What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth Pastor - Community Bible Church position at Christian Career Center?
Job Description:
The youth pastor is responsible for providing overall leadership and ministry for middle school and high school students (6th-12th grade). This includes Sunday mornings, weekly activities, retreats, camps, outreach, discipleship and special events.
Job Description:
The youth pastor is responsible for providing overall leadership and ministry for middle school and high school students (6th-12th grade). This includes Sunday mornings, weekly activities, retreats, camps, outreach, discipleship and special events.
Job Description:
- To provide overall direction, goal setting, uniform strategy, administration, evaluation, and planning for all student ministry activities. Set the vision for the youth ministry with a plan to carry it out.
- Regularly communicate the vision of the ministry to all volunteers, staff, and student leaders
- Develop and lead programs according to the vision and purpose of the youth ministry
- Create outreach programs, activities and events that engage with a growing number of students.
- Plan activities and events that include opportunities for kids to worship, fellowship with each other, learn Biblical truths and apply them to their lives (through regular meetings, and special events - summer camp, weekend retreats, DNow Weekends, etc.)
- Evaluate and implement or create curriculum to be used in the student ministry.
- Establish yearly and 6-month goals and evaluate progress on a regular basis. (using SMART goal guidelines: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-limited)
- Regularly teach or arrange teachers to teach Sunday School for students.
- Lead or facilitate an evening student ministry opportunity.
- Develop a plan for regular mission, service, and outreach opportunities.
- Equip youth to reach their friends for Christ through modeling and teaching a lifestyle of evangelism.
- Build and maintain relationships with kids both churched and unchurched students
- Meet regularly with students
- Maintain healthy, intentional discipling relationships with students.
- Develop a plan for weekly communication with students and parents
- Regular visits to schools or student activities - set goals for these visits
- Develop a system to welcome and follow up with visiting students
- Recruit and train volunteer leaders to serve in the student ministry
- Recruit adult volunteers for regular student ministry gatherings as well as special events.
- Meet regularly with volunteers
- Build into your team with consistent training and equipping
- Provide clear expectations for leaders that fit their role (teaching, trips, relationship building, food prep, etc.)
- Build and maintain quality relationships with parents
- Clearly share ministry vision with parents so the parents understand the purpose of the youth ministry
- Create avenues of consistent contact with parents so that the parents are aware of activities and opportunities for involvement (regular e-mail/newsletter, parent meetings, etc.)
- Growing in awareness of the needs of the parents
- Meet with parents/families as needed for counsel
- Networking and Continuing Education
- Seek opportunities to meet with other youth workers in the area -- sharing ideas and experiences
- Keep alert to current resources, conferences, and other youth ministries so as to benefit from the innovations and ideas of other ministries.
- Set and oversee the youth ministry budget
- Set a budget that reflects the values in one's vision and purpose
- Be prudent with finances, sticking with the budget the Youth Pastor had set
- Involve students in the ministry of the church as a whole, supporting and participating in the church’s vision, worship services, and activities
- Interaction with other church staff:
- Attend regular church staff meetings
- Coordinate the student ministry calendar with the rest of the staff
- Meet with supervisor regularly - Communicate with the supervisor regarding the current and upcoming needs and events, as well as the purpose of those events.
- Meet with senior pastor or associate pastor when necessary
- Assist with other ministry activities as needed and available (funerals, weddings, VBS, preaching, etc.)
- Additional responsibilities:
- Coordinate Graduation Sunday activities and deliver the message for graduation Sunday.
- Be available for crises counseling of youth/families.
- Be available for hospital or sick visits for students.
- Help Administrative Pastor and Children’s minister plan and facilitate big fall fellowship event (ex. Trunk-R-Treat, Country Carnival)
- All other tasks assigned by lead pastor or elder board.
- A strong walk with God through a growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ
- Teachable, with a desire to grow in faith and abilities
- A self-starter—highly motivated
- Has a passion for students, families, and student ministry
- Understands youth culture today
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- A good role model
- Team player with effective relational skills
- Agreement with the church’s vision, goals and statement of faith
- Spiritual qualities: humble, teachable, flexible, established prayer life, heart for God and meets qualifications of an elder according to 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1.
- Personal Qualities: stimulates creativity, accepts responsibility, lives with a sense of balance, has a love and passion for students, listens to honest feedback.
- Leadership qualities: boost team morale, fosters loyalty among volunteers, good planner and manager, good communicator, and pursues excellence.
