Children’s Pastor

The Village Church of the Nazarene: Pottstown Campus

Celebrate, Connect, Care

Children’s Pastor

Job Description

ACCOUNTABLE TO:  Ministry Team Lead

DIRECT REPORTS:   N/A

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Staff Minister:

 

• • Embrace the FVCN philosophy, vision and mission as defined by leadership.

 

• • Participate in a connect group associated with FVCN and its mission.

 

• • Pastor your ministry area through visitation, calls, and follow-up.

 

• • Provide pastoral care and exhibit genuine Biblical accountability to those in your ministry purview.

 

• • Recruit, train and deploy lay persons into your ministry areas.

 

• • Participate in required staff meetings.

 

• • Assist the Pastoral staff with any miscellaneous roles as assigned by the Executive Pastor.

 

• • Achieve professional growth through continuing education, appropriate conferences, retreats and research.

 

Associate Pastor/Director of Children’s Ministries – Fairview Village Church Pottstown Campus

 

• • Execute the Kids in the Village Weekly Worship Service/Groups
    • • Communicate OOS (Order of Service) Containing music, teaching, games, social space, small group time, etc.
    • • Help research and develop curriculum that is relevant to the age group.
    • • Implement small group discussion questions/activities.
    • • Help develop and execute relevant corporate worship (music/singing, dancing, etc.)
    • • Research group games, upfront games, team building exercises, etc.)
    • • Benchmark churches that are comparable in size and churches that are larger to research common practices that will promote growth within your ministry.

 

• • Recruit and Lead Volunteers
    • • Implement the vision to high caliber volunteers that entice them to serve Jesus in children’s ministries
    • • Ensure all volunteers have current background checks on file.
    • • Maintain a minimum of 2 volunteer group leaders per small group.
    • • Recruit volunteers to run different parts of the service (i.e. game leader, worship leader, etc.)
    • • Meet with volunteers weekly before each service to discuss the service and upcoming events.
    • • Give small group leaders the scripture and discussion questions mid-week so they have time to prepare to lead their small group.
    • • Keep volunteers informed of upcoming events through weekly emails.
    • • Give volunteers often a platform to voice concerns and suggestions.

 

• • Plan and Execute events such as SplashFest (VBS)
    • • Strategically plan events that are outreach oriented.
    • • Keep events planned out 18 months in advance.
    • • Coordinate with the family ministries admin to get events on the church calendar.
    • • Coordinate with the communications director to promote and advertise events.
    • • Manage budgets and cost.
    • • Recruit adult volunteers for each event.
    • • Ensure all participants have signed a medical release form BEFORE any event.
    • • Recruit a Director that you will oversee and train for Splashfest kids summer camp (VBS).
        • • Plan the week’s schedule and events
        • • Recruit volunteers
        • • Order supplies/giveaways
        • • Recruit band/speaker
        • • Create registration process

 

• • Implement and maintain a process of assimilation and care.
    • • Ensure connection with new students and their families
    • • Ensure that students that have been absent do not go unnoticed.
    • • Bring students and leaders into the assimilation care process through the New Here Family ministry.
    • • Visit volunteers and students in emergency situations or hospital
    • • Contact people in this age group that have been absent for 3,6, 9, or 13 weeks.
    • • Contact people in the age group when they have visited 1, 2, 3, and 4 times.

 

• • Coordinate and Oversee the Nursery (Birth through Pre-K) in Children’s Ministry.
    • • Recruit and coordinate leaders for the nursery areas
    • • Help leaders recruit and coordinate volunteers for Nursery on Sundays
    • • Maintain monthly nursery schedule
    • • Send out reminder emails/calls weekly for volunteers scheduled
    • • Help train and give orientation to new volunteers
    • • Oversee communication to parents and volunteer within the nursery
    • • Oversee Nursery Move-Up in the Fall

 

Participate in Team and Staff Events

 

• • Easter Egg Hunt
    • • Organize specific area of the event as assigned by the event leader
    • • Recruit volunteers
    • • Oversee operation of event
    • • Order supplies as needed

 

• • Other All-Staff Events (Fall Fest, etc.)
    • • Organize specific area of the event as assigned by the event leader
    • • Recruit volunteers
    • • Oversee operation of event
    • • Order supplies as needed

 

Goals and Objectives

 

• • Create and keep a current aspirational organizational chart for your ministry areas

 

• • Maintain an average of five (5) personal weekly pastoral visits

 

• • 100% NCAG Call Compliance

 

• • 100% PP Call Compliance

 

Work Ethic and Other Requirements

 

• • Must be professing Christian in word and deed

 

• • Comply with FVCN employee manual and Staff Playbook

 

• • Additional responsibilities as assigned by leadership

 

• • Embrace FVC philosophy, vision and mission as defined by leadership

 

• • Participate in a small group associated with FVC and its mission

 

• • Required participation in scheduled weekly staff meetings and ad hoc meetings

 

• • Maintain office hours starting at 8:30am M-Th

 

• • When doing ministry offsite during office hours notify the office

 

Environment Conditions:

 

• • Works primarily indoors

 

• • Occasional exposure to lifting, steps, stairs and uneven surfaces

 

• • Reviews: Annual, with bi-annual updates.

 

Pastor/Director of Children’s Ministry

Fairview Village Church: Pottstown Campus                                                                                                            Pottstown, PA  19464