FAQ: Do You Have a Job Description for a Small Group Director?

I get asked certain questions on a regular basis.  One of the most frequent is “What does a job description for a small group director (or pastor) look like?  Today I want to give you the basics, but I want to be sure and qualify it by acknowledging that this is by no means complete and I’m sure some of my grouplife peers would have a different take.

But here are the four things that I think ought to be on the job description for a small group director:

Create and oversee a leader development concept that helps “test-drive” hosts become leaders over time.  This will include:

• Communication strategies
• On-site, decentralized and web-based leader development opportunities
• Coaching

Recruit and develop a team of coaches sufficient to care for the number of leaders in the organization.

Work with the senior pastor and other staff to develop the church-wide strategies surrounding grouplife.  This includes:

• Annual church-wide campaigns
• Connection events
• Mid-size events forming steps that lead to grouplife

Design, implement and manage strategies that make it easy to join a group.  This includes:

• Website content and groupfinder capability
• Periodic church-wide emails with easy-to-use click-to-join opportunities
• A lobby presence designed to make it easy to get information

Note: Depending on the size of your church, some of these responsibilities might be delegated to other members of a Small Group ministry team.  Additionally, depending on the experience and expertise of the small group pastor, a strategic outsider can sometimes provide the perfect complement to an energetic but less experienced staff member.

One of my most common roles as a consultant is to provide the strategic elements while coaching a staff member in day-to-day responsibilities.  You can find out more about my consulting and coaching programs right here.

Want do you think?  Have a question?  Want to argue?  You can click here to jump into the conversation.