Children’s Minister

The Children’s Minister will lead with vision all ministry serving newborns-6th grade across both of Faith Christian Outreach Church campuses.

 

Job Description

Title: Children’s Minister

Reports To: Senior Pastor

Hours: Full-Time (40+)

Summary: The Children’s Minister will lead with vision, creativity and excellence all ministry serving newborns-6th grade. This will require a gifted leader who is able to plan strategically, recruit and inspire volunteers across two campuses, and innovate ways to engage and serve the families and children of FCOC. 

Responsibilities:

• Prioritize a walk with Christ that fosters a strong faith and models Godliness, character and integrity in all areas
• Coordinate all the details of Sunday ministry for Nursery-6th grade across two campuses. This includes organizing curriculum, planning activities, scheduling volunteers, etc.
• Nursery / Toddlers / Agape Land (4-5 year olds) / World Wide Kids (4th grade) / Cross 56 (5-6th grade)
• Lead the Wednesday evening AWANA program at the Mount Pleasant campus
• Plan and manage the Children’s Ministry budget and annual camp budget.
• Recruit volunteers by building relationships with congregants and casting an engaging and compelling children’s ministry vision
• Train and shepherd all children’s ministry volunteers
• Support families through occasional pastoral counseling, caring for sick children and families, handling discipline issues, etc.
• Strategically grow Wednesday night and Sunday engagement back to pre-Covid attendance (about 60 children on Wednesday evenings and 70 on Sunday mornings)
• Creatively identify fun and engaging worship experiences, Bible lessons, games, crafts, and more to ensure students are learning and growing spiritually and excited to attend
• Partner with local churches for annual summer camp serving about 150 kids
• Assess current curriculum to ensure its effectiveness
• Attend weekly staff meeting and meetings with Pastor Monte as required
• Observe, assess and improve existing ministry. Contribute innovation and enthusiasm to the current programming
• Partner with Student Ministries leadership to ensure a smooth transition occurs between 6th grade (Children’s Ministry) and 7th grade (Student Ministry)

Required Skills:

• Humble and teachable
• Creative and resourceful
• Able to cast vision and lead others
• Organized and able to manage details. Capable of ensuring programming is clear and executable by volunteers at other campus locations
• Highly relational
• Enthusiastic and dynamic. Able to energetically lead children and build contagious energy within the ministry
• “Get it done” personality. Able to self-manage responsibilities and move the mission forward without being micromanaged
• Genuine love for children and a desire to reach a generation for Jesus

Desired Experience:

• Biblical education (Bible school / Seminary / Biblical studies major)
• Past ministry experience preferred, particularly relating to designing ministry plans and leading volunteer teams
• Licensed / Ordained (if not currently licensed, FCOC would license for ministry)

Compensation:

• Competitive Salary / Housing Allowance
• 401k (Employer match provided)
• Health Insurance (100% of premium covered for employees)
• Medical Cost Reimbursement
• Vacation
• Sick & Personal Days
• Reimbursement Of Ministry Expenses

 

For more information and to view the comprehensive Opportunity Profile, visit: https://bit.ly/36IGsfw

Visit the Church Website at: https://www.fcoc.net

To apply, please email resume to hello@ministryhub.org.

 

Church Description

Average Sunday Attendance: 420 (580 before Covid)

Campuses: 3

• Mount Pleasant (Main campus / Location of offices)
• Fairfield
• Online

Worship Music Style: Contemporary (Hillsong, Bethel, Elevation, etc)

Leadership Structure: Pastor led with a 6 person board providing accountability