What are the responsibilities and job description for the Student Pastor position at Union Church?
At Union, we exist for one thing – to unite people to purpose by helping them know God, find freedom, discover purpose, and make a difference. We are Spirit-led, enjoyable, generous, purpose-driven, and excellent. While we're amazed by what God is doing, we aren’t stopping here; what happens next will be beyond what we can imagine. It’s been our goal for over 20 years and has guided us every single day. Leading people isn’t just an expectation; it’s a necessity. It’s a cornerstone of our culture. That's why we’re always seeking leaders—leaders like you—to bring your skills to Union. We are one church meeting in multiple locations, and we want to help you become the person God made you to be.
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Job Summary
The Associate Pastor of Union Students serves Union Church in a central role by recruiting, equipping, and pastoring volunteer Student Directors to reach their full potential. They create campus-specific and global strategies as the student team grows to ensure the next generation is united with purpose.
Personal Profile
- Spiritually passionate
- Servant attitude
- Operates with a spirit of excellence
- Consistent involvement with the pastoral needs of students
- Driven
- Humble and Joyful
- Systematic team building and leadership development
- People-oriented
- Ability to communicate vision
- Administrative skills
Essential Duties & Job Responsibilities
- Develop message content based on the topic of choice to share at Student Night.
- Create a service environment within Student Night that connects students to the growth track, dream team, worship, prayer, build a healthy community, and challenges them to grow as leaders within the church.
- Build teams that involve students and empower them as leaders.
- Enforce the implementation of the Leadership Pipeline within teams.
- Hold regular training, development, and team-building meetings/events focused on the goals of each demography.
- Strategically promote Students within the campus using mediums such as Sunday mornings, Student Night, and Team meetings.
- Actively participate in social media on a regular basis for students and parents to stay connected to student services.
- Intentionally build relationships with affiliated churches through the Union Network.
- Connect with schools within the community in order to enable students to participate in student services.
- Actively follow up with every student that fills out a connection card from a student service.
- Relationally serve students' pastoral care needs and create personal growth plans for students to receive and or experience healing, restoration, deliverance, freedom, and the process of redemption.
- Be the liaison for all Groups systems and structures implemented by volunteers.
- Be the liaison for all Growth Track systems and structures implemented by volunteers.
- Manage expenses and income from the department in accordance with Union Church's financial systems.
- Availability for hosting services, hosting guest pastors, and leading Union network operations.
Key Skills
- Management experience
- Events coordination experience
- Team-Building
- Coaching and recruiting skills
- A positive approach to problem-solving
- Highly motivated
- Initiator and Self-Starter
- Quick thinker and reactor
- Detail-focused
- Passion for the Lord and the next generation
Benefits & Compensation
Union Church offers a generous compensation package. The salary for this position is commensurate with experience. In addition to the total compensation package, Union Church staff receive medical, dental, and vision insurance, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, 403(b) retirement plan, paid time off (PTO), and paid holiday days.
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