Careers

What You Will Do

Spiritual Development

• Develop a yearly personal growth plan that fosters a vibrant spiritual life, including solitude, retreat, reflection, prayer and a sincere commitment to understanding God’s Word.

• Maintain active participation in a church community. Lead men and local ministry teams into greater dependence on God, ensuring the work flows from prayer and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

• Partner with the City Leadership Team and national leadership in observing CLC Days of Prayer.

Leadership Development

• Cast vision for equipping men throughout the assigned area by developing a growing team of leaders and an “our ministry” mindset in keeping with Ephesians 4:12.

• Recruit, train and care for facilitators in CLC methodology and disciple-making principles; visit groups and meet regularly with facilitators.

• Partner with the City Leadership Team, hold no fewer than six meetings each year, and host annual City Leadership Team and facilitator retreats.

• Lead or co-lead a model CLC group and develop men within it to lead future groups. Create and follow an annual leadership development plan that supports “leading through” other men.

Resource Development

• Develop and lead the area fundraising strategy with the City Leadership Team, inviting partners to support the local vision and budget.

• Annually raise the area budget to carry out the local ministry vision, keeping the area consistently in surplus. Manage finances with stewardship, accountability and transparency.

• Meet with donors one-on-one, invite financial partnership, communicate with excellence and faithfully thank supporters.

• Promote CLC as a means of discipling men and developing leaders throughout the area, and coordinate quality local events that advance the ministry.

Direct Local Ministry

• Pray regularly for men throughout the assigned area and engage men in the community on a near-daily basis.

• Invite men into long-term discipleship through CLC groups; develop leaders and facilitators who share ownership of the local ministry.

• Use CLC-approved curriculum, group methodology and disciple-making principles. Model CLC’s five methods: Prayerful Posture, Cultivating Leaders, Call to Commitment, Proven Pathways and Cascading Communities.

• Encourage no fewer than four levels of CLC involvement and develop new groups and facilitators from existing groups.

• Follow the Holy Spirit’s leading into one-on-one discipleship relationships with regularity. Engage church leaders to encourage men’s discipleship and foster local partnerships.

• Develop and implement semiannual plans for retreats, adventures or conferences, and create local shared experiences that deepen discipleship, relationships and leadership.

Ministry Support

• Set an annual strategic ministry plan for the assigned area and track progress toward a growing, healthy local ministry.

• Maintain accurate information on groups, men, facilitators and donors; communicate clearly and promptly; and adhere to CLC policies and procedures.

• Participate in national staff meetings, retreats and conferences as scheduled, and undertake assignments from national leadership consistent with the role.

Training

• Complete required CLC Leadership 1 and 2 Area Director training and demonstrate proficiency in CLC’s mission, methodology and practical ministry work.

• Pursue continuing spiritual, theological and professional development.