Children’s Ministry Director

Church of the Nazarene, a multi-campus congregation located in the heart of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, invites applications for its Children’s Ministry Director position.

We’re a church family with roughly 1000 average attendance from three campuses on a typical Sunday morning with a staff of 24 working together to manage the ministry. In addition, we have two affiliated ministries – a community food pantry, clothes and furniture ministry called Hope Distributed as well as a Daycare ministry, Kid’s Harbor. There is an English-speaking campus as well as a Spanish-speaking campus in Harrisonburg, with an English-speaking campus in Elkton, Virginia and a burgeoning Spanish-speaking campus planned for Waynesboro, Virginia. The Children’s Ministry Director is based at the Harrisonburg Campus and leads and supports Children’s Ministry workers at all campuses.

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications: First, the individual will be a passionate lover and follower of Christ who is called to shepherd our church’s children. Appropriate credentialing with the Church of the Nazarene will strengthen a candidate’s profile. He or she will be a proven leader-shepherd of children with evident gathering and interpersonal skills as well as a high level of emotional intelligence. The person will be a lover and effective teacher of God’s Word, engaging dynamically with children and offering a captivating experience for them. Children should leave a service led by the Children’s Ministry Director excited about what they’ve just learned and experienced

Among other things, candidates will be asked about their understanding of Holiness, their experience shepherding and teaching children and their commitment to evangelism.

COTN is headquartered in Harrisonburg, Virginia a diverse city of 51,800 people – over 40 different cultures are represented at the local public high school. The surrounding area includes Rockingham County, an agri-business-based region with a population of 83,700. There are four universities/colleges in the area.

The church offers a generous benefits package and competitive compensation based on the successful candidate’s experience and qualifications. To apply, email Angela Kohl at akohl@cotnaz.org