Job Overview

Perimeter Road Baptist Church, Valdosta, GA, is seeking to hire a youth pastor/director. The ideal candidate would be highly relational, Gospel-driven, committed to discipleship, and able to communicate effectively with both youth and their families.

EXPERIENCE: Formal ministry training and experience preferred but not required. We are willing to come alongside, mentor, and train the right candidate.

Job Description

OVERSEE MINISTRIES: . Lead Student Ministry (6th – 12th Grade) by overseeing volunteers teachers and servants, overseeing all small/community groups, overseeing teaching and preaching, overseeing student missions, overseeing all student weekly services (229 and Community Groups), overseeing all trips and student events (mission trips, summer camp, retreats, concerts, Mud Bowl, etc.). . Train and develop leaders from within the congregation of PRBC to invest in the lives of the students, assist in the execution of student ministry, and further the advancement of the Gospel.

PREACHING/ TEACHING OF THE WORD . Primary teaching pastor for the PRBC Student Ministry (229 Student Ministry) for Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings during the community group time. . Teach Gospel-centered messages from the Bible . . Plan and teach lessons that are directly applicable the daily lives of 6th – 12th Grade students . . Be a regular and focused student of God's Word to ensure sermons and lessons being taught are sound in doctrine, Spirit-led, and genuine.

PASTORAL CARE . Be attentive to the needs of students and their parents as they arise including home visits, hospital visits, counseling services, and regular prayer. • Reach out to students and parents with intentionality to offer encouragement, support, and guidance with phone calls, face-to-face meetings, and writing letters. . Train and develop volunteer leaders serving in the PRBC Student Ministry by investing in their spiritual lives through prayer with them, encouragement, ministry training, resource equipping, and also by meeting the expectations that you place on volunteer leaders. • Regularly meet students "where they are" by visiting school campuses, extra-curricular events (sports games, FCA rallies, band concerts, etc.), and other student-related functions. . Maintain a flexible attitude when any need arises in which the Lead Pastor and or staff need your help.

ADMINISTRATION • Plan ministry services and events that promote healthy spiritual growth, outreach, fellowship, and fun for students. • Communicate well (via social media, phone calls, bulletins, announcements, etc.) with students, parents, and leaders about weekly service details, event details, and ministry needs. • Develop and execute a yearly budget to meet the needs of the student ministry and fits within the context of the overall PRBC budget.

ABOUT PERIMETER ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH

Perimeter Road Baptist Church (PRBC) is a 36-year-old, Elder-led, congregational fellowship seeking a full-time Student Pastor/Director. PRBC is an SBC fellowship committed to the Cooperative Program and support of missions and soundness of SBC institutions for promoting the gospel and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ both locally and throughout the world. Candidates must be born again believers, committed to personal growth in Christ-likeness, the expansion of the Kingdom of God through biblical evangelism and missions, and the development of the body of believers through discipleship and use of spiritual gifts. Candidates must possess a theological vision for Christian-congregational worship that is Trinitarian focused and Biblically-centered. Worship should focus on the fullness of the revelation of the triune God worshipping the Father through the Son by the Holy Spirit centered on Scripture. Modeling life and ministry according to 1 Timothy 3:1-7 (living above reproach) and accountable for the performance of pastoral duties and care of the congregation by the Family Pastor and the Lead Pastor.