Youth Ministry Associates are responsible for working with the youth ministry team to implement and carry out the vision of the youth ministry, grades 7 through 12, and helping youth take their next faith step on their journey with Christ. This is accomplished by developing a ministry focused on evangelism, teaching, and discipleship in our high-performance culture and mission to "Spread God's Fame by making disciples of All People". Youth Ministry Associates report to the Youth Pastor.

Responsibilities and Expectations

• In partnership with the youth ministry team, plan and implement a dynamic, cutting edge, Christ-centered youth ministry.
• Give leadership to weekly activities, including Growth Groups and mid-week gatherings.

• Plan and promote outings that build community and reach new youth, such as outreach events and mission opportunities.

• Plan major youth ministry events such as retreats, discipleship weekends, camps, and mission trips.
• Assist in the coordination and setup required to create worship experiences that reach prospective youth and take regular attending youth deeper in their faith walk.
• Teach mid-week worship services on a regular basis.
• Be actively involved in campus ministry by making regular campus visits, attending Christian school clubs, sporting events, concerts, performances and other school activities that involve youth.
• Recruit, train, resource, encourage, and support youth ministry volunteers.
• Provide care, support, encouragement, and counseling to parents/guardians and families.
• Contact visitors on a weekly basis through phone calls, text messages, letters, and/or in-home visits.
• Perform administrative duties that are needed to support youth ministry, such as attendance records, promotion materials, correspondence, scheduling resources, collecting payments and other duties as needed.
• Attend a worship service, staff meetings, youth ministry team meetings and any other meetings required on a weekly basis.
• Foster a cooperative, healthy, and motivating relationship with staff, volunteers, and church families.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Experience and Critical Skills

• Agreement with The Cross Church's faith statement and mission to spread His fame by making disciples of all people."
• Committed to biblical Christian principles and teachings both professionally and personally.
• Established pattern of Bible study and prayer.
• College degree required.
• Called to full-time, vocational ministry with a passion for discipling youth.
• Previous experience in a youth ministry role at a Baptist church or a comparable denomination.
• An understanding that every youth should be known, loved, and cared for like Jesus.
• Ability to understand and relate to youth and families.
• Passionate about seeing families grow together in their faith.
• Experience with recruiting, motivating, equipping, and scheduling volunteers.
• Ability to use appropriate judgment in the areas of discretion, sensitivity, and confidentiality.
• Flexibility to serve where needed.
• Strong written, technical, oratory and creative skills with the ability to speak confidently before large groups.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment.
• Relational, self-motivated, strong work ethic, organized, dependable, reliable and willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done.
• Competency in computer/web-based technology with the capacity to learn new applications quickly.
• The Cross Church membership is expected.
• Ability to speak, read and write English.
• Sufficient good health to discharge duties properly.
• Passing criminal, financial, and sexual misconduct background checks required.

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