Youth and Family Pastor

Youth and Family Pastor (full time)

• Key Responsibilities
  • Preaching and Teaching
    • Weekly teacher for Youth Group worship service
    • Sunday morning main worship preaching (3-5 times a year)
• Pastoral Role
  • Shepherding 6th-12th Grade Youth Ministry
    • Regularly available to counsel youth group members
    • Equip youth group leadership team members
    • Disciple and support parents w/school age children
  • Supporting Pre-k through 5th grade kids
  • Serving as a member of the Pastoral Leadership Team
    • In conjunction with the Lead Pastor, providing general oversight and vision for the spiritual health and direction of the church
    • Eager to support the Lead Pastor's vision and ministry plan
• Connect Groups Ministry
  • Willing to regularly lead a Connect Group (small groups ministry)
  • Serve on the Connect Groups Leadership Team
  • Regularly involved in recruiting and training new Connect Groups leaders
• Pastoral Care
  • Assist Pastoral Team and Deacon Team for visitation ministry
  • Partner with Lead Pastor to provide counseling to individuals/families
  • Regularly exercise the ministry of presence in all facets of church life
• Administration and Event Planning
  • Participate in annual budget planning with Stewardship Team
  • Work with Lead Pastor and staff to review and revise annual ministry plan
  • Planning monthly youth events
  • Organizing and leading kids and youth camps
  • Attending weekly staff meeting and monthly Deacons' Meeting
  • Regularly meeting with Lead Pastor for discipleship and accountability
• Skills, Qualifications, and Biblical Convictions
  • Must possess a genuine profession of faith and clear testimony of salvation
  • Called to and gifted for pastoral ministry according to I Tim. 3:1-7; Titus 1:6-9
  • An evangelist's heart, passionate to share the hope of the Gospel with the lost
  • Able to clearly teach and communicate God's Word to all ages and demographics, particularly to younger children and youth
  • Utilizes an exegetical approach to sermon prep and delivery
  • Able to relate and communicate effectively in a NextGen context
  • Not shy and willing to be a self-starter that engages with our local schools and sports leagues
  • Self-disciplined, motivated character with a servant's heart
  • Holds firmly to core Christian doctrines and convictions, but humble and gracious towards others
  • Teachable, flexible, and willing to submit to the leadership of the Lead Pastor
  • Fully in alignment with the BFM 2000
  • In agreement with a complementarian view of pastoral ministry
  • If married, absolutely committed to wife (and children)
  • Actively guards moral purity and has no abiding struggle with viewing pornographic or other illicit materials
  • Disciplined in social media life/not antagonist or mean-spirited in the online domain
  • Preference may be given to those that have completed some level of seminary training
  • Able to complete and pass a nationally accredited background check
• Compensation
  • While compensation will vary depending on education, prior experience, and other relevant qualifications, the general salary package will be $55,000
  • Application Process
  • All candidates meeting the above criteria should send an email with a photo of themselves (family included, if applicable), resume, and doctrinal statement to [email protected]
  • Candidates that meet the desired criteria of the Search Team will receive a follow-up email with a questionnaire to accomplish, as well as further information about our candidacy process.