PRESENTS
Outreach Pastor
Sparks, Nevada
Summit Christian Church began 20 years ago in March 1999 when 50 people banded together to launch this new church. We had a vision from God to begin a healthy church which genuinely loved people and communicated God's grace with clarity and passion. Within six months Summit grew to over 300 people. In early 2000, 36.5 acres were purchased for Summit's future use.
In the initial years of Summit's existence a culture of generosity was established that generated funding that allowed the church to build our first facility and move into it in July 2002. In 2003, our attendance first crested over 1,000. This necessitated the need for a building expansion. Through more sacrificial giving, the expansion was completed and first services were held in December 2004 which included additional children's space allowing for our Summit Ridge Christian School to open in January 2005.
In 2008, attendance crested over 2,000 for the first time and over 200 people were baptized in a year. In 2017, the church adopted a shared leadership model featuring two Lead Pastors to shepherd the church now and for the future!
Today, Summit Christian Church is an influential and lead ministry in the region. She has a long track record of health, growth, and Gospel impact. The church will be completing a large building within two years, opening even more opportunity to serve, bless, and create life change in thousands of others. This plan includes incredible outdoor spaces and a new 1500 person worship center. Weekend attendance today is 2,300 people on average, spread across four weekend gatherings. The annual budget for Summit is approximately $4 million.
VISION, MISSION & TEAM VALUES
VISION
Provide Real. Hope. For Modern Life.
MISSION
Cultivate fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ by loving God, loving people, serving others, and reaching others.
TEAM VALUES
Health
Personal and corporate health matter greatly. For us to advance the cause of Christ through loving community, it is vital that we are healthy - as a staff team and as a church. Therefore, we will fight for and maintain healthy rhythms of work, spiritual replenishment, and growth, rest and recreation. We love each other enough that we will have the guts to speak honestly with one other, seeking unity through healthy communication and embracing healthy conflict. We embrace not only a culture hard work but also of fun and laughter.
Focus
God has called us to make a difference in our community and around the world. Results matter. Therefore, we will focus on doing very well the few things that God has called us to do. We will accomplish more by doing less and staying the course with the vision set for us. Our vision sets the guardrails within which we operate; this allows both flexibility and creative freedom while maintaining intentionality. We will communicate our mission and vision repeatedly to maintain focus and carry us into the future. We will protect our mission, vision, and values by avoiding busyness and uncertainty.
Generosity
We will strive to be completely surrendered to God and follow his will for our lives. This whole-life generosity compels us to joyfully give our time, talents, and treasure to the Lord. We will selflessly serve knowing that a win in one ministry is a win for all. We will take the position that no task is too small and that the inclination of our entire team would be to follow the example of Jesus, the ultimate servant.
Achievable Excellence
We do the best we can with the resources, ingenuity, and opportunities that God provides. We are not afraid to adapt, try new things and think creatively. We realize this occasionally will result in well vetted ideas not succeeding and we are okay with that. We will strive to do our work in a way that honors God but will give our best efforts as an act of worship. We will endeavor to work collaboratively as a team and will celebrate all that we see God doing in our midst. We will not grumble regarding what we do not have, but we are thankful to God for what he has provided.
To learn more about the beliefs of Summit Christian Church, click here.
OUTREACH MINISTRY OVERVIEW
Our purpose is to serve others and reach others OUTSIDE of Summit Christian Church.
MINISTRY DETAIL
LOCAL OUTREACH OUTCOMES
(Sun Valley, Nevada)
- Increased volunteers serving outside ministries
- Stronger, deeper and more focused relationships with ministry partners
- Regular activities tied to established partnerships which Summit attenders can invite friends and neighbors
- Combat sex and human trafficking and poverty
- Visibility of the "Serve Others" core value is raised
- Be known in the community
- Reach more people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ
GLOBAL OUTREACH OUTCOMES
(Valparaiso, Chile)
- Reach more people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ
- Establish healthy churches
- Combat sex/human trafficking and poverty
- Empower ministries led by reputable national leaders
- Stronger, deeper and more focussed relationships with ministry partners
- Provide opportunities for Summit attenders to meaningfully engage in short-term experiences with our global ministry partners
Visit https://www.summitnv.org/outreach for descriptions of current partnerships and efforts.
