Hub Church Development Lead

About the role

Alpha Australia serves the Church in its mission to help people discover and develop a relationship with Jesus, through tools such as the Alpha course. Its 2033 strategy focuses on developing Hub Churches that model best-practice Alpha and coach other churches to do the same. The Hub Church Development Lead will build this movement, aiming to establish a Hub Church in every capital city and strategic regional city across every major denomination, toward 80 Hub Churches nationally by 2033.

Key responsibilities

• Build deep, trusted relationships with senior leaders of strategic churches and coach them from significant use toward example and Hub status, respecting their rhythms, denominations and contexts.
• Develop 50-100 example Alpha churches nationally with the capacity and hunger to extend, using relational insight and data, with a diverse mix of denominations, cities, regions, church plants and multicultural contexts.
• Convene and leverage catalytic events such as masterclasses, cohorts, leadership tours and learning communities, and own the follow-up: segment churches by readiness, run tailored next-step pathways with the Church Engagement team and track progress in Salesforce.
• Work with the Alpha executive and engagement teams to set the criteria and standards for Hub churches, and equip Hub leaders through events and coaching with a train-the-trainer goal.
• Establish the Hub Church development plan and its targets, measure what matters, report on progress and refine the strategy with the National Church Engagement Lead and the executive team.

Required profile

• A relational, strategic leader credible with senior pastors across denominations, who builds trust quickly and coaches with wisdom and humility.
• Strong alignment with Alpha's mission, vision and values, and significant experience running best-practice Alpha.
• Organised and outcomes-driven, able to design convening moments, run disciplined follow-up and use data and digital tools to move churches along the journey.
• Willing to travel nationally to serve churches in capital cities and key regional centres.

Required skills

• Use of data and digital tools, including Salesforce
• Understanding of how Alpha operates across church contexts

To apply, submit a resume and a short cover letter explaining why the role suits you.