Director of Operations

Sojourn had it's first public service in August 2011, but praying for and dreaming about this church plant started several years earlier. We currently have approximately 140 adult members and 50 children (birth-3rd grade) on Sunday mornings. Our youth group (6th-12th) has 25-30 students at most of its gatherings. We take our mission very seriously, which is to see gospel transformation. By God's grace, we are a growing church (in number and spiritual maturity) full of people that have been and are being transformed!  

Our members live in several different "cities".  You normally have no clue when you pass from one of these cities/towns into the next. You could live in Perry, Warner Robins, Bonaire, Kathleen, Byron, Elko, or Centerville and be within good driving distance to the church building. Perry, especially downtown Perry, offers small town charm. The Air Force base in Warner Robins employs almost 24,000 people, which brings stability to our local economy and brings in people from all sorts of places. We are 90 minutes south of the Atlanta Airport and approximately 25 minutes south of Macon, which has concerts, minor league sports, and a nice downtown vibe. We are just over 4 hours to Panama City Beach, 3 hours from Ga. beaches, and 3 hours from the North Ga. Mountains. Our area has some nice public parks, a water park that kids love,  many restaurants, and other attractions, but what most of us love most about our community is the people. People in our church are frequently gathering in homes for community groups, pool parties, meals with old and new friends, football watch parties, and all sorts of other events. Our church has families that homeschool, go to private schools, and go to public schools. Houston County School District is known as one of the best school districts in all of Georgia, and especially as one of the best outside the Atlanta area. 

We are seeking a Director of Operations (DOO). A great candidate will be a person that loves Jesus, has been and is being transformed by the gospel, and is organizationally strong and relationally warm. 

The DOO will play a vital role in ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the church's operations. This position is primarily focused on overseeing and managing the day-to-day administrative, logistical, and organizational aspects of the church, allowing the pastors to focus on pastoral responsibilities and the other staff to focus primarily on their ministry areas. The DOO will implement the vision of Sojourn through the efficient utilization of administrative systems, clear communication, and the effective management of personnel, finance, and facilities. They will lead in figuring out details of initiatives and operations, seeing and solving problems.

The Director of Preaching & Head of Staff (Pastor Jason B.) will supervise this position by seeking to provide encouragement, equipping, and accountability. The DOO will collaborate closely with church leadership and staff to support the overall mission and vision of the church. It is likely that the Director of Preaching & Head of Staff's title will change as the DOO begins to lead more leaders and moves into leading the staff team in significant ways, depending on their specific leadership ability.

Depending on the DOO's gifting and calling and future church structural decisions, they may become a deacon or an elder. However, it is not required that the person hired for this position become an elder. They must, however, meet the Biblical qualifications of a deacon. We believe and teach that the Bible allows both men and women to be deacons, but only for men to be elders.

40-50 hours/week
Our office is closed on Mondays and all staff are off. Staff meetings are currently Tuesday and Thursday mornings. You may need to travel for retreats and conferences up to approximately 3 times per year.

1. Fill out the Interest Form by clicking the Express Interest Button. 
2. Interview 1: Get to know you interview mostly covering the topics in the Interest Form and Sojourn's Primary and Secondary Doctrines with one member of our hiring team. This is a Zoom/Google Meet/phone interview. 
3. Interview 2: Interview mostly covering work and volunteer experience with our hiring team. This is a Zoom/Google Meet interview or in-person depending on the candidates location and our team's ability to gather. 
4. Written Questionnaire: Complete the Written Assessment for the Sojourn Hiring Process with sections entitled Testimony, Practices, & Calling, General Theology and Ministry Philosophy, Marriage & Family, and Confidential. 
5. Interview 3: Interview discussing the Written Assessment with our hiring team.  This is a Zoom/Google Meet interview or in-person depending on the candidates location and our team's ability to gather.
6. Interview 4: Interview with spouse or fiance if applicable. This is a Zoom/Google Meet interview or in-person depending on the candidates location and our team's ability to gather.
7. We contact and interview your references if we haven't already. 
8. Hang out: An opportunity to hang out in a non-interview setting. If candidate lives out of town, this will include Sojourn bringing the candidate and their spouse/fiance (if applicable) to Middle Ga. for a weekend. 
9. Offer & Onboard

*This is a general process we typically follow. We may amend this process as we deem necessary or wise.