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Senior Director of Operations/HR

Central Ministries
Fort Wayne, IN Full Time
POSTED ON 9/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/24/2027

Job Title: Senior Director of Operations/HR

Status: Full-Time

Reports to: Lead Pastor

Typical Hours: 40 per week

Qualifications and Experience.

  • Highly relational, yet administrative.
  • Proven results in related experience (minimum 5 years in leadership role).
  • Demonstrates leadership and leader development.
  • Understands Central Ministries’ mission, vision, and ministry plan.
  • Demonstrates wisdom in decisions, actions, and recommendations.
  • Evaluates decisions/actions by their overall impact and long-term implications.
  • Team developer.
  • Experience overseeing a significant budget.
  • Has an overall good business sense (structure, teamwork, financial, etc.).
  • Relational match with Lead Pastor.

Oversee the ADMINISTRATION of Central Ministries.

  • Develops policies and procedures (and updates existing).
  • Ensures the policies and procedures are followed.
  • Ensures evaluations are regularly taking place.
  • Develops job descriptions.
  • Participate in hiring of staff.
  • Supports communication processes.
  • Establish and maintain a set of KEY HEALTH MEASURES that provide the Lead Pastor, elders, and staff the ability to see the effectiveness of the ministry.

MANAGES the Staff TEAM MEMBERS.

  • Helps staff follow and accomplish their ministry goals.
  • Formal evaluation of staff (ensure that ministry leaders are evaluating their team).
  • Regular, ongoing review of staff.
  • Develops clearly defined expectations for staff.
  • Helps staff envision potential directional changes in their ministry.
  • Mediates and resolves staff conflict.

COACHES the Staff TEAM MEMBERS.

  • Help staff grow SPIRITUALLY (Soul Health); help staff grow PHYSICALLY (Mind-Strength Health); Help staff grow EMOTIONALLY (Heart Health).
  • ORGANIZING-STRUCTURING the staff in the most effective and efficient manner.
  • Help staff discover their top SPIRITUAL GIFTS, PERSONALITY, and PASSIONS so that they can offer Central (the local body) their best.
  • Place staff where they would CONTRIBUTE most on the team.
  • Shift staff either “INTO” or “OUT OF” certain positions that are not a great fit for them (find their “sweet spot” so that they feel the most fulfillment).
  • Lead “ALL-STAFF” SEMINARS (RETREATS).
  • The goal is to focus on 2-3 THEMES of GROWTH every year.
  • Two seminars at the church (one seminar at a different location).
  • Implement an action plan for OUTCOMES of these focused gatherings.
  • Set up each staff with the BEST CHANCE of SUCCESS.
  • Weekly ENCOURAGEMENT (their biggest cheerleader).
  • Eliminate UNNEEDED FRUSTRATIONS from their workday (working conditions, resourced well, clear communication, follow-through, support).

Manages the FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP.

  • Attends the financial team meetings as a member (is not the leader of this group).
  • Takes direction from the financial team as to the priorities of projects.
  • Develops and sends out financial letters to the people.
  • Plans out the details behind the “Day of Giving” which occurs two times a year.
  • Creates (along with financial team) a comprehensive system of generosity.
  • Works in close proximity to the personnel team (Human Resources).
  • Facilitates the budgeting process (gathers information from all ministries and staff).
  • Oversees our Director of Accounting.

Provide MANAGERIAL Leadership to the PERK.

  • Supports the Director of the Perk as she aligns her staff towards Central’s vision.
  • This role will be more of a consultant than a supervisor.

Supervisor: Lead Pastor

  • Provides support-partnership for lead pastor allowing him to focus on his calling without undue administrative, supervisory, or management involvement.
  • Represent well the direction of the Elder Board and Lead Pastor.
  • Formally reviewed annually by the Lead Pastor (this includes informal reviews regularly).
  • Live by the staff expectations agreement.

Pay: $75,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account

Work Location: In person

Salary : $75,000 - $95,000

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