Strategist, en Español

Description

Texas Baptists is a convention of more than 5,300 Baptist churches. Active membership at a church supportive of Texas Baptists is a condition of employment. Texas Baptists makes all employment decisions based on its religious mission, purpose, and beliefs while otherwise complying with all federal, state, and local employment laws. The BGCT is dedicated to fair hiring practices and only relies on lawful exemptions to employment laws to the extent necessary to protect its religious mission, purpose, and beliefs.

The Specialist establishes trusted advisor relationships with Hispanic church leaders; facilitates strategic planning with Hispanic congregations; provides comprehensive integrated services that encourage and facilitate Hispanic congregations in fulfilling their God-given vision; and connects them to resources, one another, institutions, and other organizations as appropriate.

• Supports the Director of Texas Baptists en Español in the implementation of the TXBE strategic plan to include product/video planning, development, and presentations.
• Establish rapport and develop positive relationships with Hispanic church pastors, church staff, and lay persons in Hispanic BGCT cooperating churches and with BGCT partners in the areas of assigned responsibilities. These BGCT partners include but are not limited to Directors of Missions, BGCT institutions, Baptist Student Ministry leaders, WMU, TBM, BGCT officers, or board members.
• Provide Hispanic congregations with information and connections to resources to encourage and facilitate them in reaching their ministry goals.
• Guide leaders in assessing congregational needs using appropriate assessment models and tools. Encourage a holistic approach that examines the interconnections of various ministries with one another and the work, mission, and ministry of the church.
• Facilitate strategic planning as requested. Assist leaders and congregations in developing a shared vision and goals that move them toward that vision. Facilitate the development of action plans to meet goals.
• Managing editor of LaVision.
• Proof all Spanish translations for Hispanic Ministries.
• Coordination, planning, and implementation of all major Hispanic events.
• Connect to needed resources as the congregation works through its plan. Make recommendations concerning products and services available through BGCT, associations, institutions, and other organizations as appropriate. Provide tools and assistance for leaders for evaluating resources.
• Maintain updated information on the content and quality of products available from the BGCT and other sources.
• Coordinate connections with BGCT ministry specialists, other churches, and/or institutions, agencies, and organizations when needed.
• Report regularly and accurately on the work with assigned churches or other constituents.
• Monitor implementation and progress of the congregational strategic plan through regular periodic communications to ensure the congregation is making progress and is obtaining the resources that are needed.
• Assist congregations, church starters, and associations in beginning and growing new congregations by helping to discover new work needs, conducting feasibility studies, and providing resources, information, and training on methodology and procedures for developing new congregations.
• Provide ongoing and follow‑up evaluation of BGCT products and services provided and utilized while working on projects and after completing projects with a congregation or association.
• Share and communicate the mission, vision, values, priorities, doctrinal beliefs, and positions of the BGCT with assigned constituents.
• Support, promote, and participate in BGCT events and activities.
• Align ministry performance with the organization’s mission, vision, values, priorities, and strategies.
• Participate in appropriate training and development activities individually and collectively as a member of the team to enable professional growth and development.
• Monitor and administer efficiently and accurately assigned budget accounts.
• Cooperate effectively and coordinate successfully with members of other teams and…