Associate Pastor of Discipleship and Missions

About the Role

The Oaks Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, is seeking a full-time Associate Pastor of Discipleship and Missions to help lead and expand our discipleship culture, leadership development pathway, and mission engagement. The Oaks is a growing nine-year-old church averaging 450 attendees across two Sunday services, with a vision to plant and revitalize churches throughout the Midwest. As we prepare to launch our first church plant and continue developing future ministry leaders, we are looking for a pastor who is passionate about making disciples, equipping leaders, and mobilizing the church for mission.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight for The Oaks’ discipleship strategy, including Missional Community Groups, Oaks Academy, Bible studies, assimilation, and leadership development
• Coach and care for group leaders
• Strengthen the church’s discipleship pathways
• Oversee membership processes and help members take next steps in spiritual growth and ministry involvement
• Identify, train, and develop future ministry leaders through internships, apprenticeships, and residency programs
• Oversee The Oaks’ local, global, and church planting missions efforts
• Coordinate mission projects and trips
• Support missionary partners
• Communicate missions opportunities to the church
• Help advance our vision of planting healthy churches throughout the Midwest and beyond

Qualifications

• Graduate-level theological training
• Proven ability to develop leaders
• Experience leading discipleship ministries
• Passion for both healthy church theology and effective ministry multiplication
• Meet the biblical qualifications for an elder outlined in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1
• Heart for pastoral ministry and church multiplication

Compensation

• Competitive compensation package with salary
• Retirement
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Housing allowance eligibility