Job Summary:

To help fulfill the vision of Summit Church through leading a movement of students (6- 12 grade) who make disciples that represent the gospel to every man, women and child without having to go or come anywhere. The Student Ministry Director will run the day-to-day operations and execution of the vision for the ministry.

This position will receive supervision and direction from the Campus Pastor.

Outcomes of this position include:

1. Develop a vision for a student movement with a understanding of the mission of Summit Church, by creating a healthy, sustainable, and reproducible structure that produces God glorifying, gospel-centered, missionally driven students who make disciples in every domain of their life. Once developed, execute and drive the vision for the ministry.

2. Identify, develop and disciple student leaders who are released into mission as a top priority.

3. Invest in and develop adult leadership teams to assist in moving the mission forward.

4. Train and empower parents to be the primary disciplers of their kids.

5. Communicate Truth in all teaching environments.

6. Community engagement through school partnerships and relationships with 
other ministries already involved in local schools.

Key Results:

1. Church Gathered & Scattered

• Church Scattered: Empower students to be released to incarnate the Gospel in a specific school, neighborhood or network of students.
  • Oversees the creation, implementation & maintenance of the necessary structure.
  • Oversees the process and implementation of training leaders.

• Church Gathered: Students are invested in, trained, and equipped through Gathered times.
  • Help create a Gathered culture that understands they are primarily a collection of students who have gathered to worship rather than a worshipping body who sometimes does mission.
  • Oversees the Gathered times including equipping environments that focus on gospel centered teaching, small groups and worship.

2. Create a Discipleship Culture within the Context of the Student Ministry

• Create and execute a discipleship process that allows students to grow in the Character of Jesus and in the Competencies of Jesus, so that they the character necessary to lead out a Scattered and Gathered student ministry.
  • Invest and equip parents to be the primary disciplers of their kids.
  • Create vehicles for investing and equipping other Student leaders to play an important role in the spiritual formation process of students.
  • Disciple student & parent leaders as first priority and lead them in reproducing your relationship with others.
  • Utilize discipleship tools to reinforce personal outcomes of Intimacy with God, Grace Story, Fruit of the Spirit, Personal Mission and Stewardship of Life.

3. Leadership Development

• Create a sustainable Leadership Pipeline that seeks to Recruit, Train, Deploy and Review with all leaders within Summit Students. 

  • Adult Leadership for Scattered and Gathered.
  • Student Leadership for Scattered and Gathered.

• Work with Kids Ministry in creating a pipeline where students serve in weekend kid's gatherings.

4. Community Investment

• Develop community involvement plans consistent with our Scattered and Gathered goals.
  • Continue the traction we've been building in investing in Three Oaks Middle School, Bonita High School, Estero High School, and ECS.
• Seeks to be faithful to this goal: 10% convert growth each year.

5. Leadership Development

• Formal development through staff formation days and other formal development tracks.
• Attend monthly coaching meetings with Campus Pastor.
• Participate in monthly strategic meeting with Campus Executive Pastor.