Life Network is hiring: CHURCH AND COMMUNITY MANAGER in Colorado Springs

3700 Galley Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 www.elifenetwork.com

Life Network exists to cultivate a community that values life through the love of Christ

CHURCH AND COMMUNITY MANAGER

The Church and Community Manager plays a key role in fostering relationships and engagement with local churches and pastors, community organizations, and ministry partners to advance Life Network's life-affirming mission. This role involves nurturing existing partnerships and proactively establishing new connections with churches.

In cooperation with the Church and Community Director, this position is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to engage churches and faith-based groups, cultivating partnerships and volunteer support, and increasing awareness and support for Life Network's programs and initiatives. This position also advances Life Network's religious mission by promoting the Sanctity of Human Life and the Sanctity of Marriage within the churches and communities it serves.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Church Relations

• Cultivates relationships with new and existing churches in the community
  • Recruit volunteer Church Ambassador/Primary Contact for ongoing communications
  • Provides information to those in church roles that use Life Network's services and programs
• In communication with the Church & Community Director
  • Follow up with new church contacts to build and maintain relationships
  • Ensure timely referral of church requests for program services to the appropriate center or program director
• Assists with ministry and church events such as Sanctity of Human Life month, Walk for Life, baby bottle campaigns, and mission fairs
• Facilitates tours of the ministry's pregnancy centers for church leaders, connecting them with the CCR Director and/or President as appropriate
• Supports inviting area pastors to provide a devotion to Life Network staff as requested

Community Relations

• Arrange meetings between churches and community leaders and the President and/or Donor Relations Director regarding financial support
• Promotes a positive image of Life Network within the community
• Works with the Church and Community Relations Director, Marketing Director, and Donor Relations team to implement and manage fundraising activities
• Develops and assists in strategies, activities, and campaigns for donor cultivation and relations

Administrative

• Supports maintaining data on current churches and business records in ministry CRM software
• Attends required team meetings and monthly staff meetings
• Participation by all staff is required at Life Network's major events

EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree or related experience in a church/ministry setting
• Two years of experience in management overseeing tasks and ensuring effective communication
• Strong project management skills, with a proven track record of successful planning and execution

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong advocate for the sanctity of life issues
• Possesses Christian testimony with evidence of Christian maturity in personal and professional life
• Active commitment to a local church
• A passion for the ministry accomplished through Life Network and a heart for reaching the lost of our community/world with the Gospel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience tailoring messages for diverse audiences including church leaders, volunteers, and the general public
• Experience in public speaking, conducting presentations, or facilitating meetings with church leaders, community groups, or donors
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with team members, across departments, and ministry partners to achieve shared goals
• Demonstrates qualities of initiative, teamwork, and goal orientated
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills, with experience managing schedules, data, and meeting deadlines in a team-oriented environment
• Comfortable with administrative tasks like data entry, record-keeping, and supporting operational workflows within a non-profit or ministry setting
• Ability to provide spiritual leadership, discipleship, and support to volunteers
• Capable of performing responsibilities independently with minimal supervision
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Docs
• Willingness to use a personal vehicle that meets Colorado vehicle safety standards, and maintain a valid Colorado driver's license, car registration, and car insurance to fulfill travel requirements for the position
• Able to occasionally lift 20-30 lbs. of presentation materials

CLASSIFICATION

Full-time at 40 hours per week. Pay range: $27.00 - $31.50 per hour. Scheduled hours are Monday through Friday with flexibility for weekends and evenings during events. Reports to the Church and Community Relations Director.

BENEFITS

• Paid time off for vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Life insurance policy
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Annual bonus opportunity

Life Network shall comply with appropriate federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination on grounds of race, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Because of the nature of our ministry, and as our ministry is to a non-believing world, all Life Network employees are to maintain a standard of conduct compatible with the principles outlined for us in the Bible, and which our Lord Jesus Christ patterned for us while He was here on earth. Prior to completing this application, we require that you read through our foundational statements. By submitting this application, you agree that you have read and understood these values and beliefs and are in full agreement.

Life Network is a non-profit Christian Ministry with a mission to cultivate a community that values life through the love of Christ. We achieve this by:

• Presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Providing life-affirming alternatives to abortion
• Promoting sexual integrity and healthy decisions
• Empowering parents to be healthy and hopeful
• Giving hope and healing to post-abortive
• Engaging the community to advance life

Our Statement of Faith:

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the inerrant, the infallible, authoritative Word of God.
• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
• We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
• We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential and that this salvation is received through faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and not as a result of good works.
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Christ.

Attestation by candidate:

To achieve coherence and unity within the ministry; to assure that the work of the ministry is conducted in a manner worthy of the calling to which Life Network has been called; to maintain fidelity to the announced purposes of the organization, even as described in its articles of incorporation; to advance these compelling interests of the organization; and to foster a loving, supportive and redemptive work environment within the ministry, Life Network subscribes to these principles and requires that each staff of the organization enthusiastically embrace the Mission Statement, Statement of Faith and core beliefs as part of the employment or intern process to affirm such principles in their lives, both in and out of the workplace.

I certify that I have read and understand the applicant instructions included with this application and that the answers given by me to the foregoing questions and statements made by me are complete and true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I authorize Life Network and its agents to verify any information related to my application or resume. I also authorize individuals, employers, and law enforcement agencies to freely release any information concerning my background, and hereby release any and all of them from any liability for doing so.

I understand that any false information, omissions, or misrepresentations of facts called for in this application, whether on this document or not, may result in rejection of my application or discharge at any time during my employment.

I understand that this application form is intended for use in evaluating my qualifications for employment and that this application is not an offer of employment. I further understand that if hired, my employment will be considered "at-will" and that my employment may be terminated for any reason, with or without cause or notice, at any time by me or Life Network and that this application is not intended to constitute a contract of continued employment.