Job Overview

The Youth Pastor/Director leads the Student Ministry Team, reporting directly to the Senior Pastor. This role is responsible for all aspects of student ministry grades 6-12, with an emphasis on discipleship and operations. They work alongside the pastoral ministry team and the operations team to implement the overall vision and purposes of Cedarbrook Community Church.

Skills:

• Strong leader: Spiritually gifted in leadership, discernment, shepherding and strong interpersonal skills. Ability to build, lead and maintain teams while building a culture of trust, facilitating team relationships, and understanding team and ministry dynamics.
• Influential communicator: Able to teach from the Bible clearly and creatively, skilled at contextualizing concepts in a way students can understand. They should possess strong vision, organizational, and shepherding skills. They must be a team player, with the ability to relate to students as well as work directly with families of Cedarbrook.
• High capacity: Self-motivated; systematic; works well corporately and independently. Maintains teachable spirit and attitude. Able to manage projects and teams effectively and in a timely manner.
• Tech proficient: Ability to learn internal database and information systems to effectively manage Student Ministry processes, systems, and vitals as well as provide assistance, direction, and training to Student Ministry Leaders.

Job Description

Experience Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree recommended in addition to 5+ years ministry/leadership experience.
• An understanding of student ministry Christian education within the local church
• The ability to relate to and work under direction and vision of the elders of Cedarbrook Community Church and alongside the Ministry and Operations teams
• Ability to recruit, motivate, and equip adult and student leaders, teachers, and parents
• Lives consistently with the moral qualifications of 1 Timothy 3 and Ephesians 4 & 5
• Must possess a high level of spiritual maturity
• Must be committed to Cedarbrook's philosophy of ministry and mission

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Works in coordination with the overall goals of the high/middle school ministries
• Supervises the planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating of student leadership teams, visitor follow-up and any specific ministry details or ideas
• Determines objectives and goals for this ministry in coordination with the Senior Pastor and initiates
• strategies to fulfill them
• Enlists, equips, and evaluates all volunteers needed for this ministry
• Equip parents to be the primary discipler for their teenager
• Provides encouragement and support to students and their families who are in the hospital or are in a crisis situation
• Responsible to lead students (grades 6-12) to become mature disciples of Christ through Bible study, relationship building, and personal evangelism
• Leads volunteer and staff teams – Middle School, and High School
• Retention of active students and volunteers – Middle School, and High School
• Formulates and sends out monthly parent emails for Middle School, and High School
• Manages and updates the website for Middle School, and High School
• Formulates and sends out weekly leader emails
• Keeps attendance for Oasis, and Wake (including events and retreats)
• Ensures that all actions performed within the context of this job position accomplishes and furthers the mission, vision, and values of Cedarbrook Community Church
• Committed to being a member in good standing of Cedarbrook Community Church.
• Actively engaged in Life Groups, attending weekend worship services, giving, serving, and praying for the church body
• Adheres to the Statement of Faith as established and approved by Cedarbrook Community Church