A word from Steve and Bryan
Lead Pastors
LEADERSHIP
Within the past two years Summit Christian Church has transitioned to a dual Lead Pastor structure - Steve Bond (left) and Bryan Smith. Steve is the founding pastor and Bryan rejoined the team after leaving for a time to pastor in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Steve planted Summit Christian Church in 1999. He is a gifted communicator, strategist, and humble servant. Prior, Steve lived in Chile for 10 years as a missionary. Steve enjoys the outdoors and being with family.
Bryan brings a zest for life and the Lord to everything he does! Before entering ministry, Bryan was a biology teacher. He previously has served as Summit's Student Pastor and then as the Outreach Pastor. Bryan enjoys spending time with his family and all things outdoors, especially dirt biking.
Summit Christian Church is an elder-guarded and staff-led church. They are a non-denominational church with Restoration Movement roots. Steve, Bryan, and two Executive Pastors (Chris Winslow and Brett Zunino) makeup the Lead Team. The staff are empowered to lead the church.
CHALLENGE & OPPORTUNITY
Summit Christian Church has a very high value of and passion for outreach - it is a primary focus and element of the church. A next level leader is needed to mobilize people to take the church forward and make a deeper impact locally and around the world.
LEADERSHIP
Summit Christian Church is seeking out a strong visionary leader who has the ability to develop leaders, cast vision and develop strategies that will promote ministry and Kingdom growth. The existing outreach staff (3) and teams (2) are excited to head into the next chapter and eager to begin partnering with a new leader. The Outreach Pastor will also contribute as a member of the Core Team with seven others which includes the Lead Team.
MOBILIZE
Few people are regularly engaged in Summit organized outreach initiatives (150 out of 2000 plus regular attendees). A highly relational and organized person is needed to be the primary outreach catalyst to recruit, train, empower, and send out a much greater percentage of the Summit family into local and global serving opportunities.
PASTOR
The Outreach Pastor position carries a lot of influence, responsibility, and weight, both with people all over the globe and resources. A mature and experienced shepherd is needed to understand, sense, and support the ministry.
COMMUNICATE
Summit Christian Church seeks a person who is gifted in communications - verbal, digital, written, etc. This entails working with many people, ministry departments, community partners, and crafting powerful stories.
TRAVEL
The Outreach Pastor will need to lead and participate on trips both domestically and internationally about three to four times a year. Summit’s vision is that every person who calls Summit home participate on at least one international mission experience in their life.
LOCATION & STATISTICS
Summit Christian Church is located in Sparks, a border city of Reno, in Northern Nevada. Besides sharing the same state and legalized gambling, Sparks is completely different than Las Vegas in culture and climate. It is set in a high desert 4,400 feet above sea level between two huge famous lakes - Lake Tahoe and Pyramid Lake. Both are less than an hour away. The area obtains all four seasons and limitless activities year-round!
Sparks boasts a population of 101,000 yet feels much larger as Reno's population is 250,000. The slogan is true, "The Biggest Little City in the World." The Reno-Sparks area is a major hub for logistics, warehousing, and as of late, technology (i.e. Amazon, Patagonia, Tesla, Intuit, and more). The median home price in Sparks, NV is $344,000.
Reno-Sparks is ranked as the #2 unchurched city in America - it's an amazing place to live and share the gospel!
