This is a chance to be a part of something new and exciting! Redeemer Brooklyn just launched in March 2025 and is a fast-growing church plant within a larger gospel movement across New York City. Join us as we build a community where people encounter Jesus, form deep relationships, and serve our neighbors—seeking personal transformation, community formation, and the renewal of our city.
Job Title : Ministry Director
FLSA Status : Exempt
Band : $90,000 - $100,000
Department : Redeemer Brooklyn
Reports to : Senior Pastor
Work Hours : Full-Time (must work Sundays)
Date : October 8, 2025
Position Summary
The Ministry Director oversees the day-to-day operations of the church by managing all church staff, finances, planning, and communications. To that end, the role includes overseeing the staff so that they can in turn equip and release the church family’s gifts in the pursuit of this vision and directing all internal operations to ensure organizational alignment. The Ministry Director also serves as an advisor to the Senior Pastor in operational leadership as Redeemer Brooklyn seeks to be a church not for ourselves, but for the good of Brooklyn.
Responsibilities
Staff
- Work with the Senior Pastor to recruit and develop godly, gifted, and gospel hearted staff team members who are passionate about the vision of the church
- Establish appropriate structure and content of the various staff meetings, including helping to lead the weekly staff team meeting
- Work with the Senior Pastor to establish clear organizational values and a healthy staff culture in which diverse voices are drawn out and contribute towards the united vision
- Ensure excellent staff alignment with strategic goals and vision : clear staff structure and reporting lines, regular 1-1s, excellent personnel development
- Maintain emphasis on staff ‘equipping the church for works of ministry’ (Eph 4 : 12) to release the gifts in the wider church and not just ‘doing ministry’ for the church
- Monitor and evaluate performance against goals and be effective at adapting staff and volunteer goals / structures as appropriate
Ministry Management
Work with the Senior Pastor to implement the church’s strategic goals, priorities and timelines, ensuring they are executed in effective and creative waysWork with the Senior Pastor to cultivate generosity and a strong donor baseGather feedback from attendees and volunteers and continually review and evaluate all programs and ministry areas to identify areas for enhancementCommunications
Serve as gatekeeper for Redeemer Brooklyn’s visual identity, branding and style guide, providing regular feedback and training to all staff creating content for their ministry areas and departments.Facilitate and edit all church-wide communications via emails, pastoral letters, congregational meetings, and oversight of social media and the redeemerbk.com websiteManage the Redeemer Brooklyn website, building new webpages as needed, and keeping it up to date as new ministry initiatives get startedOperations
Work with the Senior Pastor and staff team to create and implement the annual budgetApprove staff expense reports and monitor, evaluate, and control budget expenditures against goals and ensure effective, timely and accurate reportingEnsure excellent HR policies and practices in staff team, and work with the Senior Pastor to ensure the church has excellent pastoral care and safeguarding resolution processes that are biblical and trauma-informedOversee future office-related decisions, including the contract for the existing office, the Sunday church venue, and any mid-week venueOversee the execution of church-wide events and initiatives, including any church-wide retreats, seminars, classes, etc.Serve as platform administrator and super user for expense reports in Tallie, invoicing in bill.com, and the church database in Planning Center OnlineQualifications
Must have a bachelor's degreeA strong commitment to the Christian faith and alignment with the core theological principles of Redeemer Brooklyn and the Presbyterian Church of America, including the Westminster Confession of FaithEmbraces Redeemer Brooklyn’s vision and has a Gospel-oriented heart for New York CityMinimum 5 years experience managing teams and facilitating strategic projectsPrevious experience in church ministry or worship leadership requiredExcellent communication, interpersonal, detail-orientation, time management, and organizational skillsBasic technical knowledge related to audio, visual, and multimedia equipment is highly desirableA strong team leader with the ability to motivate and mobilize those they leadHigh emotional maturity and pleasant and professional attitude in dynamic environmentsAble to manage multiple projects simultaneously and drive projects to completion in a timely mannerAvailable to work on Sundays, as well as weekends and evenings as neededMust be willing to become a Redeemer Brooklyn memberFull-time members of the Redeemer Brooklyn team, are offered competitive salaries, paid time off, and benefits, to include :
Fully paid Medical Plan PremiumsShared cost PPO Medical Plan OptionFully paid Dental insurance premiums, with dental buy-up plan optionFully paid Vision insurance premiumsyearly core contribution to 403b RetirementRedeemer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment policies.Voluntary accident, life, and AD&D policies for employee, spouse, and childrenRedeemer-funded HSA and HRA with elected high-deductible medical coverageOptional Limited Purpose FSA for dental, vision, and dependent care costsTransit / commuter benefitCounseling benefitThe wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill set; experience and training; licensure, certifications, and ordination; and other organizational needs.
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