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Executive Director — Job Description
Overview
The Christian Evangelistic Association of Kansas (CEA) exists to catalyze a movement
of church planting across the state of Kansas. The Executive Director plays a pivotal
role in leading this mission by developing strategic partnerships, overseeing
operations, and stewarding resources to multiply healthy, self-sustaining churches.
Principal Role
The Executive Director serves as the chief strategist and leader of the CEA, responsible
for building and nurturing partnerships with churches, church planting networks, and
other aligned organizations. This role integrates the efforts of CEA staff, partner
churches, individuals, and vendors to advance the vision of a church planting
movement in Kansas.
Key Responsibilities
1. Partnership Development
• Act as a catalyst for forming Church Planting Networks (CPNs) with churches and
organizations committed to multiplying churches in Kansas.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy, including:
o Contributions from newly planted churches.
o Support from partner churches and individual donors.
o Grants for key church planting projects.
o Legacy gifts and estate planning initiatives.
• Provide support and collaboration opportunities that help local Kansas churches
grow in health, leadership, and community impact, ensuring they are empowered
to reproduce and sustain new works.
2. Operational Leadership
• Oversee the management of CEA church planting projects, including convening
and leading Management Teams until each church becomes self-governing, self-
supporting, and actively engaged in planting new churches.
• Travel as needed to support fundraising, project supervision, and strategic
networking.
• Collaborate with the Treasurer to manage CEA’s financial operations, ensuring
responsible stewardship of all funds and resources.
3. Communications
• Lead the creation and distribution of constituent communications to maintain
engagement and transparency:
o Monthly email update
o Monthly gift acknowledgment letters
o Quarterly planting stories
o Annual impact reports
o Social media and website contentRelationships and Accountability
• Reports directly to the Board of Directors and is accountable for advancing the
mission, vision, and values of the CEA.
• Authorized to deploy any methods, models, or strategies aligned with CEA’s Key
Biblical Principles and not restricted by organizational policies.
• Serves as the primary liaison to donors, supporting churches, and the broader
constituency through personal outreach, digital and print communications, and
live presentations at churches, conferences, and events.
• Acts as the lead supervisor and support liaison for churches planted and
supported by the CEA, primarily through the formation and oversight of
Management Teams composed of local leaders and partner churches.
Qualifications
Required:
• Alignment with the Key Biblical Principles guiding the CEA’s mission and work.
• Demonstrated experience in church planting
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral)
• Proven ability to work effectively with pastors, church leaders, and ministry teams
Preferred:
• Ordained minister or active leader within the Restoration Movement (Christian
Churches/Churches of Christ)
• Bachelor’s degree in Bible, theology, church administration, Christian education,
or a related field
• Long-standing relationship with or experience in church planting networks
Invitation to Apply
Qualified candidates who are passionate about the local church, church multiplication
and committed to the Biblical principles of the Restoration Movement are encouraged
to apply. For more information or to express interest, please visit ceakansas.com.
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