Snapshot

Denomination: Wesleyan

Weekly Attendance:  12,000

Location: Lawrenceville, GA

The Role: Pastor of Campuses

Meet 12Stone Church:

The History of 12Stone is rich with faith, risk, and blessing.

12Stone Church was founded as Crossroads Church by Kevin Myers on November 1, 1987. With his wife Marcia, and three couples, Kevin relocated from Michigan to Greater Gwinnett County to plant a church that would be relevant, fun, challenging, and impacting for generations.

After five years of worshiping in several temporary facilities, the Collins Hill worship center allowed them to put down their roots and serve hundreds in the community. During this season, their vision was to reach as many people as possible, for as long as God allows us to serve. 

God guided the church to change the name to 12Stone Church, marking a new beginning! Illustrating its mission, "12Stone" served to reclaim its distinctiveness and gain ground in biblical heritage. The church crossed its own symbolic "Jordan River" crossing (Joshua 4) and took possession of the Hwy 20 Campus and the expanding mission: to carry the favor of God as a force for good to cover their county and beyond.

Since its beginning, 12Stone has seen God move and work in many wonderful ways – the eight people who shared the heart of 12Stone and saw the church's vision, through incredible growth, the opening of nine campuses (soon to be 10) campuses, and much more. They are excited to see how God continues to move in and through them, as they are faithful in expanding their leadership with the addition of a new Pastor of Campuses. 12Stone Church is praying to reach the next generation to carry on 12Stone's mission of reaching as many people as possible for as long as they can.

What do the 12 stones mean?

After God held back the flood-stage waters of the Jordan River, the children of Israel crossed over on dry ground into the Promised Land. Once on the other side, one leader from each tribe took a stone from the middle of the river and stacked it on the shore. This twelve-stone memorial would remind future generations of the rescuing hand of God.

 12Stone Church exists so future generations will know the rescuing hand of God.

What You Can Expect

Friendly people, passionate worship, relevant teaching.

We believe God calls us to pursue him just as we are, inside and out, so we nurture a casual, fun and inviting atmosphere. Guests can check out our services without intrusion and begin your spiritual journey at your own pace -no pressure- just encouragement.

About the Pastor of Campuses:

In partnership with the Senior Pastor and Executive Pastor, the Pastor of Campuses will support the vision of 12Stone Church by providing strategic leadership and alignment to all of 12Stone’s campuses. The ideal candidate will enjoy living out a daily purpose of loving and leading the campuses of 12Stone and making progress to reach more people.

The Pastor of Campuses's Responsibilities Include: 

• Oversee the health and effectiveness of all the campuses of 12Stone Church by bringing out the best in the campus staff seeking to resource and coach them towards their greatest Kingdom impact.

• Serve as a member of the Ministry Leadership Team ensuring unity of heart, strategy and execution with Chief Experience Officer, Pastoral Ministry Lead, and Executive Pastor.

• Provide leadership and oversight for the Campus Pastor Team. This includes:

  • Recruiting and selection

  • Coaching and performance

  • Training and development

  • Care and shepherding

• Identify and coach new strategic growth initiatives at the campus level while ensuring alignment for core strategy (ministry model) and without compromising opportunity.

• Monitor lead and lag measures (metrics) and lead out the next steps to make progress in necessary areas.

• Provide strategic & thoughtful input to the Pastoral Ministry and Ministry Expression teams to ensure that ministry development and architecture serves campuses well.

• Lead initiatives for new campus launches in partnership with the Executive Pastor

• Own the Campus Pastor Development Process for existing staff pastors to be developed into Campus Pastors.

What You Bring: 

The following describes many of the characteristics of the ideal candidate for the Pastor of Campuses:

Education & Experience

• 7-10 years ministry experience, minimum

• Bachelor’s degree minimum, M.B.A. or M Div. a plus

• Experience at a multi-site church

• Experience leading high-level staff

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proven ability to lead church growth and development of church leaders and pastors

• Proven ability to understand a complex organization

• Leadership skills that transfer organizationally 

Personal Characteristics & Qualifications

• Relationally Savy

• High Emotional Intelligence and can thrive in a high candor environment

• Strategic leader with an integrator mindset

• Pastor’s heart with a leader’s passion to make progress

• The following attributes are true of 12Stone’s longest tenured and highest performing staff members:

1.     Dependence on Jesus 

Intimate communion with Jesus that results in joyful obedience.

2.     Self-Awareness 

A growing understanding of how others experience you.

3.     Drive 

Healthy energy that moves competence to productivity.

4.     Humility 

Value yourself and others the same way God does.

5.     Resilience

Able to bounce back from obstacles and setbacks.

6.     Adaptability

Willingness to change for the sake of the vision.

7.     Sense of Humor  

Quick to smile, quick to laugh and you don’t take yourself too seriously.

What it's Like to Live in Lawrenceville, GA: 

Lawrenceville, Georgia is located in Gwinnett County and boasts a diverse population that places a huge emphasis on community and offers a high-quality lifestyle. That said, Lawrenceville is a true model community for innovation and success. Gwinnett County's diversity is reflected across many different community areas, from the international shopping centers to industrial parks; there's something in Gwinnett County for everyone to do! 

The Gwinnett region also offers its residents affordable housing and an excellent award-winning school system. For entertainment, many locals spend their time at the shops or enjoying the many culinary varieties in  Historic Downtown Lawrenceville, with live music playing during the summertime.

In addition to the community culture for food, art, and theatre, Gwinnett is located only 20 miles from the heart of Atlanta. This close proximity provides opportunities for major cultural experiences, sports events, and direct international travel from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Overall, from the location's convenience to the rich history and culture, Lawrenceville is a great place to visit and an even better place to call home.

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