May First Baptist Church is located in May, Texas—just 20 minutes north of Brownwood and an hour southeast of Abilene. Founded in 1885, we have faithfully proclaimed the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout northern Brown County and beyond.

We exist to make disciples of all nations for the glory of God and the joy of his people. Through the faithful teaching of God's Word, we seek to spiritually grow our congregation and make a lasting kingdom impact in our community, across all ages.

For more information, visit www.mayfbc.org

JOB TITLE: STUDENT MINISTER | REPORTS TO THE PASTOR AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

QUALIFICATIONS

• Mature, growing disciple with a consistent devotional life.

• Prioritize their own family above church ministry.

• Meets the spiritual qualifications found in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9.

• Exhibits a missional lifestyle and mindset.

• Enthusiasm for making disciples and ministering to students.

• Ability to work on a team towards specific goals in a mutually encouraging and supportive manner.

• Ability to work on multiple tasks, be flexible, and work with little supervision.

• Understands effective approaches to student ministry.

• Self-motivated, strategic thinker, with strong communication skills.

• Commitment to and agreement with the statement of basic beliefs of May First Baptist Church.

• Follow the Constitution, Bylaws, and Policy & Procedures Manual of May FBC (will provide upon request).

• Maintain regular office hours and be on-the-job 35 hours per week.

• Committed to life-long learning, desiring to continue to pursue theological training and leadership development.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the Student Ministry by teaching, overseeing, planning, and leadership development.

• Train, equip, and nurture the leadership of the Student Ministry.

• Integrate students into the church body for service and discipleship opportunities.

• Develop relationships with parents and involve them through regular communication, parent meetings, and individual conversations.

• Encourage, resource, and equip parents to minister to their children and view themselves as the primary disciple-makers of their kids.

• Encourage and provide learning opportunities for parents of students. Involve them in programs and activities.

• Visit the students, their parents and their schools on a regular basis.

• Develop relationships within May ISD (Admin, Teachers, Coaches, etc.).

• Support the entire direction and program of the church.

• Prioritize integrating students into the entire church body in growing and serving.

• Oversee weekly Sunday school and Wednesday gathering.

• Expand the youth ministry through recruiting and equipping new leaders.

• Plan, direct and administer special activities/events.

• Maintain a calendar of events coordinated with other church activities.

• Develop and implement strategies, and goals for growing the ministry.

• Develop, expand, update, and improve policies and procedures.

• Pursue and maintain excellence in all things.

• Conduct hospital visits to parents or students in the ministry when necessary.

• Update and maintain the student ministry portion of the website.

• Conduct membership meetings and baptism meetings with students.

• Recruit, build, develop, resource, empower a student leadership team as well as adult student ministry volunteers.

• Regularly and systematically disciple students and training them to disciple others.

• Be available to preach/teach in various settings.

Responsibilities for this role may expand to include oversight of the May Kids ministry.