Overview

Overview: wapaknaz is seeking a high-caliber leader of deep character who is relationally strong, quickly adaptive, creative, works both independently & collaboratively. The youth pastor position entails all aspects of youth ministry 6th-12th grades. Secondarily, the associate role will provide an eventual preaching rotation, collaboration for community connection & also becoming a well-rounded ministry leader.

Full Time Position:

· 30 hours+ Youth Pastor/10 hours Associate

Youth Ministry:

  • Urgency to bring people into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ
  • Develop and maintain positive, godly and nurturing relationships with teens and their families
  • Value each teen
  • Ensure regular & clear communication between you and parents
  • Disciple & Develop Teens
    • Identify & develop junior high & high school leaders
    • Encourage Sunday morning worship gathering attendance & serving opportunities
    • Cultivate Small Discipleship Groups
    • Facilitate Trek Studies
    • Recruit/Develop Youth Leaders
    • Build a team of young adults/adults/seniors as your youth ministry team
  • Elevate Wednesday Night Youth Group
  • Create Fellowship Opportunities:
    • Quarterly youth events
  • Mission Opportunities:
    • Create missional opportunities to engage with our community
    • State/National: Plan, Coordinate and Implement a Missions Trips
  • Promote/Participate in NWO Camps/Fall Retreat & NYC:
  • Develop Yearly Youth Ministry Goals
    • Create Strategies to Achieve the Ministry Goals
    • Ensure wapaknaz Youth Group remains under the wapaknaz mission, vision and core values
  • Foster community relationships with the area schools/students
  • Create avenues to funnel teens from the community into wapaknaz and from wapaknaz into our community
  • Serve in Pier 252 (K-5th grade) once every 4-5 weeks
  • Recruit Teens to serve in Adventure Cove (Children’s Church)
  • Encourage/Appear at NWO Pre-Teen Camp

Associate Roles:

  • Collaborate with senior pastor or teams concerning Community Connection/Church Growth/Discipleship
  • Collaborate with senior pastor concerning sermon series/seasonal services
  • Periodically Preaching
  • Other Duties to Build and Equip the Body of Christ

 

About wapaknaz

wapaknaz is loved people loving people to Jesus; an energetic & growing multigenerational congregation.