Build and maintain strategic, trust-based partnerships with Southern Baptist churches to increase prayer, generosity, and missionary sending. Create customized engagement plans, connect churches to missionaries and initiatives, manage CRM and communications, track outcomes, travel frequently for relationship-building, and collaborate with internal teams to mobilize resources for global missions.
The International Mission Board is seeking a Church Engagement Strategist to strengthen and expand partnerships with key Southern Baptist churches. In this highly relational role, you will help churches deepen their impact on global missions by cultivating meaningful partnerships that increase prayer, generosity, and missionary sending among the nations.
Location: Remote in the Midwest
Compensation: $74,489-$87,634 annually*
The Church Engagement Strategist combines strategic account management, ministry partnership development, and mobilization leadership. You'll provide concierge-level service to church leaders, helping them identify meaningful opportunities to engage with the International Mission Board's mission and strategic initiatives worldwide.
Responsibilities:
- Develop deep, trust-based relationships with senior pastors, missions leaders, and key church influencers. Serve as the primary point of contact between assigned churches and the IMB.
- Create customized engagement strategies tailored to each church's unique vision, culture, and capacity. Research church and denominational trends to identify opportunities for increased missions engagement.
- Inspire churches to expand their involvement in global missions through prayer, missionary sending, and financial support.
- Connect churches with missionaries, field initiatives, and strategic mission opportunities.
- Identify and cultivate new pathways for partnership and engagement.
- Manage communications, travel planning, CRM records, and engagement tracking.
- Serve as a bridge between church partners and missionaries serving around the world. Share stories of impact that demonstrate how church partnerships advance the gospel globally.
- Collaborate with internal teams to ensure churches receive timely resources, updates, and opportunities.
- Partner with fellow engagement strategists and ministry teams to share best practices and innovative ideas. Contribute to national engagement strategies and organizational initiatives.
- Maintain accurate records of partnership activity and engagement outcomes.
- Assist in cross-functional collaboration to strengthen overall ministry effectiveness.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree and seminary training (MDiv or MRE) or equivalent missionary experience
- At least 5 years of relevant ministry, missions, church engagement, fundraising, business development, or relationship management experience.
- Active membership in a Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) church.
- Demonstrated passion for global missions and the Great Commission.
- Outstanding relationship-building and communication skills.
- Ability to engage effectively with pastors, church leaders, and diverse congregations.
- Strong organizational, strategic thinking, and project management abilities.
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment while managing multiple priorities.
- Experience working with CRM systems, dashboards, and data analysis tools.
- Must be located in the Midwest region of the US, not able to provide relocation
- Prior IMB field service experience, preferred
- Frequent domestic travel - up to approximately 40-50%.
- International travel may be required
Benefits & Perks:
- Medical insurance with choice of 3 plans, dental, vision, HSA and FSA benefit plans (and more!)
- Short- and long-term disability and basic life insurance coverage (employer paid) - with supplemental coverage available
- 403(b) Retirement Plan Savings - with 5% employer contribution plus up to a 4% matching contribution, fully vested after 3 years
- 21 days of paid time off accrued in the first year, plus 11 paid holidays and the week between Christmas and New Years
- Volunteer Mission Trip Benefits so you can experience mission life first hand by working with our teams overseas
- Access to tuition discounts
- See a summary of our comprehensive benefits package for full time regular and contract employees here.
* This range represents a good faith estimate of compensation that IMB reasonably expects to offer at the time of posting. This range reflects base compensation only and does not include the value of IMB’s comprehensive benefits, which are described further below. Final base compensation may be informed by individualized factors, including experience, qualifications, and unique skills that are expected to impact the individual’s contribution to the role. IMB is not responsible for omissions or alterations to this information in third-party job postings.
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