Website Pueblo First Church of the Nazarene
PFC Taking It To The Streets
Pueblo First Church of the Nazarene, located in Pueblo Colorado, is looking for a highly relational, motivated, grace filled, energetic Youth Pastor to lead our student ministries (grades 6 through 12) and their families toward Christ and be a part of a pastoral/staff ministry team.
This is a full time pastoral position with the responsibilities for the overall ministry to youth and their families. But also includes some community connections responsibilities which will work smoothly with this youth ministry position. This person must have a clear call to youth ministry and be passionate to coach/disciple young people to become followers of Jesus Christ. We are looking for someone who will build and develop other leaders to minister to teens even as they develop relationships with teens themselves. Education and youth ministry experience is required as well as being in agreement with the Wesleyan Holiness doctrine of the Church of the Nazarene.
A little about us here at PFC… We are an active faith community with an average worship attendance of 170 people. Our mission is to introduce people to a growing relationship with Jesus Christ by making the connection: with God, with one another, and with our community and world. We are called to live out 1st Peter 4:8 “above all, love each other deeply”.
The Youth Pastor we are seeking will need to have 3-4 years of youth ministry experience, have completed or are nearing completion of their course of study, have a great passion and love for Jesus and for people, but also have the ability to recruit, train, and develop volunteer leaders to help do the work of the ministry (Ephesians 4). This individual will be a shepherd to the youth, while providing leadership that motivates, equips and releases a team of volunteers into ministry that leads our teens to a Christ-like life.
Youth Pastor / Community Connections Minister responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
>Serve as the shepherd/leader in overseeing the youth ministry in our local church
>Be an enthusiastic/positive/encouraging role model displaying the gift and graces of God
>Purposefully develop a ministry team, delegating various responsibilities to others to work alongside the youth pastor
>Recruit, train and oversee youth ministry workers (sponsors) and teachers, etc…
>Organize ministry teams that will help run various youth related annual events
>Develop and implement fund-raising ideas and events to help financially support the youth ministry
>Develop and implement out-reach efforts in connecting with more youth in our community (There are multiple junior and senior high schools in our immediate community)
>Be deliberate to connect with new families in our community via mail, visits, social media, web site, etc…
>Oversee the church van ministry and help maintain the vans (assisted by office secretary)
>Communicate with parents and families regularly about their teen(s)
>Be patient, kind and loving to all, representing Christ to all
>Develop training modules (ie. Safe church) for youth ministry workers
>Regularly communicate with church family as to what is going on in our youth ministries
>Be deliberate to connect our Youth ministry to the district student ministries through district events, camps, missions, power surge, conferences, concerts, etc.
> Organize and oversee quarterly youth services, equipping our teens for service
>Manage and oversee the youth ministry annual budget
>Be a cheerleader and encourager for our youth and our church family
>Submit a monthly written report of various youth ministry activities, needs, etc.
>Be a positive and active member of the pastoral ministry team at PFC attending regular staff meetings and social activities.
>Lead weekly Bible Studies and small groups with our teens
>Be organized and communicative with the senior pastor(s) and staff regarding calendar events
>The Youth Pastor will make personal connections with local faith based, non-profit organizations (i.e. Cooperative Care, Crazy Faith Street Ministry, the Pueblo Soup Kitchen, etc..) to see how PFC can partner with them in helping meet the needs in our community.
