School of Leadership Program
The Valley Church and Edison State Community College Partnership
TO APPLY ⇒ www.thevalley.church/school-of-leadership
MORE INFO ⇒ mark.coulter@thevalley.church
The Valley Church is an innovative, growing, multi-site church with over 1,200 in attendance each Sunday and with locations in Piqua, Troy, Sidney, Rushsylvania, as well as online.
The School of Leadership combines a top notch educational experience at Edison State Community College with real world work experience, practical leadership training, valuable life experiences and a personal mentor at The Valley Church.
◊ Graphic Design
Personal Mentor—Communications Director
Learning Opportunities
- Create high quality graphics and visuals for digital, web, print and social media
- Brand design for events and marketing
- Transform design visions into reality
- Offer advice for proper marketing and design choices
- Update and maintain the website, social media and Church app on a regular basis
- Support the technical team during peak production periods
- Assist with stage set design
◊ Web Design
Personal Mentor—Communications Director
Learning Opportunities
- Help production team monitor and maintain live streaming platforms
- Create or consult with third-party developers to implement projects beyond the current scope of the website
- Utilize Google analytics to track user statistics and any goals/campaigns
- Use online form builders to construct custom forms that gather and deliver information for all departments
- Maximize search engine optimization on the website
- Offer leadership in planning, developing and maintaining the organization's technology platforms including web and mobile
- Work with various ministries and departments to ensure the organization's web presence fulfills ministry goals of reaching online users with key information that is both timely and within brand standards
◊ Early Childhood Education
Personal Mentor—Family Pastor
Learning Opportunities
- Plan and organize periodic outreach events and develop a strategy for engaging visiting and first-time families
- Create/organize curriculum for the purpose of spiritual formation
- Recruit, train and schedule volunteers for weekly children's services
- Plan special seasonal events for children and families
- Organize training sessions for children's volunteers
- Create and assist in implementing set designs for children's areas
- Assist in the purchase, distribution and use of Children's Ministry equipment and supplies
- Assist with social media pages for Children's Ministry
◊ Marketing
Personal Mentor—Communications Director
Learning Opportunities
- Plan, sequence and execute a multi-faceted marketing plan, integrating all available digital and in-person communication channels
- Create marketing plans for various sermon series, events and ministries and effectively communicate needs and timelines to pull deliverable needs from the staff team
- Capture and help tell stories of positive changes happening in the lives of people
- Help ensure quality and consistency of The Valley Church brand on all communications
- Assist in coming up with new ways to reach people
- Brainstorm ideas for upcoming events
- Write and distribute press releases about key events
- Work with the team to resource the campuses and weekend services with print pieces, media, signage and other outward-reaching pieces of communication
- Provide assistance, input and ideas for special events, projects, videos, etc.
◊ Business
Personal Mentor—Campus Pastor
Learning Opportunities
- Plan 1–2 professional developmental trainings per year for The Valley staff
- Organize and execute several trainings per year for those in the School of Leadership, Residents and those in our Leadership Development Program
- Assist in the finding of housing for students in our Residency program
- Design team building and fun activities for The Valley staff and those in the leadership development programs
- Brainstorm and execute on generosity initiatives with the Campus Pastor
- Assist the Campus Pastor in writing a comprehensive staff policy manual
- Work with the facility director to improve the physical campus
- Create and maintain an inventory of all church equipment and property