Date Posted: 5/26/2026

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First United Methodist Church Dallas, Dallas, TX

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Mission & Advocacy

• Pastoral Leadership & Staff support for:

  • Missions and Advocacy Leadership Team

    • Provide spiritual leadership and staff support to ensure that MALT fulfills their RRE. 

    • Explore the relationship between MALT and Church & Society

  • Rise Fund Committee

    • Provide spiritual leadership and staff support to ensure that the Rise Fund committee fulfills their RRE.

    • Represent FUMC Dallas with our Rise Fund partner agencies/organizations.​​​​

• Guide FUMC Dallas’ approach to our newly adopted focus areas for mission & advocacy. 

  • Ensure that the focus areas have a vertical stack of one local organization, one state/national organization, and one international partner organization per focus area. 

• Create and manage ongoing volunteer opportunities and advocacy efforts with each focus area’s vertical stack. 

• Represent FUMC Dallas with advocacy organizations 

  • Dallas Area Interfaith 

  • Texas Impact 

  • General Board Of Church & Society​

• Discipleship

• Supervise our adult discipleship offerings to ensure they are aligned with our church’s mission.

  • Work with the Assistant Director of Congregational Care & Discipleship to create ongoing discipleship opportunities, with special attention given to creating new ways for spiritual formation outside of Sunday mornings. ​​​​

• Help lead the creation of original content for spiritual formation through traditional and nontraditional avenues (i.e. devotional guides, bible studies, podcasts, art, etc.)

  • Convene meetings and conversations with clergy and staff to ensure our church’s programmatic offerings are diverse in content​

• Community & Worship

• Provide ongoing leadership and weekly pastoral presence in Modern Worship.​​​​

• Serve as the primary point of contact for the band lead, band members, director of worship, church members, and first time guests.

• Work with lay leadership to grow the impact of Modern Worship.​

• Supervision & Administration

• Supervise Associate Minister of Congregational Care​​​​

• Supervise The Assistant Director of Congregational Care & Discipleship

• Supervise Modern Worship Band Lead

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master's degree preferred

• 3-5 years of experience working in a church setting

• Experience in adult discipleship and missions ministry

• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills

• Ability to work collaboratively with ministry staff, volunteers, and leadership teams

• Commitment to the mission and values of the United Methodist Church and to First UMC Dallas

• Ability to successfully complete a background check and complete Ministry Safe training

 

Benefits:

• Health insurance

• Retirement benefits

• Paid time off​​

Full-time; exempt; clergy or lay staff 

Salary: $85,000 - $95,000 

How to Apply

If you are interested in applying please send a cover letter and resume to Angie Connelly at jobs@fumcdallas.org.
Contact Email: jobs@fumcdallas.org
Contact Phone: 214-220-2727