Church Planter Team Leader 091923

Title 
Church Planter Team Leader

Funded/Full time/Apprentice
Fully Funded  

Quick Info 
Location: Wiesbaden, Germany
Term: 4-year, renewable 
Start Date: Summer 2025

Team Vision 
To see German Turks become reproducing Christ-followers who are gathered into healthy, viable, self-governing, self-sustaining, & multiplying communities of faith impacting both the Turks, the German people, and the LRPGs in Germany and beyond.

Description 
The Team Leader will engage self and others in creative, prayerful discipling relationships to the Turks in Germany in collaboration with a team and others. This person will be one known to have high integrity, cross-cultural fluency, deep love for Christ and people and notably experienced in leading, teaching and serving others, capable in managing, planning, listening, and equipping others.  

Responsibilities 

Church Planter Role:

• To engage in spiritual conversations, gospel proclamation, and discipleship (pre- and post-conversion) among the German Turks and participate in agreed-upon Team outreach, evangelistic, and discipling activities within the context of appropriate and culturally sensitive community and personal engagement activities.
• To help facilitate the gathering of German-Turk Christ-followers into multiplying local fellowships or communities of faith in their communities and throughout Germany.
• To pursue partnership and collaborate with other orgs, churches, and intentional individuals who are working to accomplish the above (#s 1 & 2) among the Turks in Germany.
• To mobilize the German church to engage in reaching, discipling, and the gathering of Christ-followers among the German Turks into viable and multiplying communities of faith.

Team Leader Role:  

• Provide Team Leader oversight to the TIDE (Turks in Deutschland) Team including leading Team gatherings, meetings, events, provide primary leadership member care to TIDE Team members, and support TIDE Team members, as necessary.
• Work with the TIDE Team in consultation with the Europe Area Director (AD) and the International Strategy Director (ISD) for Church Development to develop Team strategy and to ensure that the Team’s goals and metrics are being met (Please Note: this role is a direct report to the Europe AD) – this includes the development, maintenance and regular review of the Team’s contingency plans.
• Provide onboarding orientation and ongoing performance reviews to TIDE Team members or delegate this to another Team member.
• In consultation with the Europe AD and working with TIDE Team members, develop, complete, and submit the annual Team budget.
• Complete the monthly finance reports and reimbursement requests (this may be delegated to other team members) and approve Team members’ finance expenditures within the limits of the TL role as outlined in the Leadership Approval Matrix.
• Represent the Team in partnership meetings, gatherings, or events when required or necessary, or delegate this to a Team member 7. Any other duties as required by the Team Leader role or by the Team.

Required Qualifications 

Bachelor’s degree | Ordination | Portable District License

  Required Experience

• Initiating and pursuing spiritual conversations with unbelievers.
• Evangelism (i.e., Gospel proclamation and inviting people to a relationship with Jesus).
• Discipleship both in a one-on-one and group context.
• Initiating and facilitating the gathering of believers and seekers for fellowship, bible study, and worship.
• Experience in leading a Team of 2 or more people either in the secular or ministry context (e.g., teaming, setting and monitoring budgets, etc.).
• Experience in Team planning and goal setting including Team management (e.g., staff/performance evaluations, etc.) including the implementation and evaluation of Team plans and goals.

 Preferred Qualifications 

 Bible College | Seminary | Doctoral Studies

Preferred Experience

• Local Church Ministry – experience in a wide variety of church ministries (e.g. evangelism and discipleship; visitation; preaching, teaching, and training [leading small groups, bibles studies, ministry teams. 
• Church Planting – actual CP experience as a member of a CP Team or as a CP Pastor.
• Counselling – individual, marriage, and/or family counselling experience.
• Community Engagement – participation in outreach and community initiatives.
• Accreditation as a KAIROS Facilitator or Head Facilitator (HF).

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