Job Overview

Lead the Youth Ministry

Job Description

Youth Pastor

Job Description

General Description

The Youth Pastor is responsible for supporting church staff in the accomplishment of the church’s mission to ensure that the family of God is working together to make disciples of the next generation. This includes involvement in outreach, student ministry areas, and an understanding of church operations.

Essential Job Functions

1. Support the Senior Pastor in the accomplishment of the church’s mission through ministry effectiveness evaluation, discernment, decision making, planning and overall direction of church staff.
2. Lead the ministry staff/volunteers in the establishment and ongoing direction of ministries that effectively reach young families with children/teens, ensuring the accomplishment of the overall mission.
3. Champion the development of infrastructure by all ministry and support areas that leads to healthy, long-term spiritual growth of families and children/teens using curricula which are complementary among the age groups.
4. Lead Youth area in the development of engaging ministries which are interconnected and seamless.
5. Lead in the development of a program which fosters spiritually healthy families by encouraging home-church connections, parent training, and biblical study.
6. Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

This position requires candidates to be an ordained pastor. They also must possess education and/or experience commensurate with the job duties described above. The successful individual must have a proven track record of effective leadership, judgment, and character above reproach.