Strategist

• Serve as the primary relationship manager for a portfolio of highly engaged Southern Baptist churches
• Develop deep, trust-based partnerships with pastors, missions leaders, and church staff
• Create customized engagement strategies aligned with each church's missions vision, capacity, and goals
• Deliver responsive, proactive, and concierge-level support that strengthens long-term partnership
• Inspire churches to increase participation in global missions through prayer, financial support, missionary sending, and field partnerships
• Connect church leaders with missionaries, field personnel, and strategic mission opportunities
• Facilitate complex partnerships involving multiple churches and ministry stakeholders
• Recommend strategic initiatives that increase church participation and impact
• Provide insights and recommendations that strengthen regional and national engagement efforts
• Mentor and coach Church Engagement Strategists
• Share best practices and help strengthen team effectiveness
• Support onboarding and development of new team members
• May provide direct supervision to Church Engagement Strategists, including performance support and professional development
• Collaborate across teams to align resources around strategic church partnerships
• Serve as a bridge between churches, missionaries, and internal ministry teams
• Communicate mission impact stories and field needs that inspire greater engagement

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