Job Summary: The Youth Ministry Lead is responsible for providing general direction, guidance, pastoral leadership, and vision for the Youth Ministry.

This is a full-time position which, in this context, means 40-45 church related hours a week.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate alongside the other staff in running the ministry tasks at Cottage Grove.
• Participate in the Cottage Grove ministry activities (Sunday mornings, connection groups, etc)
• Building Relationships with Students and Their Families
  • Faithfully pursue students by investing time individually in their lives (e.g. by going to their schools, extra-curricular events, one-to-one meetings, etc.).
  • Be present, care for, and oversee the Youth and Youth Leaders within our church.
  • Humbly engage students with the truth of the Gospel through grace and love.
  • Pray regularly for students.
  • Develop and pursue individual goals for the students to promote their growth in grace, evangelism, missions, service, fellowship, and biblical world and life view.
  • Promote loving, welcoming, challenging, and fun community.
  • Develop relationships with the parents of the students and provide parents resources for the discipleship of their children.
  • Recruit, equip, and encourage adult volunteers to love and mentor students.
• Teaching
  • Serve as the primary teacher for Youth Group (50-75% teaching repetitions)
  • Develop a long-range teaching plan for Youth Group as well as a year-round activity calendar. Continuously refine its scope and sequence so that it remains aligned with the goals of the youth ministry.
  • Lead a high school and/or middle school boys small group and equip volunteers to lead remaining high school and middle school, boys and girls small groups.
  • Provide informal teaching/coaching/counseling (mentoring) through one-to-one interaction with the students. Be available to meet with, listen to, pray over, read Scripture with, provide wise counsel, or direct to a biblical counselor when necessary.
• Administration
  • Manage and oversee Youth staff and Youth lead team (volunteers)
  • Plan and oversee large group gatherings, small group meetings, social events, service projects, retreats, conferences, and mission trips.
  • Develop and implement strategies aimed at both discipleship and community outreach
    • Strategize Youth programs to scale up for healthy and sustainable growth.
    • Work in conjunction with local high schools and youth organizations to further community outreach
  • Maintain up-to-date student information.
  • Maintain the currency and relevance of the youth ministry section of the website.
  • Communicate regularly with parents, students, and volunteers through email, text, social media, etc.
  • Prepare and implement the annual budget for youth ministry.
  • Comply with State and Federal Law regarding the protection of young people.
• Miscellaneous
  • Collaborate with the Kids Ministry Leader, especially for 5th-6th grade promotion
  • Coordinate with other ministries to develop and promote opportunities for integration within the church body.
  • Perform other ministry duties assigned by the Executive Pastor based on the needs of the church