Middle School Ministry Director

POSITION TITLE: Middle School Ministry Director

DATE: June 2023

SUPERVISOR: Family Ministry Director

TIME COMMITMENT: Full Time, 40 hours a week

Help students and parents from 5th grade through 8th grade build their lives on the reality of Jesus living out our values: Pursue God, Build Community, and Live Generously.

LEADERSHIP ROLES: 

1. Lead all Middle School Ministry & programming.
2. Recruit, equip, and deploy volunteers assisting in the development and growth of tMiddle School students & the ministry.
3. Build relationships with students, parents, and volunteers inside and outside of the Church.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

1. Lead Middle School Ministry

• Develop and implement a discipleship path for students from 5th grade through 8th grade. 
• Discern and develop appropriate curriculum and messages for large group student gatherings and Bible studies.
• Coordinate Middle School Ministry programming including Next Gen Nights, Sunday morning programming, events, missions, camps and retreats.
• Establish a Student Leadership Team that advises and participates in the weekly Middle School Ministry gatherings.
• Set OKR’s for the Middle School Ministry and evaluate faithfulness to them quarterly.
• Adhere to and keep Middle School Ministry in compliance with Safe Environment policy.
• Propose and manage budget for Middle School Ministry including budget planning, purchasing, receipts, and submitting related paperwork.
• Create one large group event for Middle School Ministry & one large group event for Route 56 that attracts students from all over the community.  

2. Volunteers

• Disciples the leaders pouring into the Middle School students. Invest in those investing in the students. This is a key focus area of the ministry.
• Create a recruiting process for Middle School Ministry that invites the larger Church to fulfill its call to raise students in Christ and point them toward spiritual maturity. 
• Offer regular training opportunities for volunteers as they grow in their love for the ministry and impact on students and families. 
• Develop a system thanking and encouraging volunteers.

3. Build Relationships

• Build relationships with parents and leaders by having breakfast, lunch, dinner, and coffee. 
• Reach out and welcome new families who have kids in Middle School.
• Offer training events & workshops that equip parents to talk with their students about Christ and to disciple their children at home.
• Point parents to online resources that equip them to disciple their kids through the weekly newsletter or other creative ways.
• Spend time with small group leaders and students on campus, at games, and other local events. 

Sills & Abilities:

• Commitment to the gospel & scriptural holiness.
• Very personable and loves students.
• Can recruit, train and motivate volunteers.
• Can disciple adult volunteers. People view this person as a peer.
• Ability to confront parents in a loving, healthy and supportive way.
• Seeks what’s best for the entire team above themselves.