We highly value students and believe they are an integral part of the Church and are key players in the Kingdom. We desire a student leader who can lead and inspire people to be fully alive in Jesus and fully engaged in His mission.
THE POSITION:
We are excited to find a Next Generation Pastor who is a relational leader passionate about discipling students and developing their spiritual gifts. Ideal characteristics include being humble (a servant/leader), highly relational, forward-looking, spiritually mature, and a multiplying leader.
Wellspring Students currently averages 40 students at their weekly gatherings and has seven highly engaged leaders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide oversight and leadership over all of the students (K-12)
- Provide vision, strategy, and development for the Student Ministry (6th-12th Grade)
- Lead, recruit, train, and oversee ministry team volunteers
- Foster an inviting, authentic, and fun culture in which students can experience a life-giving relationship with Jesus and others
- Develop and oversee the budget and expenses for all Student Ministry Programs
- Oversee the Children’s Ministry Leader to help strengthen the children’s ministry
- Organize and conduct camps, retreats, service opportunities and events for ministry
- Partner with parents in the development of their child’s relationship with Jesus
- Mobilize students to both grow in their faith and to be outwardly focused in reaching their peers for Jesus
- Create a long-term path for the Children, Student, and College ministrie
Skills & Qualifications:
- Evident relationship with Jesus Christ
- Spiritually and emotionally healthy
- 3-5+ years of relevant ministry experience, preferably in Student or Pastoral Ministry
- Ability to connect with and lead students and their families
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Outstanding organizational skills, but also flexible and adaptable
- Strong people skills
- Strong communication skills
- Strong work ethic, a self-starter, and can manage your own schedule
- Ability to recruit and train leaders
- Ability to equip parents to shepherd their children
- Ability to recruit, organize, inspire, and mobilize ministry teams
- Willing to do other duties assigned
