Area Director Indiana

The Director is responsible for growing the ministry by praying, staffing, and funding the area through the Advancement Lanes: Ministry, Board, Donor, Talent and International. The Director works in alignment with the Regional Vice President, staff, and board(s) to fulfill the FCA Vision, pursue the FCA Mission, and live the FCA Values by developing and executing a ministry plan for the assigned area. In the FCA Sports Environment(s), the Director creates a strategic, consistent approach to discipleship -- making disciples who make disciples. The Director is accountable for ensuring that the FCA ministry is conducted according to biblical standards and adhering to FCA policies and procedures.

Ministerial Duties

FCA believes these responsibilities are critical to our mission and that this position plays a vital role in our ministry. FCA expects all functions and responsibilities outlined below to be carried out with a heart surrendered to serving God as a form of worship.

• Agree with, and abide by, FCA's Christian Community Statement.
• Follow a spiritual rhythm including daily prayer and Bible study to seek the Lord's will for the ministry of FCA.
• Lead, conduct and provide spiritual leadership for staff, volunteers, coaches and athletes through prayer, Bible study, worship and living by example so they are equipped to serve others.
• Be connected to and participate in a local church through worship and weekly involvement.
• At all times, conduct yourself in a manner that affirms biblical standards of conduct in accordance with FCA's Christian beliefs. (see FCA's Christian Community Statement for details)

Ministry Advancement

• Ensure FCA is engaging, equipping, and empowering coaches, athletes, and volunteers through 1-on-1s, Huddles and events.
• Train and equip staff to empower coaches and athletes to be disciples who make disciples in the Sports Environments.

TALENT ADVANCEMENT

• Oversee recruiting, hiring, training and developing effective and diverse staff.
• Recruit: Actively attract and recruit highly qualified staff prospects to specific ministry opportunities identified in the ministry plan.
• Hire: Select candidates, ensure they become fully funded, and onboard to fulfill specific roles and responsibilities based upon their calling, character, competence and chemistry.
• Train: Provide tools, resources and training to develop staff members' skills and increase their capacity and competence to effectively execute their responsibilities.
• Develop: Prepare staff to lead self, lead others, lead teams and lead organizationally in their current roles and to grow spiritually, personally and professionally for future opportunities.
• Ensure the recruiting, training, and developing of volunteers is strategically aligned with the goal of growing the ministry in the Sports Environments.
• Recruit: Actively attract and recruit highly qualified staff prospects to specific ministry opportunities identified in the ministry plan.
• Hire: Select candidates, ensure they become fully funded, and onboard to fulfill specific roles and responsibilities based upon their calling, character, competence and chemistry.
• Train: Provide tools, resources and training to develop staff members' skills and increase their capacity and competence to effectively execute their responsibilities.
• Develop: Prepare staff to lead self, lead others, lead teams and lead organizationally in their current roles and to grow spiritually, personally and professionally for future opportunities.

Board Advancement

• Invite, involve, and invest in leadership boards who are committed to pray, serve, and give to advance the ministry.
• Encourage Representatives to surround themselves with Advisory Teams.

Donor Advancement

• Serve as the chief fundraiser and financial manager.
• Provide tools, resources, and training for FCA staff to fund the ministry by connecting, communicating, and caring for donors.
• Establish and execute an annual budget and funding plan by training and developing staff in growing Home Teams, major donors, and events.

International Advancement

• Serve the aligned International Region by mobilizing staff and volunteers to pray, give, and go.

Qualifications

Role Responsibilities

Cast

• Help cast the vision for sport environments throughout the state by helping field staff discover, clarify, communicate and launch ministry across the sport environments.
• Provide consistent communication regarding all regional, national and global sports initiatives and updates to ensure clarity and alignment.
• Maintain current knowledge and expertise on key sport environment training, processes and resources available to equip field staff in the implementation and execution of ministry.

Create

• Work with the EVP’s of sport environments to ensure that the processes, systems and resources that are being created are helping the state director grow the scope of ministry in their state and protect the ministry of FCA as these opportunities expand.
• Collaborate with other Regional and state Directors of Sport to help design, improve and implement systems, processes, resources and training.
• Provide key input from the Region for national/global advisory teams and task forces.

Connect

• Represent the state and region through serving on the team with other State and Regional Directors of Sport to create synergy and provide organizational alignment, clarity and continuous improvement of various sport environment processes, systems and resources.
• Create connectivity outside of FCA with key regional governing bodies of sport and partnering organizations.
• Create connectivity inside of FCA with staff that lead ministry in the various sport environments.

Coach

• Provide the State Director with key metrics, data, and observations pertaining to the health, growth and development of the ministry in the sport environments. Be available to help regional field staff with day-to-day opportunities and challenges that present themselves in the various sport environments.
• Consistently remind and train field staff about the processes, systems and resources that exist in sport environments.
• Listen carefully to what works and is not for each sport environment and provide feedback to the relevant State Director and Regional Director of Sport.
• Identify the best practices and provide feedback to the relevant Sport Environment EVP.

Donor Advancement

• Connect, communicate and care for existing and prospective financial partners to ensure that the ministry is fully funded. This includes building a Home Team that consists of Automatic Monthly Partners (AMP) and Recurring Funding Partners (RFP).