy for people with the ability to see from our guests’ perspective through an observant eye.
- Addresses and resolves conflict well
- Executes vision in ministry area in creative problem-solving ways; understand how it aligns with greater TMC vision