Helpful web links:
https://www.visitrenotahoe.com
GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION
Overview:
The Outreach Pastor provides visionary, energetic, creative, shepherding, and strategic leadership to and administrative oversight of outreach ministries at Summit Christian Church (SCC). Summit Christian Church understands outreach and service ministries as actions, words, and programs that act as the hands and feet of Christ reaching out to love people, serve others and reach others in our global community and the region surrounding our local area.
Job Profile
General Responsibilities
1. Organize and oversee the outreach ministries of the church.
2. Recruit and train leaders for the various outreach ministries.
3. Research, survey and evaluate the church and community to determine what outreach ministries are most needed and if existing ministries are effective.
4. Develop new outreach ministries as needed.
5. Obtain and supply materials needed for the outreach ministries.
6. Communicate with leaders of outreach ministries at least quarterly to receive reports on ministry progress, to brainstorm, to determine how to improve the ministries and to discuss challenges and solutions.
7. Act as a liaison between outreach ministry leaders and the church leaders.
8. Work with the Communications Manager to promote a positive image of outreach ministry to the church and to the community.
9. Pray regularly for the outreach ministries.
10. Oversee budget and expenditures for the outreach ministry.
11. Be a spiritual leader and shepherd to those in the outreach ministry; set and advocate the vision and expectations of the outreach ministry. Maintain good communication skills which inspire, teach, motivate and mentor others, and agree with and follow fundamental biblical truths and core values found in Summit Christian Church’s Statement of Faith. Be motivated to live as an example of Jesus Christ to those in the ministry, the Church and beyond.
Specific Responsibilities
1. Meet at least quarterly with the Global and Local Outreach Teams to review activities of global and local outreach ministries.
2. Provide input to and coordinate the creation of the electronic and print outreach communications which are distributed and communicated to the SCC congregation.
3. Coordinate activities for an annual SCC Outreach emphasis week during which local and / or global partners are featured and / or which child sponsorship partners are highlighted.
4. Assess and prioritize existing and new outreach mission opportunities.
5. Make decisions related to offering funding to those seeking missions trip scholarships or missions support funding.
6. Encourage the congregation to be intentionally invitational in reaching “beyond our doorsteps“, equipping them with resources and training to share the Good News by word and deed.
7. Educate, inform, and offer theological/faith perspective to congregation about global outreach needs.
8. Offer leadership in the Washoe County community to encourage collaboration and to increase awareness of SCC’s ministries, particularly as they address local and global outreach needs (spiritual as well as physical). In addition, collaborate with other like-minded churches in the Truckee Meadows on trip coordination and combined outreach events.
9. Strengthen ecumenical partnerships related to outreach/service ministries.
10. Work effectively across cultural, theological, and economic boundaries, cherishing and encouraging diversity at SCC.
11. Supervise and conduct the Outreach Coordinator’s and Outreach Administrative Assistant’s periodic job performance evaluations.
Qualifications and Experience
1. Demonstrated experience in the areas of community outreach and evangelism.
a. Knowledge of issues facing the community‐at‐large.
b. Demonstrated ability to relate comfortably and confidently to church members,
those exploring membership, the community, and those whom the church seeks
to serve.
2. Excellent communication, leadership, administrative, planning, people skills, and team orientation.
a. Problem‐solving skills, ability to handle constructively stress and pressure.
b. Committed self‐starter attitude, ability to continually define and refine SCC’s role
in the areas of Mission, Outreach, and Service.
3. Undergraduate degree or equivalent required.
4. Training/experience in community and outreach activities.
Compensation:
- Salary: Range beginning at $63,000
- Benefits: 100% insurance for the employee
- 3% retirement contribution plus another 3% matching program for retirement
Reports to: Chris Winslow, Executive Pastor of Operations & Outreach
CONTACT
Ready to take the next step?
To find out additional information about Summit Christian Church, please visit www.summitnv.org.
If, after prayerfully reviewing this information, you sense this role and church culture could be a good fit for you, please contact Jay Stearley via either of the options below.
Jay Stearley // 775.772.7505 // [email protected]