What are the responsibilities and job description for the Children's Pastor position at The Christian and Missionary Alliance - U.S....?
Salem Alliance Church is looking for a Pastor for C2, our 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade School ministries, to work full-time providing leadership, pastoral care, and volunteer management & development. We are seeking someone passionate about pastoring grade school students and recruiting & empowering volunteers. This position requires weekend hours. For more information please read the job core functions below.
CORE JOB FUNCTIONS:
Leadership
Providing strategic, visionary leadership to C2 and oversight in ministry implementation. Planning, administering, budgeting and maintaining an effective and relevant program designed to minister to grade school children attending weekend services.
Analyzing, developing, recommending and utilizing curriculum that is age-sensitive, biblically sound and relevant.
Maintaining an environment that is clean, friendly, functional and vibrant with upbeat music, worship and aesthetic lighting.
Effectively tending to my soul and actively pursuing personal spiritual growth and development through spiritual disciplines (e.g., prayer, Bible reading/study, soul care, spiritual relationships, church attendance).
Engaging Kids
Creatively teaching and evangelizing in a way that keeps the kids attention; developing a relevant message and delivering it in a creative way with a variety of different methods involving visuals, participation, props, illustrations and stories
Implementing a Bible memory verse program that is relevant and leads to high levels of participation and excitement in God’s word.
Cultivating opportunities for students to engage with each other through games, activities, events, sharing testimonies and even writing encouragement cards to each other, and receiving prayer.
Providing an inclusive experience for kids w/ special needs where there is a GLO space that is comfortable and comforting with appropriate tools available.
Equipping Volunteers
Overseeing, developing, scheduling, inspiring and shepherding both youth and adult volunteer teams.
Recruiting, training and maintaining a full volunteer team.
Making sure that volunteers have what they need to be successful including the development of the curriculum into user-friendly lessons that are made available in advance.
Building times of community, appreciation and fellowship into the year.
Empowering Families
Effectively represent the Grade School team at the Pastoral level to our families, providing pastoral care while building relationships and rapport with grade school children and their families.
Create and coordinate communications such as emails, newsletters and flyers; foster communication through conversation, coaching and written material.
Planning, promoting and facilitating empowering events for families.
Creating and promoting resources for families in order to empower parents to step up into the spiritual leadership of their home.
Establishing Connections
Aligning the vision of C2 to support the direction and leadership of the church. Attending staff meetings and retreats as well as actively upholding and living out the “Staff Culture & Values”
Demonstrating ownership of Grade School Ministries, while effectively collaborating with other ministry areas to maximize evangelistic impact such as Missio, Global Missions and the worship department.
Partnering, regularly communicating, and cooperating with the Grade School Team while attending team meetings and collaborating on events.
