ROLE PURPOSE

The Director of Local Church Planting provides continental leadership for the planting, strengthening, and development of healthy local youth churches. The Director focuses on leadership development, structural implementation, and the establishment of sustainable systems that enable healthy youth churches to flourish. The role currently also provides oversight for Structure C — Fellowships, the outward-facing missional movements, until this function grows sufficiently to warrant a dedicated Director of Fellowships & Movements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lead the continental strategy for local youth church planting.
• Develop frameworks and systems for establishing healthy, sustainable youth churches.
• Provide oversight and support to Regional Youth Pastors.
• Develop leadership pipelines for new and existing youth churches.
• Establish standards for healthy church structures, governance, discipleship, and sustainability.
• Monitor the health and development of local youth churches.
• Identify areas requiring intervention, support, or additional leadership capacity.
• Coordinate with other Directors to ensure local churches have access to appropriate resources.
• Provide oversight of Structure C until a dedicated Director is appointed.
• Report on church-planting progress, challenges, opportunities, and outcomes

LEADERSHIP & PEOPLE RESPONSIBILITY
• Lead and develop the 16 Regional Youth Pastors.
• Strengthen local leadership capacity.
• Develop systems for identifying and raising new church-planting leaders.
• Provide coaching, support, and accountability to regional leadership.

ACCOUNTABILITY
The Director is accountable for the health, growth, and sustainability of the continental church-planting function and provides regular updates to the SLT.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
• Successful delivery of major events.
• Number and health of youth churches planted.
• Sustainability and development of existing churches.
• Leadership development and succession.
• Regional church health.
• Effectiveness of church-planting systems.
• Progress toward establishing sustainable Fellowships & Movements structures

LEADERSHIP EXPECTATIONS
The Director must combine pastoral sensitivity with strategic leadership, demonstrating a strong understanding of church development, leadership formation, structure, and sustainable ministry growth.

Reports to: Senior Leadership Team (SLT) / Designated SLT Sponsor
Direct Reports: 16 Regional Youth Pastors; relevant church-planting teams

Director of Local Church Planting