Job Overview

The Family Ministry Team Lead will provide pastoral leadership to the infant through high school discipleship ministry at New Community Church. The primary focus will be on equipping, resourcing, and discipling ministry leaders and volunteers to disciple children and students. They should also serve as a model of someone who loves and disciples children and students. A secondary focus will be on equipping and resourcing parents and house church leaders to disciple children and students.

Three keywords help to summarize this role:

• tenacious (high energy level, takes initiative, responsible)
• relational (builds healthy relationships with students, parents, and volunteers)
• leader (has a passion for leadership, equipping, and building teams)

Based on our current ministry needs, we are asking this person to invest the majority of their time as the primary leader of the student ministry.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities, Duties, and Schedule

Leadership

1. Provide leadership for the Family Ministry leadership team(s). Build a team of family ministry leaders and equip and empower them to provide oversight and direction for their specific areas. This will involve recruiting and training leaders for Infant-3 years olds, 4, 5, & K, KidLife (grades 1-5) and (grades 6-12).
2. Work with the New Community Church staff and Family Ministry leadership team(s) to develop a vision, mission and values for the Family Ministry that is in line with the overall New Community Church vision and philosophy of ministry.
3. Work with the Family Ministry leadership team(s) to support and execute the NCC vision, mission, values, and philosophy of ministry.
4. Plan/oversee/establish leadership for any additional events for student discipleship (i.e. conferences, mission trips, outreach, etc.)

Discipleship & Equipping

1. Provide weekly teaching & discipleship for the New Community Church student and children's ministry through a team approach.
2. Recruit and develop other teachers to serve on the teaching team.
3. Develop, model, and maintain a Family Ministry discipleship culture.
4. Provide equipping and resourcing to parents and house church leaders in support and collaboration with the Staff Team Leads (Equipping & Operations Lead; Preaching Team Lead).
5. Provide training and resources for the Family Ministry servants.
6. Provide biblical counseling to families, students, and children as needed.

Oversight

1. Pray for the FM volunteers, children, students, and families. Communicate Prayer needs and enlist prayer support.
2. Collaborate with FM department coordinators/leaders to develop and implement a plan for volunteer recruitment and sustainment.
3. Carry out the supervision of New Community Church Family Ministry volunteer leaders.
4. Oversee the scheduling process to ensure all classes have the appropriate number of volunteers each week.
5. Oversee the disbursement of New Community Church Family Ministry Budget.
6. Regularly evaluate FM effectiveness and establish annual ministry goals.
7. Oversee policies and practices that provide a safe environment for our children and students.
8. Oversee a system for accurate record keeping.

Curriculum, Equipment, Supplies, and Aids

1. Recommend curriculum selection
2. Evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum
3. Supervise curriculum quantities & storage
4. Evaluate, recommend, and provide the necessary equipment, supplies, and teaching aids for effective ministry

Other Involvement as Needed

1. Fill in volunteer gaps during the Sunday Gatherings as needed or requested.
2. Provide counsel to families, students, and children who desire to be baptized.
3. Provide counsel to parents seeking to dedicate their children. Provide resources to parents that assist them in their role as the primary disciple-makers of their children and students.
4. Help assist in other New Community Church events as requested
5. Other duties as assigned

Additional Job Elements, Duties and Clarifications:

1. Participate in New Community Church staff prayer, meetings, and team-building activities as requested
2. Must be available during the Sunday gatherings as requested
3. Reports directly to the New Community Church Equipping and Operations Lead
4. Continual investment in personal/spiritual growth.

Minimum Educational, Spiritual, and Ability Requirements

1. A member of New Community Church or willing to become a member (i.e. confession of faith; actively involved in a House Church)
2. Consistent spiritual and moral character/lifestyle. Meets the qualifications of an elder.
3. Gifts in shepherding, teaching, and leading
4. Has a well-developed philosophy of ministry for reaching youth today to help them mature as believers and to learn to proclaim Christ and disciple their friends
5. Likes hanging out with kids & students, talking with them and building relationships
6. Able to equip and lead students & leaders
7. Works well in teams and able to build teams
8. Needs to have experience in small groups living out the great commission together
9. Needs to have previous experience in disciple-making relationships
10. A minimum of a bachelor's degree in youth ministry or bible/theology is preferred.
11. Agreement with the doctrinal statements of New Community Church.
12. Knowledge, skills, and/or aptitude to perform each duty proficiently.