Identify, cultivate and steward strategic relationships with influential churches, ministry leaders, pastors, denominational leaders, ministry organizations, authors, speakers, and practitioners in the children’s and family ministry space.
Develop relational pathways that move leaders from awareness of Awana into deeper engagement with content, podcasts, cohorts, events, curriculum, and partnership opportunities.
Represent Awana and ChildDiscipleship.com at churches, conferences, off-sites, and strategic gatherings.
Host conversations, podcasts, cohorts, and convenings that strengthen Awana’s credibility and visibility in the child discipleship space.
Serve as a relational intelligence source for internal teams by sharing what key churches and ministry leaders are seeing, needing, asking, and building.
Help position Awana as a trusted partner and convener among leaders committed to forming lasting faith in children and families.
Create intentional next steps for strategic relationships, including podcast invitations, cohort participation, event involvement, curriculum conversations, content collaboration, summit participation, or deeper organizational partnership.

Depth of experience (e.g., 10+ years) in leadership, family and children ministry, serving in and caring for the Church, strongly preferred.
College education desired with a concentration in ministry, missions, theology, non-profit leadership, or similar from an accredited college or university.
Utilization of Awana curriculum, resources, & solutions is a plus!
Valid US Passport required.
Valid State driver’s license required.
Eligibility to work in the United States is required; this position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship.
Must be a born-again Christian.
Must have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
Must be in agreement with the Awana Doctrinal Statement.
Must be in fellowship with the body of Christ through a local church.
Regularly engages in reading the Holy Bible as a guide and standard for living.

Director of Strategic Relationships

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