Ministry Communications Coordinator
Reports to: Senior Pastor Effective: October 2025
Supervises: None
Status: Full Time, (approx 32 hours/week)
FLSA: Non exempt
Job Summary
As the first point of contact for many who engage with the church, the Ministry Communications Coordinator serves as a key point of connection for members, guests, and the wider community. This role ensures that the daily life and mission of Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church (GALC) are communicated with clarity, warmth, and creativity—both in person and through digital and print communications.
Work Schedule
Regular on-site hours are Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Occasional evening or weekend hours will be scheduled for special events and worship service with your supervisor.
Essential Functions:
- Provide a professional welcome to all who contact or visit the church office.
- Create weekly worship bulletins, slides, and other worship-related communications.
- Develop, edit, and distribute digital and print materials that support congregational life and ministry including weekly emails and monthly newsletters.
- Coordinate and maintain a consistent and engaging social media presence for GALC including current pictures and videos.
- Update the church website weekly to reflect current ministry events and content.
- Maintain and update the church master calendar in coordination with the staff and community building partners.
- Ensure livestream distribution for remote worship services, troubleshooting as needed.
Other Responsibilities:
- Participate in staff meetings and other collaborative planning sessions.
- Ensure general building security when on site.
- Manage the church office equipment and supplies.
- Attend to other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications:
- At least two years of experience with marketing or communications.
- Strong literacy in computer and digital communication tools.
- Familiarity with the ELCA or church communications is preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Work is primarily completed in the church building during regular office hours.
- Must be able to communicate clearly in person, over the phone, and in writing.
- Some light lifting (e.g., office supplies or worship materials) occasionally required.
Staff Competencies
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Cross-cultural skills demonstrated through the ability to communicate with respect; recognize others' values, accept knowledge, skills, and talents; and tolerate, engage, and celebrate the success of others
- Mission Ownership: Demonstrates understanding and full support of the mission, vision, values and beliefs of the congregation; can demonstrate those values to others; consistently behaves in a manner congruent with the mission, vision, values and beliefs.
- Team Orientation: Demonstrates interest, skill and success in team environments; promotes group goals ahead of personal agendas; steps up to offer self as a resource to other members of the team; understands and supports the importance of teamwork; shares credit for success with others, takes responsibility for their part in team failures.
Ministry Communications Coordinator Competencies
- Attention to Detail: Consistently attends to both the small points and big picture that make communications clear, accurate, and effective; follows up on missing items and unanswered questions; strong proofreading.
- Helping Orientation: Demonstrates care and responsiveness to the needs of members, guests, and community partners; provides clear, timely, and helpful information; is able and willing to supply answers and resources that others find satisfying.
- Hospitality & Accessibility: Creates a sense of warmth, openness, and welcome in all interactions and communications; supports a culture of connection and care in the life of the congregation and community.
- Informing Others: Ensures people receive the information they need to engage meaningfully in the life of the congregation; communicates transparently and promptly; provides the information people need to know to do their jobs well.
- Organizational Knowledge: Understands the structure and flow of congregational decision-making; anticipates communication needs; navigates both formal and informal systems effectively; anticipates organizational barriers and plans approach accordingly.
- Technical Expertise: Demonstrates proficiency with communication tools and technologies; understands which skills are lacking and seeks to develop those skills; continually works toward the mastery of technical proficiency.
- Written Communication: Is able to write clearly and succinctly; employs correct grammar, punctuation and patterns of speech; clearly delivers messages in a tone appropriate to the context.
Company Description
Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church is a church of the ELCA located on the eastside of St. Paul. We are a progressive congregation that works hard at creating community both with our membership and our neighbors. As a church we provide a free weekly dinner to the community, serving on average of 200 people per week. Our building is utilized by a variety of different organizations, making our campus a lively place.
