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Precept Ministries International - Executive Director

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DESIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS<br />

• Demonstrated success in business, government,<br />

military, missions, publishing, etc., leading a team<br />

of 50+ employees and overseeing an operations<br />

budget in excess of $10M.<br />

• Multi-year experience in personal Bible Study as<br />

either a teacher or a student.<br />

• An understanding and demonstrated ability to<br />

apply practical Biblical and theological concepts<br />

in missions<br />

• Team leadership experience - able to build and<br />

lead teams of diverse people and backgrounds<br />

• Willingness to participate actively in <strong>Precept</strong><br />

Inductive Bible Studies<br />

• Five to ten years of executive leadership or<br />

related experience<br />

• A bachelor’s degree; preferably an advanced<br />

degree<br />

DESIRED PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS<br />

• Spiritual maturity, spiritual discipline,<br />

and integrity – Strong personal faith, passion to<br />

do God’s will, should reflect honesty, flexibility<br />

and humility. Must be fully yielded to God.<br />

Demonstrates a passion for God’s word.<br />

• Interpersonal Skills – This person is outgoing<br />

and easily engages people; listens well and asks<br />

good questions.<br />

• Results-orientation – Our ideal <strong>Executive</strong><br />

<strong>Director</strong> possesses strong leadership abilities<br />

coupled with solid business knowledge, being<br />

results oriented. This individual has proven<br />

project management skills and leads by example<br />

and is successful in planning, directing, reporting<br />

and overseeing projects.<br />

• Relationship building skills – This person will<br />

have the gifts and desire to increase the impact<br />

of PMI, build relationships with new and current<br />

network leaders, and inspire new <strong>Precept</strong><br />

network leaders to join PMI. Is able to develop<br />

and maintain healthy interpersonal relationships<br />

with leadership at every level. The <strong>Executive</strong><br />

<strong>Director</strong> must always be relating, learning, and<br />

leading by example.<br />

• Passion for God’s Word and the Inductive Bible<br />

Study method – The <strong>Executive</strong> <strong>Director</strong> will<br />

constantly ask how best to move the Inductive<br />

Bible Study method forward, someone wellread<br />

in missiology, open to new ways of doing<br />

things, can interact with mission and church<br />

leaders around the world, someone who can<br />

communicate the <strong>Precept</strong> philosophy and how<br />

that can work out in individual ministries.<br />

• Ability to develop and communicate<br />

a vision – creating a vision, communicating that<br />

vision to all stakeholders, setting a direction for<br />

change, aligning the people who will make it<br />

happen, energizing and motivating the people<br />

and, finally, creating a culture of leadership.<br />

LOCATION/TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS<br />

The corporate offices of <strong>Precept</strong> <strong>Ministries</strong> <strong>International</strong> are located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The <strong>Executive</strong><br />

<strong>Director</strong> will be expected to reside in the greater Chattanooga area. Travel will be 10-15% of the time.

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