Pastor of Next Gen

Eagle Brook Church is a multi-site church looking for a highly relational and organized Pastor of Next Gen to join our campus team. This person will be responsible for mid-week and weekend programs for students and kids, while connecting with volunteers and parents. They are passionate about recruiting and developing people to use their spiritual gifts to serve the next generation from birth through high school. If you love developing relationships that transform lives, you may be the perfect candidate for this job.

POSITION SUMMARY

Champions the Kids and Student Ministries at their campus. Prepares kids and students to be lifelong followers of Jesus by creating engaging experiences and building transformational relationships. Champions the recruitment and development of volunteer teams to lead through ministry strategies and wins. Provides pastoral care, support and direction for kids and students, parents, and other attenders at the campus. Reports to the Campus Pastor.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Recruits, develops, equips, and empowers volunteers to 
  • Prepare kids and students to become lifelong followers of Jesus
  • Execute ministry strategies and initiatives from guest experience to leading groups and more
  • Support care plans for participants with identified and additional needs
  • Pursue their individual spiritual formation and model authentic personal relationships with Jesus
• Fosters and facilitates an invitational culture for volunteer leaders by
  • Inviting people to use their spiritual gifts to serve
  • Investing in and inspiring leaders one-on-one, in group meetings and trainings
  • Identifying and empowering volunteer leaders to lead other volunteers (i.e., directors and team leads)
• Carries out centrally designed ministry strategies by
  • Delivering high quality experiences (services, programs, events, etc.)
  • Creating safe environments from check-in to pick-up
  • Ensuring all kids and students, regardless of disability or additional needs can participate
  • Influencing parents as leaders of their child’s spiritual development
  • Fostering ongoing relationships with families to understand the strengths, gifting, and needs of their kids
• Partners and collaborates with peers at other campuses to execute centrally designed programs, events, and retreats
  • Leads approximately 3 student trips per year
• Provides input and feedback to Kids and Students Ministries development teams
• Utilizes Eagle Brook’s church management tool to manage processes, create volunteer schedules, and communicate with volunteers
• Serves as a community connection with area schools
• Participates with campus team to foster healthy and dynamic staff environment, and accomplish ministry needs of the campus Performs pastoral functions including on-call visits, weddings, and funerals  
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree, seminary training, or equivalent combination of education and experience (typically 4 years) preferred
• 2 years of experience building, leading, equipping, and motivating volunteer leaders or teams of people 
• 2 years of active and relevant kids and/or student ministry leadership experience
• Follower of Jesus and aligns with Eagle Brook’s nine core beliefs
• Call to pastoral ministry and desire for people to know Jesus 
• Excellent communication skills; written, verbal, and interpersonal 
• Passionate about the next generation
• Strives to understand and relate to kids, students, and their families
• Experience executing and leading ministry initiatives
• Strong ability to multitask, be organized and handle a high volume of details
• Skills in problem solving and conflict resolution techniques     
• High energy and a passion to operate in a 
• Passionate about building a healthy team environment
• Demonstrates collaboration with work cross functionally teams

WORK SCHEDULE

Generally, Sunday - Thursday, which includes weekend services and Wednesday night Student Ministries. Needs to be able to meet when volunteers are available. 

Classification: Exempt; Salary // Status: Full-Time // Team:  Campus Ministry

Subject to Work for Hire policy found in Eagle Brook Church employee handbook.