Position Summary:

The Children’s Pastor provides spiritual leadership, vision, and direction for the children’s ministry (birth through 4th grade), creating environments where children can develop a growing relationship with Jesus and where families are supported in their faith journey. This role involves leading and equipping a team of volunteers and staff to execute a vibrant, engaging, and biblically grounded ministry.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

Vision, Strategy, and Oversight

• Responsible for the development of vision, strategy, and implementation for RLC’s Children’s Ministry environments (birth – 4th grade).
• Develop and maintain a strategy for reaching and assimilating new children and families.
• Responsible for the strategic planning and oversight of special events such as children’s baptisms, baby dedication, camps, etc.
• Develop and maintain the Children’s Ministry budget.
• Responsible for oversight of tracking weekly attendance.
  

Programming and Environments

• Responsible for creating and overseeing large and small group environments, activities, and programming for each age group that will facilitate learning and encourage spiritual growth.
• Ensure a safe and clean environment is available for all age groups of RLC’s Children’s Ministry.
  

Leadership Development and Team Building

• Develop and lead Children’s Ministry staff, coaches, and key volunteers through intentional leadership development plans, ongoing training, coaching, and regular encouragement. Empower them to lead ministry areas independently with excellence.
• Design and actively implement a Leadership Pipeline to raise up and empower new leaders across every age group, ensuring clear next steps are in place for volunteers to grow in both responsibility and spiritual maturity.
• Identify, equip, and multiply staff to develop volunteer leaders and coaches by fostering a culture of discipleship and leadership development. Prioritize building teams over filling roles personally.
• Oversee volunteer recruitment, training, and development.
  

Family and Parent Partnership

• Partner with parents to support family discipleship.
  

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Youth Ministry, Bible/Theology, or related field. 
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in church youth ministry 
• Licensed, commissioned, or ordained as a minister strongly preferred.
  

Knowledge and Skills:

• Authenticity, strong moral character, and integrity
• Ability to galvanize teams that are predominately comprised of volunteers to operate at a high level of excellence.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, accompanied by the ability to lead and shepherd other leaders.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups, volunteers, church members, or staff members of the church.
• Passion for fostering community and inspiring others to guide people in their faith.
• Openness to connecting with new people frequently.
• Growing knowledge and training in theology, biblical studies, evangelism, and/or discipleship
• Humility, timeliness, flexibility, and adaptability
• Diligence in holding team members accountable.
• Successful passing of an extensive background check that includes professional and character references.
  

Spiritual Requirements: 

• Regular involvement in RLC activities and events.
• Signed acknowledgement of Real Life Church’s “Statement of Faith” and “Staff Covenant/Lifestyle Agreement” forms.  
• Signed acknowledgement to policies and procedures as stated in RLC Employee handbook and Pastor handbook. 
• Exhibits a personal devotional life that is consistent and meaningful.  
• Practices biblical stewardship in their personal finances and applies those truths to the church’s management of all resources.  
• Ability to serve in the pastoral responsibilities at RLC; such as pastoral care, pastor on call and additional pastoral duties   
• Be certified and trained to lead funerals, premarital classes and workshops, and officiate weddings.   
• Ability to assist and guide people through various life stages and transitions.    

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. Some travel required.

Employment At-Will:

All employees of Real Life Church are at-will, and as such, are free to resign any time without reason. Real Life Church, likewise, retains the right to terminate and employee’s employment at any time with or without reason or notice.

Nothing contained in this job description, or any other document provided to the employee is intended to be, nor should it be, construed as a guarantee that employment or any benefit will be continued for any period of time. Any salary figures provided to an employee in annual or monthly terms are stated for the sake of convenience or to facilitate comparisons that are not intended and do not create an employment contract for any specific period of time.

No manager, supervisor or employee of Real Life Church has any authority to enter into any agreement for employment for any specified period of time or to make any agreement for employment other than at-will.