Saunders County / Northern Lancaster County Area Director - Christian Youth Ministry

This person reports to the Executive Director as a key part of the leadership team. They are primarily responsible for, but not limited to, overseeing ministry in Saunders County and Northern Lancaster County. This would include Raymond Central, Wahoo, Waverly, and Ashland/Greenwood School districts. This includes developing and oversight of ministry sites, developing and leadership of volunteers and staff, and fund development.

Essential Functions

Ministry Health

• Direct and guide the ministry team in your area through the 5 Essentials and National Ministry best practices
• Manage current ministry staff team through individual supervision and regular area staff meetings
• Develop current ministry sites health and growth
• Regularly evaluate ministry effectiveness while helping sites and site leaders grow
• Volunteer oversight for your area; work with site directors to develop a recruiting, training and retention plan for volunteers and volunteer teams.
• Potentially work with other area directors and oversight of volunteer intake process
• Build deep community relationships in and around current ministry sites.
• Provide ministry resources for trips and events while spearheading events or assist during these events
• Consistently involved in local ministry with lost teens
• Some administrative functions involved (reporting, scheduling, etc.)

Ministry Growth

• Work with the Executive Director in developing a Christ-centered vision for reaching youth in Saunders and Northern Lancaster County
• Take the great history of programming at Raymond Central, Ashland, and Waverly to the next level by hiring and leading staff.
• Create a financial model that is sustainable for reaching youth in the area.
• Support and train new ministry staff in community development and ministry in their first year
• Build a strategic community collaboration plan for new sites

Leadership Development

• Build a culture of people development
• Invest in direct reports’ growth and development
• Aid new ministry staff in their journey through the initial YFC Credentialing process
• Oversight of any internship programs for investment in raising up young leaders
• Donor Development - Be involved in all team-oriented fundraising efforts
• Walk with the Executive Director in the process of pursuing significant donors
• Develop local support to assist with current and new ministry sites
• Assist site directors in developing local Community Support Teams when appropriate

Spiritual Responsibilities

Because the overriding religious purpose and mission of Youth for Christ USA is to communicate and introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ to young people and their families, and in that regard to make, educate and encourage life-long disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is very important that you as an employee in the movement of Youth for Christ be recognized as an associate minister of the Gospel. As an employee of Youth for Christ and an associate minister of the Gospel, YFC expects all employees to:

• Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole as well as for specific ministry initiatives.
• Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC.
• Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at YFC staff meetings, conferences, camps and events.
• Model empathy, humility and care for all people. This includes promoting equity and inclusion in word and in the practice of faith expression.

YFC employees will have an opportunity to be commissioned or licensed as a minister of the Gospel through the established Youth for Christ process, and/or ordained by an outside body recognized by Youth for Christ USA.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan

Work Location: In person

Salary : $40,000 - $60,000