DENOMINATION:
Southern Baptist
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Associate Pastor of Youth and Children_SGBC
PRINCIPAL FUNCTION
Responsible for discipling and serving the youth, children, and their families at Shady Grove Baptist Church.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Create and maintain vision for youth and children’s ministry
- Supervise youth and children leadership teams and volunteers
- Implement ongoing Sunday morning and Wednesday night youth lessons and activities for youth • Oversee children ministry volunteers, teachers, and activities
- Create and implement a budget for youth and children’s ministries
- Disciple and counsel youth, children, and their families
GENERAL DUTIES:
- Organize evangelistic activity surrounding the youth and children’s ministry including outreach events
- Provide avenues for theological as well as social development—(Weekly teaching on Wednesday nights, small groups, book studies, campouts, ice cream nights, game nights, etc).
- Coordinate youth camp and non-camp retreats and weekends.
- Assist the children's committee with planning weekly services, children’s camps and activities (i.e. Children’s church, Wendesday night activites, summer activities)
- Intermittent Sunday morning preaching opportunities and intermittent teaching opportunities (membership classes, new believers classes, etc.)
- Coordinate the participation of youth and children in the participation of Sunday morning worship services
- Represent the youth and children ministries in the planning and coordinating of church events
NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ability to cast a comprehensive vision for youth and children ministries
- Effective communicator
- Passion for studying and teaching Scripture
- Alignment with the theology, core values, and ministry objectives of the senior Pastor and Deacons • Self-motivated and able to work independently
- Flexibility in job role
- Desire to grow through continued education, training, and conferences
- 2-3 years experience preferred
- Seminary degree preferred
Please submit all resumes to David Cox at david@sgbc.net
COMPENSATION:
$45,000 to $55,000
CONTACT INFORMATION:
David Cox
david@sgbc.net