Associate Pastor of Family Ministry

Position Description: The Associate Pastor of Family Ministries is a full-time staff position of Rosebower Baptist Church. This position works directly under the supervision of the Senior Pastor in planning, coordinating, and executing the family-based ministries of the church, specifically in children and youth. The overall focus of his ministry is to ensure that the discipleship pathway for children and youth is organized, equipped, and implemented in such a way that children and youth grow in their walk with Jesus Christ through regular ministry, and parents are engaged and equipped to disciple their students in the home.

Primary Responsibilities:

– Align family ministry under the vision and leadership of the Senior Pastor, accommodating any requests by the Senior Pastor.

– Direct, coordinate, and ensure execution of all children's and youth ministry services and programs for regularly scheduled ministry and special ministry events.

– Lead in recruiting, training, and equipping volunteers for children's and youth ministries.

– Ensure proper background check of all children's ministry workers.

– Aid in producing annual budgets for areas of responsibility.

– Organize, lead, and participate in ministry events such as VBS, Youth Camp, Kids Camp, Fall Festival, etc.

– Intentionally connect with children, students, and families and be actively engaged in their lives on and off campus.

– Meet with parents regularly to encourage, pray, and provide counsel.

– Collaborate in service scheduling and seasonal planning alongside the Senior Pastor and other ministry staff.

– Continue to grow depth in biblical knowledge and effective teaching practices, while recruiting, training, and giving opportunities to gifted believers within the church.

– Understand current children's and youth culture and climate, while seeking to be doctrinally faithful to the scriptures and the belief of the church.

– Maintain associated spaces, demonstrating excellence, order, and cleanliness.

– Preach/Teach as directed, or in absence of Senior Pastor. – Perform other tasks as designated by the Senior Pastor.

Requirements & General Responsibilities:

– Demonstrate a growing walk with Christ

– Demonstrate a biblical calling and qualification in accordance with the Scriptures

– Minimum 1-year children and/or youth ministry experience that includes leading, training, and coordinating volunteers

– Lead marriage/family to maintain a good standing in membership and ministry participation at Rosebower Baptist Church

– Demonstrate a desire for excellence

ABOUT THE CHURCHRosebower Baptist Church is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. It was organized in 1898. The campus includes a two-story education building, a sanctuary with seating for about 325, a fellowship hall with a kitchen, and a Reach Out Center of just over 6,000 square feet consisting of a basketball court, bathrooms, and showers.

ABOUT THE COMMUNITYRosebower is located in the Reidland area of Paducah. It is a mostly working-class community located in McCracken County with members from McCracken, Marshall, Graves, and Livingston Counties located in Western Kentucky.

Within a 20-minute drive of the church property are about 78,000 people consisting of 33,000 households. Median household income is about $63,000. The population approximately consists of 7,000 children ages 9 or younger, 16,000 ages 10-26, 16,800 ages 27-44, 15,000 ages 45-60, 18,000 ages 61-79, and 5,000 ages 80 and older.

The community includes elementary, intermediate and middle schools as well as banks, medical providers, restaurants, a grocery and other service businesses. It is located at Exit 16 on Interstate 24 and along three major highways: US 60, U.S. 62, and U.S. 68. The community also includes churches representing most major denominations.

HOW TO CONTACT Deadline for receiving resumes at one of the following is March 15, 2026:

1. Rosebower Search Committee

1120 Tyree Road, Paducah, KY 42003

2. [email protected]