Church Planting Mobilizer (Bilingual)

Description

Drive strategic development and cultivation of church planters and replanters across an assigned region, while providing Spanish-language support across the Church Planting Network statewide, mobilizing churches and partners to establish new congregations and replant dying ones that reach people for Christ and reproduce, planting churches that plant churches throughout Texas.

Requirements

Each mobilizer serves as a point person for specific operational areas while remaining cross-trained across all specializations. Point persons own coordination and resourcing of their areas; facilitate team participation and leadership opportunities; and create pathways for Texas Baptists pastors and church planters to participate in and lead within these specializations. This develops leaders who can serve and contribute to a church planting and replanting movement.

1. Assessments (Point Person: Bilingual Mobilizer)

Manage and execute rigorous evaluation in both English and Spanish versions and diagnostic processes for both church planters and replanters, assessing readiness against the Church Planter Building Blocks (calling, character, relationships, and additional blocks needed to plant or replant).

2. Replanting (Point Person: Church Planting Lead)

Conduct comprehensive feasibility studies to identify and replant existing churches, developing tailored renewal and onboarding strategies for congregations desiring to be replanted.

3. Activation (Point Person: North Mobilizer)

Direct the development, delivery, and administration of the Activation system, initial training cohorts and intensive onboarding (Activate) experiences that integrate new partners and ensure understanding of objectives and methodologies.

4. Equipping (Point Person: South Mobilizer)

Design, manage, and refine ongoing specialized curriculum and training frameworks to equip planters, cohorts, and sponsoring churches for effective church planting and mobilization.

Beyond serving as a point person for Assessments, this position carries a distinct, statewide bilingual contribution. The Bilingual Mobilizer provides Spanish-language support across all four specializations, running Spanish church planting assessments, trainings, and resourcing as needed, and serves as the network's point of contact for Spanish-language needs throughout Texas. Like every mobilizer, this role also carries regional English-language church planting responsibilities based on where the mobilizer is located, and remains cross-trained across all four areas.

1. Church Planting Support & Assessment 

Conduct mandatory comprehensive feasibility studies for every potential plant or replant to confirm viability before resources are committed. Provide diagnostic assessments for planters and replanters using standardized tools, and offer continuous mentorship and coaching to active planters throughout their journey.

2. Planter Monitoring & Cohort Engagement 

Review monthly reports from planters to track progress and surface needs early. Use the Church Plant Development Map to coach churches through their phase of growth, assessing the Critical Success Factors and identifying faithful next steps toward maturity and multiplication. Conduct quarterly cohort check-ins and responsive one-on-one coaching to foster collaboration and evaluate progress.

3. Covenant Compliance & Resource Oversight 

Walk alongside resourced churches to uphold their covenant partnership, coaching them toward financial, theological, and operational health. Balance accountability with care, treating covenant faithfulness as part of a church's development toward maturity, while holding firm and enforcing expectations when circumstances require it.

4. Funding & Budgetary Management 

Develop and submit data-backed funding requests for Peer Review and Missions Funding Council. Manage assigned travel budget strategically, making sound decisions about resource allocation based on ministry priorities and impact.

5. Regional Events & Training Facilitation

Host, organize, and facilitate regional gatherings, training seminars, and promotional events within assigned territory. Assist other mobilizers in executing training events tied to their respective specialization areas. Participate in and promote regional and statewide Texas Baptists events and activities to strengthen partnerships and visibility across the convention.

6. Digital Administration & Communication

Maintain organized, secure digital file systems and shared drives for team coordination and record-keeping. Track and manage monthly expenses, receipts, and travel documentation per BGCT policy. Respond promptly and professionally to all communications (phone, email, text, and other correspondence).

7. Partnership Development & Strategic Collaboration

Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with associations, regional and national church planting networks, and local churches to identify planting opportunities and coordinate efforts. Provide training and equipping to associational leaders, church missions teams, and local church planters on methodology and best practices.

8. Resource Connection & Advocacy

Connect church planters, Texas Baptists churches, associations, networks, and organizational partners with available Texas Baptists resources, ministry specialists, and materials that support their planting and replanting efforts in strengthening leaders, strengthening churches, and strengthening churches' participation in missions.

9. Organizational Alignment & Advocacy

Represent and communicate Texas Baptists' mission, vision, values, and doctrinal positions to church planters, churches, and ministry partners. Ensure personal performance and team initiatives align with organizational priorities and maintain compliance with Texas Baptists policies and applicable state and federal regulations. Foster collaborative relationships with teammates and cross-functional partners to advance shared goals.

