Executive Director of Outreach

Missionary Baptist

Meet Eastern Star Church

Eastern Star Church (ESC) is a vibrant faith-driven community rooted in evangelism discipleship and holistic impact. With a history dating back to the early 1900s what began as a storefront ministry expanded into a permanent building in Indianapolis in 1941. For more than 100 years Eastern Star has remained grounded in its calling to bring the unsaved into a relationship with Jesus Christ while faithfully nurturing and supporting those on their spiritual journey. Today the church continues to grow across three campuses (Main Campus Fishers Campus and Cooper Road Campus) under the leadership of Legacy Pastor Jeffrey A. Johnson Sr. and newly installed Lead Pastor Jeffrey A. Johnson II.

About the Executive Director of Outreach

Our Mission: The mission of JEWEL Human Services is to demonstrate the love of Christ through financial literacy housing education and community outreach. Through compassionate service strategic partnerships and holistic support JEWEL Human Services is committed to strengthening individuals empowering families and creating lasting community impact.

Your Role in our Mission: The Executive Director of Outreach provides strategic leadership shepherding and executive oversight for all outreach community engagement partnerships and transformational initiatives of JEWEL Human Services. This role partners closely with executive leadership to expand the organizations ministry and community impact through initiatives focused on financial literacy housing education and community outreach.

This leader cultivates strategic partnerships strengthens community relationships and ensures all outreach efforts align with the mission and vision of JEWEL Human Services while advancing meaningful and lasting community transformation. Through pastoral leadership community engagement partnership development and organizational collaboration this role helps position JEWEL Human Services as a trusted and impactful presence throughout the community.

The Executive Director of Outreachs responsibilities include:

Outreach Leadership & Strategy

• Provide executive leadership for community outreach initiatives strategic partnerships volunteer engagement and transformational programs.
• Identify opportunities to expand the organizations impact throughout the community and beyond.
• Provide oversight for outreach programs events and initiatives that support education housing financial literacy and community development efforts.
• Evaluate outreach effectiveness using measurable goals participation metrics and community impact outcomes.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to ensure outreach initiatives align with the overall vision and strategic direction of JEWEL Human Services.

Community Engagement

• Build and maintain relationships with community leaders nonprofits schools government agencies churches philanthropic organizations and strategic partner organizations.
• Represent JEWEL Human Services at community functions conferences outreach initiatives philanthropic meetings and public engagements.
• Lead efforts that address educational relational economic and community needs through compassionate Christ-centered service.
• Identify opportunities for collaborative partnerships that strengthen the organizations visibility influence and impact within the community.
• Demonstrate a Christ-centered commitment to serving communities with compassion dignity equity and transformational support while addressing educational economic relational and community challenges.

Strategic Partnerships & Resource Development

• Develop and strengthen relationships with philanthropic organizations grant partners donors churches and community stakeholders that support the mission and growth of JEWEL Human Services.
• Collaborate with executive leadership development teams and strategic partners to identify funding opportunities that support outreach programs and transformational initiatives.
• Support grant engagement efforts partnership cultivation and long-term resource development strategies that expand organizational impact and sustainability.
• Represent JEWEL Human Services in meetings and engagements with philanthropic civic and community leaders.

Leadership & Team Development

• Recruit train mentor and develop outreach staff leaders and volunteers.
• Foster a culture of servant leadership collaboration accountability and professional excellence
• Ensure staff and volunteers are equipped to effectively support outreach initiatives and community engagement efforts.
• Develop leadership pathways and succession planning within outreach and community engagement programs.
• Provide ongoing coaching encouragement accountability and pastoral support to staff and volunteer teams.

Community Impact & Engagement

• Champion initiatives that strengthen individuals families and communities through outreach and engagement efforts.
• Develop opportunities that connect community members to resources programs and support services.
• Collaborate across departments to integrate outreach and engagement efforts throughout JEWEL Human Services initiatives.
• Encourage volunteerism and community involvement in outreach and service opportunities.
• Support efforts that foster long-term community relationships and transformational impact.

Operations & Administration

• Manage outreach and community engagement budgets and resources with integrity excellence and stewardship.
• Oversee planning scheduling logistics and execution of outreach initiatives events and community programs.
• Ensure policies procedures safety protocols and risk management practices are followed for all outreach activities.
• Prepare reports and updates for executive leadership regarding outreach progress engagement partnerships funding relationships and community impact.

Spiritual Leadership

• Model a Christ-centered lifestyle consistent with the mission values and culture of JEWEL Human Services.
• Provide prayer encouragement spiritual support shepherding and servant leadership to staff volunteers and community participants.
• Uphold the mission vision and organizational values of JEWEL Human Services in all interactions and engagements.
• Participate fully in organizational leadership meetings initiatives and community engagement efforts.

What you bring

The following describes many of the characteristics of the ideal candidate for the Executive Director of Outreach:

Education and Experience

• An advanced degree in Social or Human Services (MSW LCSW etc) is highly preferred
• Seminary training Masters degree theological education or equivalent pastoral ministry would be a significant bonus.
• Minimum of 710 years of progressive pastoral outreach nonprofit or community leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading outreach initiatives community engagement efforts transformational programs or faith-based community initiatives.
• Proven experience developing strategic partnerships collaborative relationships and community impact initiatives.
• Experience managing teams volunteers community initiatives and organizational operations
• Experience working with grant-funded initiatives philanthropic partnerships or community development organizations preferred.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Deep understanding of community engagement strategies and the ability to build authentic trust-based relationships with community partners civic leaders nonprofits schools and underserved populations. Demonstrated ability to mobilize individuals and organizations toward meaningful community impact outreach and transformational service initiatives.
• Ability to identify emerging community needs and develop responsive mission-aligned outreach strategies and partnerships.
• Skilled in representing JEWEL Human Services externally with credibility compassion cultural awareness and professionalism.
• Experience fostering collaborative partnerships that strengthen both organizational effectiveness and community transformation.
• Strong leadership communication organizational and relational skills.
• Ability to balance pastoral leadership with operational and community engagement responsibilities.

Core Competencies

• Spiritual Maturity
• Visionary Leadership
• Pastoral Leadership & Shepherding
• Community Engagement
• Strategic Partnerships
• Resource Development
• Team Development
• Strategic Planning
• Communication Excellence
• Stewardship & Accountability
• Integrity & Emotional Intelligence

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