Family Pastor

 Family Pastor Job Description 

Title: Family Pastor

Reports to: Lead Pastor directly while under the authority of the Leadership Team.

Position: Part Time, 30 hours a week 

Big Rocks: Life Kids, Youth Group, Young Adults

Summary: The Family Pastor will provide unified spiritual leadership, discipleship and vision to our families as they shepherd their children from birth through young adulthood. The Family Pastor will lead, direct, work in and oversee our Children’s ministry, youth ministry and young adult ministry so that our kids come to KNOW God, GROW in deep relationship with him and his body, and GO bring the kingdom of heaven to earth. This role is starting at 30 hours per week with the hope and plan to grow it as these ministries grow.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Ensuring coordination and continuity of the spiritual growth of children

• Overseeing the planning and implementing of all ministry activities for infant through Young Adults

• Building Systems to care and disciple effectively

• Developing Leaders, Leaders of Leaders and Teams to carry out the tasks of the ministry

• To recruit, organize and grow each ministry by both improving within and reaching out to the larger community

• Connect with and Care for families through text/phone check-ins and meals together

• Engage in self/leadership development to grow deeper so we can go further together

• Promote atmosphere of fun, joy, and Jesus

• Create and facilitate catalytic events with the staff for our families

Life Kids

• Cast vision for why and how we are discipling our children.

• Recruit volunteers and organize teams effectively

• Empower parents to grow as parents and primary disciplers

• Develop leaders, volunteers and systems to carry out the ministry effectively.

• Plan and Coordinate curriculum and plans for Life Kids Discipleship

• Plan huddles and team devotionals/development

• Milestone Planning and kid/teen incorporation into services (Send UP, child dedications, any additional events deemed necessary)

• Follow up with new attenders and people who were absent

• Connect with families (both parents and children) at church

• Grow the ministry by caring within and reaching out through events like monthly meet ups, VBS, and non-Sunday gatherings

Youth Group 

• Cast vision for why and how we are discipling our teens.

• Grow the ministry through caring for existing teens and reaching out

• Help plan and implement Youth Group discipleship calendar for the year including weekly Youth Group

• Develop leaders/volunteers to help disciple our teenagers.

• Create monthly Youth Group Events and partner with existing church events to appeal to teens

• Plan Connection for Parents of teens

• Partner with church in Parental Discipleship (Tool Time or a different process)

Young Adult

• Pioneer young adult ministry at Life Church Livonia

• Care for and disciple young adults through one-on-one meetings as well as formal gatherings

• Plan events that meet the needs of this age group

• Help our Young Adults contextually follow Jesus and make disciples as they are disciples.

Lead

• Participate in staff meetings & contribute to healthy staff relations

• Participate in bi-weekly meetings with direct report

• Manage resources within allocated budget

• Maintain consistent enforcement of required background checks

• Participate in staff and leadership development throughout the year (book reading, staff retreats, staff development day)

• Train and Delegate responsibilities to replace self within the ministry

• Long Range planning for mission, vision, trainings, etc.

Care and Connection 

• Collaborate with staff to care for families and individuals in the LifeKids Ministry, accessing professionals when appropriate

  • Connect with people midweek via text, phone call, coffee or meal

• Connect with parents through monthly newsletter, huddles, or any other method found effective.

• Lead or Participate in a Small Group

Character Qualifications:

• Models a strong Christian faith and life that reflects the biblical values of spiritual leadership

  • Intentionally disciple and shepherd those individuals God has entrusted to you.

• Pursues a growing relationship with the triune God through Scripture, prayer, and worship, both individually and in community, and taking responsibility for own spiritual growth

  • Grow as a disciple of Christ through regular Bible study, prayer, memorization and meditation, mentorship by other mature Christians, and obedience to Christ.

• Grows in leadership of self by developing self-awareness, self-management, emotional health and relational integrity

• Demonstrates commitment to unity in the church body and faithful in pursuing biblical models of conflict resolution

• Integrates the head (the what), heart (the why), and hands (the how) of ministry

• Demonstrates vulnerability in sharing about self and struggles in ministry settings, in line with our motto, “seeking to be REAL People, who follow a REAL God and experience REAL Life”

• Exhibits humility and learning posture in willingness to take risks with people, receive criticism, and learn from mistakes.  Be a Learner, not just a leader.

• Build relationships in the community to bring people to Christ and LifeChurch Livonia

Ministry Qualifications: 

• Possesses the gifts and passions to lead, care for, and equip our church to disciple those a part of our community

• Functions healthily in one-on-one, small group, or large group settings

• Demonstrates strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Commits to developing proficiency in all necessary software and tech to facilitate both in-person and digital ministries

• Has a proven track record of experience in a multi-staff church, including leadership roles

• Is alignment and agreement with ECC Theological Beliefs and Standards

• Highly Relational, Biblically Faithful, Authentically Devotional

• Honors Leadership and Behavioral Covenants of the Church