Principal Functions:The Student Pastor is responsible for planning and executing a comprehensive disciple making program for students, providing leadership to growing young disciples—grades six through undergraduate studies—while interfacing with adjacent children's, adult, and senior adult ministry leaders to support a continuum of spiritual development.

Responsibilities:· Actively assess, plan, and lead evangelism initiatives consistent with making student disciples.

· Actively create opportunities for student Christian education, providing direction, leadership, and teaching of Student Bible study, discipleship training, missions education, Wednesday programming and other activities.

· Promote a culture of student ministry that helps young believers to assimilate into the larger church body.

· Promote a culture of student ministry that promotes spiritual maturity.

· Organize and coordinate a balanced approach to student ministry that includes Bible study, discipleship training, outreach, recreation, fellowship, mission action, and worship.

· Working with the Discipleship Pastor, enlist and train leadership serving in the Student Ministries.

· Plan and direct all activities such as youth camp, student mission trips, retreats, weekday youth service, youth emphasis Sunday, seminars, banquets, and other special events.

· Support the pastor in visiting hospitals, nursing homes, etc. and, when called upon, assist in counseling, performing weddings, conducting funerals, and preaching.

· Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Pastor.

Requirements – Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:· College degree; some seminary preferred.

· Licensure to the ministry required; ordination preferred.

· Demonstrated ability to work with students and their parents

· Demonstrated ability to recruit and lead volunteers.

· Requires the ability to listen effectively and to communicate clearly, both orally and in written form.

· Requires exceptional speaking skills and the ability to speak confidently before groups.

· Requires quality relational and leadership skills.

· Requires a team mentality in working with and relating to colleagues.

· Requires exceptional administrative skills.

· Requires basic ability to use computer software consistent with student leadership.

· Requires commitment to biblical Christian principles and The Baptist Faith and Message 2000 both professionally and personally.

· Requires attendance and punctuality.

· Requires passing criminal, financial and sexual misconduct background checks.

· Requires compliance with applicable federal and state laws as described in the church constitution.

· Requires the ability to financially steward the respective ministry budget.

Working Relationships:· The Student Pastor reports directly to the Senior Pastor and supervises the Student Ministries Intern &/or Assistant.

Job Classification:· This position is considered an exempt full-time position.