Kids & Family Pastor

Who Is Elmbrook Church?

Elmbrook is a large, multi-generational church located in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We are nondenominational with a broad, evangelical heritage. Our mission is to root people in Jesus Christ and release them to His mission in our homes, communities, and world.

Elmbrook has two physical campuses, one in Brookfield (Elmbrook Brookfield) and the other in Delafield (Elmbrook Lake Country), as well as a Spanish-speaking congregation (Elmbrook en Español). Our digital expression consists of a weekly television broadcast and multiple platform streams for weekend worship, kids' and students' discipleship, adult learning, and adult life groups.

What is Elmbrook's Vision for Family Ministry?

We desire to establish a thriving family ministry that meets families where they are and helps them make Jesus the center of their homes. Over the past several years, the kids and student ministries at Elmbrook's campuses have suffered from a lack of direction and staff turnover. Kid's and student ministries, which once welcomed several hundred on the weekend and mid-week, now average less than 200 total between all the campuses. Family Ministry is a major focus for Elmbrook Church, and we seek to build a strong and consistent ministry that encompasses programming from birth through college. We see the Elmbrook Family ministry serving families within the congregation and reaching outside the walls into the local community to build partnerships with schools and organizations to help families flourish.

The Kid’s & Family Ministry Pastor will be a dual role as the Elmbrook Kid's Pastor, overseeing the staff who coordinate our nursery, preschool, elementary and summer camp programming. This individual will also oversee the staff who coordinate Middle School, High School and College programming. Additionally, the Family Ministry Pastor will oversee the multisite kids and student ministry personnel. Because of our need to develop and grow a strong family ministry, the candidate will be a strong manager who has a deep passion for families and walks alongside as a trusted resource. This role will invest in parents and equip them to be the spiritual champions in their homes.

Elmbrook Church is committed to making the changes and wise investments necessary to create a thriving Family Ministry. It seeks a pastor who will bring consistency and credibility by investing in the role for the long-term.

Qualifications

The candidate is a passionate Christ-follower who will:

• Articulate a clear testimony of faith in Jesus Christ and a vital, growing relationship with Him.
• Indicate commitment to the mission and vision of Elmbrook Church.
• Demonstrate humility, a teachable spirit, and integrity, working effectively with ministry teams across all functions—leadership, operations, missions, and ministries.
• Shepherd children, students, and families—investing in, cultivating, and equipping others and consistently pointing others toward a growing relationship with Jesus Christ, teaching Biblical precepts through both word and action

The candidate is an experienced shepherd to kids and families and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of family ministry across Elmbrook Church's campuses in partnership with other family ministry staff. The candidate will:

• Pastor families through a variety of seasons of life.
• Provide direction and management for the family ministry staff team and programming at Elmbrook Church.
• Lead the Family Ministry department to execute a holistic ministry for families at all stages birth through college.
• Solidify a milestone program that reaches all ages and stages by working with each ministry area to create resources and events that grow with Elmbrook's families.
• Champion families at Elmbrook, making sure they continue to be a critical part of Elmbrook's mission and ensuring that they continue to be well served.

The candidate is a seasoned kid's pastor who will

• Create compelling environments for kids from birth through 5^th
• Establish scope and sequence with the curriculum that will be used at all campuses.
• Work alongside the Senior Leadership team to determine an appropriate ministry staff and oversee the Kid's Ministry team.
• Oversee Elmbrook's multi-site summer day camp. Camp runs for eight weeks in the summer and serves hundreds of Elementary age kids as one of the Kid's ministry's primary outreach opportunities.

The ideal candidate will have speaking experience to various age groups and can provide samples of his/her work.

Reporting Structure: The Pastor of Kid's & Family Ministry will be accountable to and report directly to the Senior Associate Pastor of Elmbrook Church.

Salary & Remuneration: Compensation will be commensurate with educational level and experience.

Benefits:

This position is eligible for all benefits associated with full-time employment, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.  Refer to the Staff Handbook and information provided by Elmbrook's insurance vendors for specific details.

Paid Time Off (PTO) – Full-time employees are eligible to earn PTO. PTO is accrued on a calendar year basis.  Refer to the Staff Handbook for specific details. 

403b – Employees are eligible to participate in the 403b pension plan if they are scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week. The entry date for the 403b plan is the first of the month following the date of hire. On an employee's first anniversary, Elmbrook will match up to 2%.

Holidays – Full-time employees are eligible for holiday pay. Elmbrook Church recognizes ten holidays as paid holidays; refer to the Staff Handbook for specific details.

Additional Pastoral Benefits –

• Self-Employment

Elmbrook pastors are self-employed and responsible for filing and paying their federal and state income taxes.  Pastors who receive net earnings of at least $400 from the performance of pastoral duties must file a federal tax return regardless of whether they are exempt from Social Security coverage.

• Housing Allowance

A housing allowance is given to our pastors for residence compensation.  You will receive a form from our HR Department for pastors to complete in order to assist us in determining the amount of housing allowance you will receive.  Pastors are permitted to exclude from their church income (for federal income tax purposes) a housing allowance designated by their employing church, to the extent that this allowance is used to pay housing expenses.

• SECA

The Self Employment Contributions Act refers to the rate that self-employed people pay for Social Security. Self-employed persons pay the full SECA rate which is currently 15.3%.  Housing allowances are taxable for SECA tax calculations.  Elmbrook Church will pay each pastor approximately one half of pastors SECA pay.  Through an established calculation, payments are disbursed during the last payroll of both June and December.