Youth Pastor

Student Ministries Pastor

Do you love Jesus, students and controlled chaos?

Do you believe sanctification is real … and so are Nerf wars?

Do you feel called to shape eternity while holding a slice of pizza?

Congratulations. We should talk.

The mission (because this is actually serious)

Encounter Church is in a season of growth and momentum. We are strengthening campuses, building leadership pipelines and investing deeply in discipleship. Student ministry is not the "cute side room with snacks." It is frontline Kingdom work. We are not trying to entertain teenagers until they graduate.

We are raising up students who:

• Know Scripture

• Walk in holiness

• Love the Church

• Aren't ashamed of the Gospel

• Might actually become future pastors, missionaries and leaders

No pressure. Just shaping the next generation of the Church.

What you'll be doing

• Preaching the Word clearly (without accidental heresy)

• Building real discipleship — not just a weekly event

• Recruiting and developing volunteers who love Jesus and tolerate middle schoolers

• Showing up to games where students pretend not to see you (but secretly love it)

• Leading retreats that are spiritually powerful and physically exhausting

• Answering deep theological questions that begin with, "So like … technically …"

You won't just run a program.

You'll build a culture.

Who you are

• You genuinely love Jesus (otherwise why are you even applying)

• You believe grace doesn't just forgive — it transforms

• You can preach boldly and laugh at yourself

• You're spiritually mature but not spiritually intense in a scary way

• You can handle pizza, group chats, spiritual warfare and dodgeball in the same week

• You understand at least some current slang … or are willing to Google it later

Bonus if students think you're cool for at least six to eight months.

Why Encounter?

Because we're serious about:

• Discipleship

• Leadership development

• Multiplication

• Reaching our communities

We want someone who sees student ministry as a calling — not a stepping stone.

This is holy work.

It's loud.

It's sticky.

It smells faintly of pizza and Axe body spray.

And it matters eternally.

Compensation

• Shoot, did Jesus get paid? No need to worry — we remain highly competitive within the GLR.

• We offer a competitive salary, a 12% pension beginning on day one, $5,000 annually in health care funds and a business expense account.

• Vacation ranges from one to six weeks based on experience, along with nine additional paid holidays and two weeks of paid time off following Christmas.

What's the catch?

Simple. We're building something meaningful — and we expect you to show up ready to lead, grow and bring your A-game.

To apply

If you feel called to build, not babysit, send us:

• Resume

• Cover letter

• Video of you preaching or teaching.

Send all materials to: staff@encounter620.com