Youth Pastor+

Position Overview: The Youth Pastor works closely with the student ministry volunteer team, and parents to engage the hearts and minds of students for a relationship with Jesus and to lead them toward a life fully devoted to God. The Youth Pastor will help to create, implement, and improve middle and high school ministry programs and provide leadership, relational engagement, spiritual guidance, and developmental support for the Calvary Church Student Ministry. This leader will work in a secondary area of ministry that fits calling and passions.

Responsibilities:

• Vision and Strategic Leadership
• Leadership Development
• Build Teams
• Mobilize and Execute
• Relationships with parents and students

Vision and Strategic Leadership

• Provide strategic leadership and vision for the Calvary Church Student Ministry
• Partner with parents and support them in raising their kids to know and follow Jesus
• Extend our ministry of Christ’s love through outreach and evangelism to students in the Michiana (Michigan/Indiana)area
• Create welcoming environments where students can enjoy shared experiences, have fun, and build friendships

Leadership Development

• Offering spiritual guidance, oversight, and coaching to Student Ministry volunteers
• Develop the ministry’s annual budget in cooperation with the pastoral staff
• Maintain accurate attendance records, room usage, and expenditures
• Oversee security measures and safe church policies to ensure each students’ welfare

Build Teams

• Recruit, train, support, and develop volunteers for all Student Ministry activities
• Cultivate spiritual community among volunteers, fostering a place where they feel they belong
• Develop relationships with community organizations, area churches, and schools in the area.
• Meet with area student ministry directors to establish best practices

Mobilize and Execute

• Lead students into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and help them take next steps in their walk with Christ
• Create opportunities for students to love others through service projects, outreach events, and personal sharing of their faith
• Provide leadership, planning, teaching, and curriculum for weekly worship services, programming, and small groups
• Planning, executing, and evaluating student events and activities (camps, trips, retreats, etc.)

Relationships with parents and students

• Build Christ-centered relationships with students and their families
• Be available to counsel and shepherd students and their families
• Invest significant time in contact work with students by attending sports games, school lunches, and extracurricular activities as available
• Pursue unchurched or spiritually apathetic students by creating a culture of invitation, connection, and follow up

Additional Responsibilities

• Attend weekly church staff meetings
• Perform other duties and tasks as requested or assigned by the Senior Pastor according to gifting

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Graduation from an institution of higher education (college, university, etc.)
• Current enrollment in or graduation from Seminary degree or equivalent is preferred

Experience & Skills:

• Previous experience in student ministry is required with a minimum of 3 – 6 years of experience leading a student ministry, or church-related ministry with recruitment, development, oversight, delegation, and management in a mid-size church/organization
• Relationally gifted and able to disciple, mentor, and train staff and volunteers
• Strong communication skills
• Enjoy being with kids and able to engage actively on their level
• Administrative and strategic leadership ability
• Strong computer, Audio Visual, and technology skills (Microsoft Office, ProPresenter, video editing, etc.)

Faith:

• Personal relationship with Jesus Christ; clear salvation testimony
• A personal commitment to grow spiritually, obey God’s Word, and demonstrate His love
• A passion for Christ and a call to Christian ministry or service to children and/or families
• Proven willingness and ability to share their personal experiences of Christ with others
• Church membership required; must commit to active membership at Calvary Church
• Must agree with Calvary Church’s Purpose and Mission and what we believe

Character:

• Humble, teachable, accountable, and willing to grow
• Creative and willing to explore new ideas to connect with children and their families
• Must maintain a good moral character and reputation by living a lifestyle above reproach (including but not limited to, abstaining from alcohol abuse, smoking, illegal drug use, pornography, and profanity-see 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9)