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Pastor - Eastview Christian Church
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
- 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
Required Qualifications
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
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
Exceptional organizational and time management skills
High school diploma or equivalent
Attend or become a regular attender of Eastview Christian Church
