Shepherd Staff is honored to be working with  Little Flock Baptist Church in Shepherdsville, KY as they search for their next Discipleship Pastor. Little Flock is a growing Southern Baptist Church with roots in the community for more than 200 years. The church has a blue-collar mentality, even though it has a diversity of socioeconomic backgrounds. There is a deep care for the community and one another.

The Discipleship Pastor will oversee the church’s spiritual formation and disciple-making processes. This role exists to develop and implement a clear, scalable discipleship strategy that helps people grow in spiritual maturity, biblical literacy, and Christlike character. The Discipleship Pastor will train and equip leaders, launch and support community groups and discipleship groups, and build a robust mentoring culture across all age groups.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Strategic and detail-oriented; strong in administration and follow-through.
• Experienced in small groups, adult education, and leadership development.
• Evangelistic and community-minded; passionate about mobilizing the church for outreach.
• Relational, genuine, and collaborative with staff and church members.

Minimum Qualifications

• Belief in Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior.
• A man who exhibits the godly characteristics in 1 Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9, and 1 Peter 5:1-4.
• A bachelor’s degree preferred or higher in a related field with a seminary degree preferred.
• Individual who exhibits good judgement, strength, and leadership with kindness and grace.
• A person who is real, genuine, and has a teachable spirit.
• Gifted and called to church ministry, loves people, and has a passion for evangelism and outreach.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Discipleship Strategy Development - Continue to build and lead a church-wide discipleship framework that aligns with the church's mission, values, and theological convictions.

Groups Leadership - Recruit, train, equip, and coach leaders to launch and multiply healthy Community Groups (fellowship and application), Discipleship Groups (intentional growth and accountability), and Mentoring Relationships (spiritual guidance).

Training & Equipping - Develop a leadership pipeline for discipling group leaders, mentors, and future disciplers.

Mentoring Culture Development - Launch and oversee a mentoring program that matches mature believers with younger believers or new members.

Missions Integration (Local, National, Global) - Partner with mission teams and church leadership to promote a disciple-making culture that reaches beyond the church walls.

Much more detailed information is available to you after an initial consultation with Shepherd Staff. During that consultation, you should be able to articulate your provable experience as outlined above. Take the first step by clicking on the “Apply for this job” button to confidentially make us aware of your interest. By confidential, we mean that we won’t share your information or interest with this or any other church prior to a full discussion with you and your permission to do so.

The Fine Print

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