HarvestCall is seeking a Ministry Support Director. This role is designed to provide leadership and support to its cross-country ministries and committees as well as the overall organization’s Finance and Human Resource functions. The Ministry Support Director is a member of the HarvestCall Management Team and represents the strategic direction of HarvestCall leadership to these ministries and committees. This is a great opportunity for someone with a heart for ministry organizations and desires to serve through the gifts of leadership and service. The Ministry Support Director role requires strong communication skills, a heart for missions and ministries, strategic vision, and the ability to function well in a team environment.

See full job description below.

Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to Matt Knapp, Executive Director, at mknapp@harvestcall.org by no later than November 3rd.

Purpose: 

Ensure the effective management, leadership, and communication of HarvestCall committees that support or operate ministries in multiple countries. Ensure priorities are aligned between Country Directors and support committees. 

Responsibilities: 

General 

• Report regularly to the Executive Director and Management Team regarding the support committees. 
• Collaborate with the Executive Director to develop quarterly reports to the HarvestCall board 
• Maintain personal and professional growth in the areas of administration, leadership, and mission effectiveness 
• Develop and maintain critical measures and metrics in assessment of progress towards strategic objectives 
• Provide analyses and create strategic policy and organizational recommendations to the Executive Director for managing organizational risks 
• Participate in support committee meetings as needed and meet regularly with committee chairs 
• Ensure budgets and quarterly financial reports are provided to the HarvestCall management team and that financial reports are prepared for quarterly board meetings. 
• Ensure that ministry support committees have access to appropriate training and education 
• Help HarvestCall improve the financial reporting process and provide additional insight into our financial process. 

Management 

• Consistent Communication with all ministry support committee chairs 
• Attends Quarterly Board Meetings as requested by the Executive Director 
• Represent ministry support committees to the HarvestCall board and in other church wide settings 
• Collaborate with the Board to establish long-range financial objectives 
• Direct Finance Manager in the development of initial proposed and annual budget for each country and revise in cooperation with Country Directors. 
• Facilitate collaboration of support committees with Country Directors or in-country ministries 

Leadership 

• Develop annual objectives for each support committee that is in alignment with the strategic plan for HarvestCall 
• Build relationships with elders that are involved in ministry support committees. 
• Assist in the development and selection of ministry support committee chairmen 
• Provide support, direction, and accountability to committee chairmen 
• Ensure appropriate succession plans are in place for support committees 
• Champion the HarvestCall Purpose Vision and Mission and Guiding Principles 
• Implement training regimens to continually develop skills of leadership, ministry effectiveness, and interpersonal relationships 
• Provide direction and accountability to the support committees to ensure strategic plans are developed, aligned, and executed 
• Ensure HarvestCall Board strategy and policy are communicated to support committees 
• Research and assist the support committees with questions involving legal matters and obtain legal counsel as appropriate 
• Demonstrates a continued growing knowledge of needs for each committee and seeks to grow in understanding of the committees and their opportunities for new areas to serve in the future. 
• Able to lead and develop areas of the Strategic Plan implementation as assigned by the Executive Director. 

Communication 

• Coordinate with Director of Communications to implement appropriate communications for Ministry Support teams. 
• Designate appropriate contact for each committees’ communications who will provide content to HarvestCall’s Communications Department. 
• Ensure consistent updates from the Management Team and the HarvestCall board are communicated to committees 
• Represent the interests and perspectives of the ministry support committees to the Management Team regarding the development of policy, processes, and practices 
• Ensure the effective communication of the organization’s policies and procedures to employees, missionaries, and volunteers in the organization 
• Develop and give presentations as appropriate (Proclaim & Serve, Church invites, etc.)
  
  

Approval Authority: 

• Approve non-budgeted expenditures up to $2,500.00 
• Approve communications to ensure alignment with current policies 
• Approve budgets of corresponding ministries 

Qualifications: 

Spiritual Qualifications 

• Must be a member of the Apostolic Christian Church of America demonstrating evidence of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and have approval of the local elder 
• Must have the conviction and demonstrated passion to serve the Lord in all aspects of the four-pillar mission of the Apostolic Christian Church of America 
• Must have character, integrity and be above reproach in all areas of conduct and life 
• Must be sound in Biblical doctrine 
• Must comply with Biblical principles for those in leadership positions 
• Must fully support and practice the Statement of Faith of the Apostolic Christian Church of America 
• Must be committed to understanding and growing in the Great Commission and the Centrality of the Church in ministry 
• Must be willing to be committed to prayer for the people in the Ministries they serve 

General Qualifications 

• Must demonstrate diplomacy and collaboration skills enabled and engendered by the Holy Spirit 
• Bachelor’s degree, preferred 
• Previous HarvestCall experience, preferred 
• Supervisory experience, required 
• Must have the ability to lead strategic planning exercises 
• Must demonstrate strong verbal communication, written communication, and organizational skills 
• Must demonstrate good decision-making and conflict resolution skills 
• Must understand and maintain confidentiality in all appropriate aspects of the position 
• Must be able to engage others in a culturally sensitive manner 
• Must be committed to serve the entire brotherhood of the Apostolic Christian Church of America 
• Able to travel up to 25% of time as needed 

Reporting Relationship: 

• Reports to the Executive Director