Missions Pastor’s Job Description

David Mays, ACMC

q Balance traditional missions with expanded outreach and new approaches.

q Be available to help other churches in missions through ACMC and other venues.

q Build a global missions perspective in staff and church leaders.

q Challenge, motivate and recruit others for involvement in missions.

q Communicate missions issues and perspectives to pastoral staff and lay leaders.

q Connect with missions pastors and missions executives from other churches and organizations.

q Continually raise the value of missions within the church to increase financial and prayer commitment.

q Coordinate and integrate missions education throughout all church ministries and age groups.

q Develop and administer an annual missions budget.

q Develop prayer support for missionaries, peoples, and nations.

q Develop short- and long-range goals for missions.

q Encourage new ideas and ministries that will stimulate the missions vision of the church.

q Ensure active communication between missionaries and the church.

q Evaluate the missions ministry and missions outreach of the church.

q Facilitate missions projects and short-term mission trips.

q Guide the long range planning of the church missions program.

q Identify, develop, and counsel potential missionaries in the church.

q Lead in the development and implementation of missions strategy for the church.

q Lead in the planning, organizing and implementation of missions activities and events.

q Maintain communication with denomination and/or other missions leaders.

q Oversee the execution of the goals and plans of the missions team.

q Provide for assimilation of home assignment missionaries into the life of the congregation.

q Provide oversight and pastoral care for church supported missionaries.

q Recruit and train members of the missions team.

q Recruit, train, and mobilize lay leaders for involvement in missions

q Serve as a member of the pastoral team.

q Serve as staff liaison between the missions department and other staff, committees, and boards.

q Serve on the missions leadership team and work closely with the chairperson.

q Stay abreast of and evaluate trends affecting missions and the local church.

q Support and build the philosophy of missions of the church.

q Teach and preach on missions.

q Travel to mission fields, endeavoring to visit two to four countries per year.

Note: This is enough work for several people. Please don’t expect one person to do all these things!

For samples of actual missions pastor job descriptions, email davidmays@acmc.org

Source: Stuff you need to know about Doing Missions in Your Church, David Mays, p. 25 (Compiled from actual missions pastor job descriptions)