Overview

Associate Pastor, Youth Minister – Part-time (East Ohio District)

Seeking an innovative, engaging, relational person who is committed to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and outreach to youth/young adults in middle-school/junior high, high school, and post-high school to develop and participate in spiritual formation ministries.

Requirements:

  • Have a personal testimony of accepting Jesus Christ as Savior & Lord, an experience of and ongoing process of sanctification through regular practices of personal spiritual formation, and open to sharing about your spiritual journey.
  • A bachelor’s degree with major or minor in Youth or Pastoral ministry; post-baccalaureate education or interest in pursuing further education is a bonus.
  • Aligned with Wesleyan-Holiness theology on the order of salvation & means of grace; currently a member of the Church of the Nazarene & pursuing ordination track education/training is a bonus.
  • Open to a Wesleyan-Anglican semi-liturgical worship style.
  • Able to work independently & in collaboration with others (pastor and laity) on ministry activities in accord with personal gifts, graces, & interests.
  • Have reliable transportation & a good driving record.
  • Able to pass FBI fingerprints and background screening process.
  • Experience in or interest in the following is not required, but a bonus: youth camp ministry, music ministry, food pantry ministry, or addiction recovery ministry.

Responsibilities:

  • Meet regularly with pastor to discuss/plan ministry issues, strategies, & activities.
  • Participate in worship according to ministerial gifts & interests & experience.
  • Develop & engage in relational evangelism/discipleship, activities may include but not limited to:
    • Interact with youth through school activities.
    • Lead Bible study/discussion encounter groups for youth & young adults.
    • Coordinate/teach Sunday School for middle school, high school, or young adults.
    • Assist with planning & leading local monthly/weekly WyldLife & Young Life activities
  • Develop strategies & maintain communication with families of youth who attended activities, independently and/or with the pastor or lay-leader(s).
  • Maintain a budget for youth ministries.
  • Attend Church Board meetings & give reports as requested.
  • Other activities, including occasional preaching, as determined appropriate & suited to personal gifts & interests in ministry.

Schedule: Flexible – 4-5 days/week (plus Sundays), approximately 4-6 hours/day; specific days & hours to be determined.

Financial Compensation:

  • Salary & benefits to be determined according to education & experience.
  • Potential for a shared, part-time, ministry position with Ohio Valley Young Life (thus, a full-time ministry).
  • Teaching, substitute teaching, bus driving in the public school is a viable supplemental income opportunities.

To apply for this job email your details to pointnaz@gmail.com

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About Powhatan Point Church of the Nazarene

We are a growing church in a semi-rural setting in SE Ohio with a ministry to  the whole community. We are the only church of 6 in the community with a full-time pastor. We serve in a village in Belmont County with 14o0 people that was a hub of coal mining in North America. The majority of residents have a long family history in the area. We have a K-8 school (Switzerland of Ohio Local School District) on the edge of community, in which we have developed a presence through a WyldLife (part of Young Life) ministry. We strive to mission-active, locally as well as globally. We are in the heart of the Ohio River Valley within short commutes St. Clairsville, OH and Moundsville & Wheeling, WV. Pittsburg is our nearest airport, about an hour away.