Director for Evangelical Mission and Assistant to the Bishop
About the position
The Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM) and Assistant to the Bishop represents the ELCA through the Christian Community and Leadership Area (CCL) in the Greater Milwaukee Synod and is responsible for the development of tools to support congregational vitality, which we define as, “Communities of Jesus that nurture new life-changing relationships with God, one another and the world.” The position also reflects the purposes, principles and commitments of the synod, CCL and the ELCA as a whole.
This position will collaborate and coordinate with Churchwide, synod and congregational leaders to develop strategies designed to help congregations engage their communities so that more people know the way of Jesus and discover community, justice and love.
This position is expected to fully participate in the life and ministry of the synod on the synod staff with synod initiatives and is responsible for implementing and building upon ELCA commitments to ministries among diverse cultures and communities, people with disabilities, and the young-adult population, as well as people and communities experiencing poverty. The DEM participates in resourcing the synod mission strategy with an emphasis on congregational vitality, evangelism, and leadership.
This position will be coterminous with the synod bishop and supervised jointly by both the Bishop of the Synod and CCL staff. Other assignments of responsibility will be made by the Synod Bishop and Senior Director, DEM Relationships. The position will be based in the Greater Milwaukee Synod and will serve as a living representation of the interdependent nature of the ELCA.
About the synod
The Greater Milwaukee Synod is a regional body of Lutheran congregations and ministries with over 59,000 baptized members across southeast Wisconsin. We are one of 65 synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). We are led by Bishop Paul D. Erickson, a 17-member synod council, and a small staff of rostered ministers and lay people.
We are committed to living into God’s vision for a world that embodies the fullness of life: justice, peace, equity, hope and love for everyone, including all races, genders, identities, abilities, and social status (more information is available at https://milwaukeesynod.org/).
This position is full-time, term-contract, churchwide, exempt, in-person/location specific position. The position has responsibilities that require them to live in the geographic territory of the synod and to be in the synod office on a regular basis (synod policy allows for remote work two days per week).
Candidates for this position must reside within the fifty United States or the District of Columbia and be authorized to work lawfully in the United States. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
