Senior Manager, Church Equipping | Remote

The Senior Manager, Church Equipping - Remote will lead the team in strategy, content development, and experiences produced that serve leaders in the local church. This position will continually develop as a thought leader in the church leadership space attuned to what is happening in the market, committed to continually learning, resolute to understanding the core doctrinal beliefs of those we serve.

Why Lifeway?

Lifeway is a place where you can bring your faith and work experience to join in the most important mission in the world: making disciples of Jesus Christ. Whether you’re a creator or storyteller, data guru or problem-solver, or anywhere in between, if you’re passionate about serving the church, we have a place for you. Lifeway has a strong Work from Anywhere (WFA) culture that is deeply focused on our mission and values. While headquartered in Nashville, TN, many of our positions are remote-eligible and have autonomy and flexibility with work hours. We provide equipment and resources to ensure team members have access to a productive and ergonomic workspace. We believe building relationships and community is essential to how we work together, so Lifeway hosts all-team meetings several times per year and provides travel for key team gatherings for remote-based team members. Full-time employees are eligible for enrollment in our comprehensive benefits plans including healthcare, vacation and sick time, holiday pay, care days, 401(k) plan, maternity and paternity leave, adoption assistance, mission trip time, and more. If this sounds like a place where you would be excited to serve the kingdom of God, we would love for you to join our team.

Learn more about our culture at team.lifeway.com/culture-code 

This is a remote position in the U.S. with occasional travel to Nashville for in-person team gatherings. #LI-Remote 

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• Responsible for the overall strategy of the Church Equipping team
• Leads in the provision of content and event experiences that contribute to the effectiveness / health of local church ministry leaders
• Participates in events and conferences whether leadership events, internal and external, associated with ministry best practices and vision sharing
• Serves as an ambassador of Lifeway and the Church Equipping team 
• Creates original content and gathers key voices to contribute as voices of influence for Lifeway’s church equipping efforts
• Hires, trains, and leads a team of Christian content creators 
• Manages performance and guides the development of team members
• Executes current year plan by working with all stakeholders to properly align resources to achieve goals 
• Maintains current understanding of market trends paying close attention to religious, political, and cultural issues impacting church ministry leaders
• Collaborates with key stakeholders across Lifeway to achieve long-term and short-term goals 
• 25% travel, including overnight

Education Required

Bachelor's degree in theological training, or related field of study

Required Experience

• Lives out Lifeway’s mission and values, showing deep commitment to Kingdom work

• 10 years ministry, church staff and/or ministry experience with a parachurch or Christian non-profit  

• 8 years  developing content that ministers to the head, heart, and hands of church leaders 

• 5 years leading a large team  

• 5 years people developing a healthy team and culture  

Member / active participant in an evangelical Christian church

Southern Baptist, preferred

Preferred Skills, Experience, Education

• Master’s degree in theological training, Christian leadership, or a related field