4 Sample Job Descriptions for Your Future Online/Digital Pastor
I’ve listed four draft job descriptions for your future online pastor. You have the freedom to straight-up copy/edit for your church’s context. I hope they’re helpful.
1. Online Host Pastor
Focus: Coordination & Assimilation
Location: 30 mile radius of church address(es)
Hours: Volunteer or Part-Time
Description: Oversee online church service, coordinate details for the weekly stream(s), manage volunteer ministries associated with online church service, monitor metrics for online church service, and create/manage the strategy to move watchers of online church service to attend in-person church service.
2. Digital Outreach Pastor
Focus: Coordination, Assimilation, & Digital 1st Impressions
Location: 30 mile radius of church address(es)
Hours: Part-Time or Full-Time
Job Description: Everything the Online Host Pastor does plus creates compelling digital experiences for unchurched people in your community to discover what your church is about through Facebook Ads, special online events, Zoom connections, and social media strategy focused on moving watchers to attend in-person.
3. Online Campus Pastor
Focus: Coordination, Assimilation, Digital 1st Impressions, & Community
Location: Anywhere
Hours: Full-Time
Job Description: Everything the Online Host Pastor and Digital Outreach Pastor does plus oversees online small groups and online video courses associated with your discipleship pathway focused on moving watchers to attend in-person or get connected to a nearby partner church in their area..
Optional: Experiment with having online watchers start small groups in their home to see if interest exists to launch microsites associated with your church through online services.
4. Church Anywhere Pastor
Focus: Coordination, Assimilation, Digital 1st Impressions, Community, & Church Planting
Location: Anywhere
Hours: Full-Time
Job Description: Everything the Online Host Pastor, Digital Outreach Pastor, and Online Campus Pastor does plus oversee watch parties where small groups host a church service in their home, which can develop into a microsite/campus of your church if nurtured.
Optional: Church Anywhere Pastor can oversee the entire strategy or partner with a full-time Microsite Pastor, which the Church Anywhere Pastor would cultivate leads through watch parties and handoff to the Microsite Pastor.
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