GRACE CHURCH -DISCIPLESHIP PASTOR
Grace Church San Diego is a growing church with a focus on making resilient disciples of Jesus and being good news to our North Park community. In October, we will be sending one of our full-time pastors and his family as long-term missionaries to serve in Guatemala with Hope of Life International. This has created an opening on our staff team for a new Discipleship Pastor.
Are you an interested candidate? Be sure to check out all the details on this page and complete the application at the bottom.
MEET GRACE CHURCH
Grace Church has served North Park and San Diego with the Gospel for over 100 years. We are passionate about the church being a family on mission with a vibrant Sunday gathering filled with missionary people making disciples and living in community during the week.
Grace San Diego was established in 1912. The church has a wonderful history which included, under the leadership of Dr. Tim LaHaye, the founding of Christian High School, Christian Heritage College (Now San Diego Christian College) and Institute for Creation Research. Grace, for several years, was known as “Scott Memorial Baptist” before the name was changed to Grace Church San Diego in 2009.
In December of 2021, Josh Martin came to Grace as the new Lead Pastor. Since then, he has collaborated with the Staff and Elder Team to implement many notable changes including the launch of House Churches, the start of Equip Classes, and a new approach to expository preaching that focuses on a single book of the Bible for an entire year.
Since 2021, our church attendance has more than doubled. Over the last few years our elders and staff have refocused the vision to: Making Resilient Disciples who reorient their lives to the way of Jesus.
We have also made major renovations to our church property as we prepare to put in a public Coffee Shop and Counseling Center that will serve our neighborhood community. Today, we continue to grow with a strong foundation on Biblical truth and a focus on being family on mission.
sunny san diego
One word: weather. San Diego is known for its warm climate that is almost always between 60-80 degrees with an average of 266 sunny days per year. With miles of beaches and bay to brag about, many forget to highlight that just 30 minutes east you can go camping in the mountains.
San Diegans love their outdoor activities year-round like hiking, surfing, biking, swimming, kayaking, fishing and more. They also love amazing, fresh food, especially Mexican. (Tip: Don’t get a burrito unless you intend to live here…you’ll never be able to eat one anywhere else again.)
Though it is a tourist town in many ways, most people who visit San Diego talk about its laid back, safe, and friendly vibe. Being one of the top destination cities for vacationing in the U.S. does have its perks with endless family-friendly attractions such as the World Famous Zoo, Sea World, Legoland, the Midway Museum, San Diego Bay, beaches, aquariums, and much more.
DISCIPLESHIP pastor responsibilities
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Our hope is that our Discipleship Pastor would care for and train House Church leaders, resource the ministries of Grace, and lead us in equipping the saints for the work of ministry. He would also serve as an overseer for the church, supervising staff members and bearing the weight of an elder, and preaching 6-10 times a year.
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This role became available because after 10 years of faithful service our beloved Campus Pastor and his family are being sent to Guatemala serve with one of our International Partners. God is moving at Grace Church and we are excited about who He might bring to join the team. Thank you for prayerfully considering the role.
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This role is designed to be a hybrid overseeing house churches, equip classes, ministries of Grace and overall spiritual formation of Grace Church. We don’t expect applicants to be equipped to lead in all of these areas right away, but want to make sure they know the scope of responsibility. We’re happy to provide training and support along the way.
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The Discipleship Pastor of Grace Church will be responsible for House Church, Discipleship, Ministries, Equip Classes, and a portion of Sunday Gathering.
The position will call for excellent organization, people management, and communication skills as well as management skills including multi-tasking and prioritizing.
The Discipleship Pastor will need to be a shepherd who is passionate about people being transformed into the likeness of Jesus, and developing them along the way.
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*Fulfill the duties required of Grace Church members as outlined in the leader covenant
*Discretion, perseverance, patience, creativity, and sense of humor
*Proactive, confident leadership, a self-starter. Ability to point out problems and propose solutions
*Ability to self-manage and drive projects once direction’s been given
*Flexibility: Should enjoy and anticipate rapid change of environment/pace
*Must be a professional learner, willing to constantly learn and grow in any area
*Must have completed college (undergraduate minimum preferred)
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Project Management
*Ability to point out problems, propose solutions, and be a solution where needed
*Ability to self-manage and drive projects once direction’s been given
*Competency in leading House Church and training others
*Flexibility: Should enjoy and anticipate rapid change of environment/pace
Administrative Responsibilities
*Manage Planning Center system to schedule teams, organize ministries, house churches and equip classes.
*Lead all Ministry Events (Women’s & Men’s Conferences, etc.), while empowering current leaders,
*Lead all promotional events on Sundays (house church fair, equip fair, ministry fair)
*Direct and coordinate with Soul Care Leadership Team to provide counseling support and spiritual formation for our congregation.
*Lead the Director of Set up & Tear Down for Sunday services.
*Coordinate with office manager & first impressions teams for Park & Ride.
*Identify and train leaders for equip classes, ministries, house churches, & huddles.
Pastoral Leadership
*Provide pastoral care for our church congregation.
*Helping shape and communicate vision to church.
*Preach at all church services on Sundays as assigned.
*Provide coaching for discipleship and missional community to House Church & Ministry Leaders.
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The position is available as early as October 2024 or as late as January 2025. We would provide a relocation package if employee is moving to San Diego from out of town. This is a full time role with all medical and dental insurance provided and a pay range between $75k-$90k.
Join Our Team
The Grace Staff Team and Elder Team DOn’T just work together, they do life together.
Family on Mission for Jesus. We preach it and we live it. The working culture at Grace Church is fun, authentic, collaborative, and innovative. Most important of all, we are members of our church together.