1. Leadership & Development 

Church planters and replanters need ongoing mentorship, coaching, and development to succeed. Mobilizers cultivate leadership capacity by investing in planters and reinforcing disciple-making as the engine of growth, helping planters make disciples who become leaders who develop other leaders. This includes facilitating peer cohort connections and creating opportunities for emerging leaders to lead within church planting initiatives. It requires the ability to inspire vision, identify potential in others, and build trust through consistent presence and support.

2. Strategic Thinking & Execution 

Mobilizers cast vision for church planting and replanting across their region, identifying opportunities and mobilizing resources to advance the movement. This requires the ability to think strategically about context and needs, coordinate complex initiatives, assess readiness and fit, make sound decisions under pressure, and execute plans with flexibility and resilience as circumstances change.

3. Relational & Communication Skills

Effective mobilizers build trust and navigate complex relationships across diverse contexts, from church planters to pastors to associational leaders to organizational partners. This requires emotional intelligence to understand and respond to others' needs, social intelligence to read dynamics and build collaboration, and cultural intelligence to work effectively across different backgrounds and perspectives. Strong listening skills and the ability to mediate and resolve conflict create the foundation for effective partnership and communication.

4. Technical & Administrative Competence

Mobilizers manage budgets, coordinate calendars, maintain digital file systems, track expenses and receipts, and handle multiple priorities simultaneously. Proficiency with software, cloud-based platforms, and organizational systems is essential. Strong administrative competence ensures the team operates efficiently and can focus energy on relational and strategic work.

5. Theological & Organizational Alignment

Mobilizers embody Texas Baptists' mission, values, and theological convictions, living out the posture of the Culture Map, joining what God is already doing, staying relationally rooted, and keeping Jesus at the center. This requires in-depth understanding of Baptist distinctives, commitment to biblical foundations, and alignment with organizational priorities and strategies. Mobilizers maintain integrity with these principles while ensuring compliance with organizational policies and procedures.

1. Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree required in a related field (Theology, Ministry, Business Administration, or equivalent); Master's degree preferred. Four years of proven experience in church planting, replanting, pastoral leadership, or denominational ministry leadership.

2. Church Planting Expertise 

Deep, practical knowledge of how churches are planted and replanted, including understanding church theology and purpose, how leaders develop, and the stages a new church goes through from launch to maturity. This includes familiarity with proven methodologies and best practices for planting and replanting congregations.

3. Assessment & Diagnostic Skills 

Ability to assess a planter's readiness against the Church Planter Building Blocks and evaluate the health and potential of existing congregations against the Critical Success Factors, determining whether a particular context is ready for planting. This involves using established assessment tools, asking the right questions, weighing what is observable and repeatable, and making sound judgments about whether a church plant or replant will succeed.

4. Strategic Coordination & Leadership 

Ability to cast vision for church planting, mobilize churches and planters toward that vision, facilitate cohort connections, plan and execute events and training, and coach planters through challenges. This includes identifying emerging leaders, investing in their development, and empowering them to lead and develop other leaders, creating a multiplying effect across the movement. Requires thinking strategically about context and opportunities while managing multiple initiatives simultaneously.

5. Communication & Interpersonal Skills 

Strong listening ability, proficiency in mediation and conflict resolution, cultural sensitivity and the capacity to relate positively across different backgrounds, worship styles, church sizes, church methodologies, and ministry philosophies. Ability to communicate clearly both in writing and verbally. A track record of building relationships based on mutual respect, honor, and integrity.

6. Baptist Alignment & Theological Foundation 

In-depth understanding of Baptist theology, church polity, and congregational missions work. Knowledgeable concerning traditional Baptist distinctives and committed to the Baptist Faith and Message 1963. Active membership in a Texas Baptists-aligned church throughout employment. Ongoing personal commitment to growing in your relationship with Jesus, becoming more Christ-like in character and faith, and developing your spiritual life and ministry practice.

7. Administrative & Technical Competence

Ability to manage budgets and track expenses accurately. Skilled in using software and cloud-based systems for organizing files, managing schedules, and communicating with the team. Strong organizational skills and the ability to juggle multiple responsibilities and deadlines simultaneously.

8. Personal Character & Resilience 

Demonstrates integrity, trustworthiness, and confidentiality in all relationships and communications. Ability to maintain composure and flexibility when priorities shift or challenges arise. Proficiency in sharing faith authentically and contextually. Commitment to biblical principles and teachings both professionally and personally.

Frequent travel across Texas and statewide, including regular weekend commitments and overnight stays for church visits and training events. Valid driver's license with a clean driving record and reliable personal transportation. Ability to pass a background check. Proficiency in English communication. Physical capability to lift and move materials up to 50 pounds occasionally, 20 pounds frequently, and 10 pounds continuously. Ability to walk, stand, and sit for extended periods.