Pastor to Youth & Families

The Pastor to Youth & Families is expected to champion and contribute to Grace church’s mission to Love, Grow, Serve, Go. This key role requires you to work with paid staff and volunteers to develop a welcoming and youth-friendly & family-appropriate atmosphere. What we are looking for is a person called to ministry, who will work hard, be a team player, and can disciple others to grow in their faith and their ability to lead for the Lord.

Part-Time: 10-15 hours/week

Financial Package: The Pastor to Youth & Families will be paid an annual salary beginning on a part-time basis. The annual salary will be determined by the Church Leadership Team. Salary breakdown can be adjusted as possible.

Priority Expectations for All Staff

• Relationship with God
• Relationship with Family
• Relationship with Church
• Relationship with the Harvest

Primary Expectations:

The Pastor to Youth & Families will provide leadership and oversee the ministry program that includes age-appropriate mission activities, retreats, Bible studies, and other events. The Pastor to Youth & Families would develop new youth programs while continuing to implement and foster established programs. The Pastor to Youth & Families should be positive, energetic, outgoing and highly personable. The Pastor to Youth & Families will be the communicative leader for teachers, youth, and parents, and would be specifically responsible for duties that would include:

Be Present

• Attend Sunday Worship Gathering:
  • Sunday Grace Groups
  • Attend Mid-week Refuel
• Attend Church Activities & and Outreach/Special Events
• Be a part of the Church Staff Meetings (when work schedule permits)
• Be a part of church community events Outreach/Special events – assist where needed, working, assist with set up before & clean up after events

Youth Ministry (6th grade – 12th grade)

• Spend quality devotional time with Jesus seeking to grow your relationship with Him.
• Be a spiritual leader and example to those involved in the youth ministry.
• Recruit, equip, and train youth ministry team volunteers
• Ensure environments are SAFE: Naz safe, age-appropriate, fun, engaging
• Provide Christ-centered teaching that encourages teens to take next steps in their relationship with Jesus
• Teaching and Discipleship: Develop and deliver age-appropriate lessons, Bible studies, and discussions that address the unique needs and challenges faced by youth and families today.
• Oversee curriculum for the youth ministry (working with NDI President for Sunday Grace Groups)
• Provide age-appropriate avenues for youth to serve
• Keep families constantly informed by providing engaging, accurate, and timely communication (text, email, website, & social media) and encouraging their active involvement.
• Work to help assimilate teens and families into the youth ministry at Grace Church
• Schedule and resource youth ministry volunteers (Wednesday night ReFuel, & Discipleship)
• Youth Ministry Activities: Plan and organize regular youth group meetings, events, and activities that promote fellowship, learning, and fun within a Christian context.
• Being the point of contact for all youth ministry staff and volunteer (Volunteers, Parents, Families, Youth Events/activities).
• Collaboration: Work collaboratively with the Pastor, church leadership, and volunteers to integrate our youth ministry into the overall church mission and activities.
• Discuss any communication items with the Lead Pastor prior to it being sent out or told to our ministry volunteers’.

Other Responsibilities

• To make prayer an essential component in all gatherings and ministry groups / services
• Encourage and equip those involved in the Youth Ministry
• Demonstrate competent leadership and administrative skills, healthy communication, and technology/computer literacy and skills.
• Communicate with the Church Staff Team plans for the Ministry
• Provide items for weekly church emails to the church office secretary
• Assist where necessary using your gifts and graces for ministry

In addition to ministering to youth and their families, the Pastor to Youth & Families may be asked to:

1. Participate in the preaching rotation as needed
2. Participate in visitation outside of their ministry area when needed
3. Perform other duties as assigned by the Lead Pastor

Supervisor:
The Pastor to Youth & Families is supervised by and will report to the Lead Pastor.

Requirements

• Complete and Pass a background check
• Intentional and continual growth in your walk with Christ
• Agreement with the beliefs and values of the Church of the Nazarene
• Ability to maintain levels of confidentiality when managing sensitive situations
• Ability to teach and connect with youth and their families on a level they can understand and apply
• Strong work ethic
• Integrity in all areas of life (Relational, Financial, Spiritual)
• Youth Ministry experience
• A team player

Vacation:

Part time Staff are allowed 2 Paid Sundays per year for Vacation (based on start date). Communicate these with the Lead Pastor.  The eligible weeks off is per year for Vacation (based on start date) and do   not carry over from year to year. Vacation request must be submitted in writing, at least two weeks prior to the requested time off, to the Lead Pastor to review prior to being approved for time off.

 EVALUATIONS:  Each year the Lead Pastor will sit down with the staff person and together look at the profile with fresh eyes.  Both will evaluate job performance based on the profile agreed on the year previous.  For the new year, adjustments will be made if necessary.  Both will sign off on the agreement together and it becomes the guide for the new year.

Please send a cover letter, resume, and any recent involvement of you leading a Youth Ministry to Pastor Stephen Deese at pastor@chattanoograce.com