Courses Team
Are you passionate about mentoring, teaching, or creating spaces where people can grow together? Courses at Ecclesia are short-term learning experiences designed to help people go deeper in their faith while learning in community. Rooted in spiritual formation, each course is thoughtfully developed and led by facilitators who help guide meaningful conversation, reflection, and growth.
We’re currently looking for leaders and facilitators for upcoming courses. Explore the open roles below, and if you’re interested in future opportunities, reach out to ryleavillarreal@ecclesiahouston.org
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Summary of Role
Premarital Class Mentors are mature married couples who journey with engaged, dating, or married couples during our six week Premarital Course, which happens twice a year. The course is a balance of teaching times and round-table discussions which are facilitated by the Mentors. Rather than providing all the answers, mentors create space for meaningful conversation, prayer, and reflection, helping couples learn how to talk well, listen deeply, and discern faithfully together.
Key Responsibilities
Be a witness of actively lived faith and marriage experience
Facilitate honest, thoughtful, and sometimes uncomfortable conversations and story-telling in a safe, grace-filled environment
Ask wise, discerning questions that help couples practice healthy communication and understand that the goal is formation, not fixing—learning how to talk, listen, and grow together
Listen deeply and without judgment
Holds stories and struggles with confidence and trust
Discern when to encourage, when to gently challenge, and when to refer a couple to a Pastor
Serve under the guidance of our Pastoral Team
Frequency
6 weeks during Course duration
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Summary of Role
Course Facilitators are faithful community leaders with a gift and love for teaching and people. They lead with warmth and competence, creating space for others to learn, be real, and grow together. Facilitators don't need to have all the answers — they need to be good group guides. Each Course is supported by a team of 2–4 Facilitators who share the load and model what it looks like to learn in community.
Key Responsibilities
An active relationship with God, walking in the life of Jesus, and led by the Holy Spirit
A life guided especially (not exclusively) by these spiritual practices:
Community
Prayer
Scripture
Attentive care for your holistic wellbeing (spiritual, physical, emotional, social, rest/work, leadership development, etc).
Models healthy relationship, communication, and conflict resolution with others
An interest and gift of teaching, prioritizing Theology (understanding God revealed in the Bible), Model (how do we live that), and Practice (experiential practices with others)
A commitment to be led by the provided Course material
Facilitate honest, thoughtful, and sometimes uncomfortable conversations in a safe, grace-filled environment
Holds stories and struggles with confidence and trust
Regular presence in Sunday gatherings
Serve under the guidance of the Spiritual Formation Pastor over Groups & Courses
Frequency
Varies, each Course runs 1-2 times a year for 4-6 weeks