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Ministry Responsibilities
The Pastor of 2nd & 3rd Grades serves as the spiritual leader and resource person for building, leading, and developing a 2nd – 3rd grade ministry that aligns with the vision and values of Eastview Christian Church.
Essential Duties
The Pastor of 2nd & 3rd Grades serves as the spiritual leader and resource person for building, leading, and developing a 2nd – 3rd grade ministry that aligns with the vision and values of Eastview Christian Church.
Essential Duties
- Disciple children in both formal programming and informal interactions
- Pastor the 2nd-3rd grade kids
- Provide pastoral care and intentional, prioritized prayer for the 2nd-3rd grade families and volunteers
- Work synergistically with the other Eastview Kids staff members, including but not limited to, staff directors, department directors and family ministry team in planning and execution of Sunday programming
- Manage the staff, facilities and resources for Sunday programming by organizing and planning the service order and elements
- Give feedback and respond accordingly to evaluations of Sunday elements
- At the end of each series, evaluate, give feedback, and respond accordingly to effectiveness and execution of that series and its objectives
- Collaborate with other departments in ministry initiatives
- Recruit, lead and develop volunteers, team leads, and ministry partners
- Provide initial and quarterly training and resources to help volunteers successfully teach and lead their areas of responsibility
- Devote intentional time to know and check in on the spiritual life of team leaders and teachers
- On Sundays, assess the quality of volunteers, coach and give feedback as necessary
- Communicate with team leads weekly to connect and prepare for Sunday leadership responsibilities
- Create an effective meeting schedule with the ministry coordinator for repour, synergy, delegation, evaluation, and coaching
- Craft and cast a vision for 2nd-3rd grade ministry at an annual team lead retreat, quarterly to volunteers, and semi-annually to parents
- Submit an annual budget
- Create, communicate, and implement an annual strategic plan with quarterly evaluation
- Plan, staff and execute strategic special events that cast vision (such as the start of a new series, a new quarter, promotion, and family camp)
- Attend and participate in monthly Eastview Kids staff meetings, regular director meetings, quarterly staff meetings, all staff prayer, and other meetings as needed
- Network, evaluate, and research kids’ ministry at large for staying informed, best practices, and innovation
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, and Publisher) and Adobe products
- Demonstrated ability with strategic planning and budgets
- Ability to recruit, delegate, lead, and train volunteers
- Exceptional teaching skills
- Strong skills in training and collaboration
- Ability to and comfortable with planning and organizing
- Winsome demeanor and enthusiastic attitude
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Commitment to team unity and staff unity
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Attend or become a regular attender of Eastview Christian Church
