Youth and Family Minister

Job Overview

Christ Church is intending to hire a full-time Youth and Family Minister. This role will primarily be oriented toward the leadership and discipleship of K-12th Graders but should also be considered as a role of encouraging (and possibly discipling) parents as well. The minister would oversee the leadership of a weekly (or bi-weekly) youth Bible study (6-12th grade). Ideally, he would grow a team of volunteer leaders—regularly meeting with and developing them as well. As appropriate, he would meet regularly with high school boys (and develop women to meet with high school girls). He would also oversee a monthly kids’ church (K-5th grade) during the Sunday sermon time, including a short teaching and oversight of volunteers who then lead grade-specific small group conversations.

While this role would not be a pastor/elder role, the man hired should be on a trajectory toward elder-qualification with the aspiration of becoming a pastor/elder. He should be a capable Bible teacher with corporate preaching and teaching opportunities becoming more regular in time. As a third full-time staff member, he would also give assistance to the staff pastors with administrative or ministerial responsibilities. The staff pastors would regularly meet with the youth minister for development and discipleship. We would hope and expect for this role to be filled by the same man for 4-6 years.

We would also hope and expect for resonance with the approach to youth ministry expressed in these three articles by Jon Nielsen:

Job Description

  • Weeknight Youth Meeting
  • Scheduling and serving with Elementary-age Sunday discussions
  • Assistance in leadership and guidance with Christ Church Kids including presence on Sunday to assist in setup of building
  • Weekly Staff Meetings and Service Review
  • Meet with High School students
  • Lunches and coffees with dads and/or visitors
  • Weekend or Weeknight Fun Hangouts
  • Summer Camp
  • Come alongside the pastors and staff toward the general service of the church

This will be a full-time, salaried position and depending on education and experience, a gross salary would begin within the range of $50-60k per year. As with all full-time employees, a generous compensation package will be offered in addition to salary.

Church Name: Christ Church Albuquerque
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Website: https://www.christchurchabq.com/

Job Type: Full-time
Role: MIDDLE SCHOOL/JR. HIGH
Salary: $51,000 - $74,000

Date Posted: 4 months ago