Young Adults and Families Pastor - First Christian Church

Christian Career Center

Lawrence, KS

Expired: over a month ago Applications are no longer accepted.

Full-Time

Job Description

Young Adults and Families Pastor - First Christian Church

First Christian Church
Young Adult and Families Pastor Job Description

Summary:

The Young Adult and Families Pastor serves First Christian Church and the Lead Pastor, providing leadership and oversight in key areas of church ministry according to one's giftedness, and assisting the Lead Pastor in the overall pastoral ministry for the church. Calls people to follow Jesus Christ, nurtures and disciples them, prepares and trains them to do ministry so that the whole body of Christ grows and lives out its faith in loving action. This is accomplished through personal evangelism, teaching and discipling adults, youth, and children to aid in their spiritual growth, and equipping the church to do God’s work in the world.

The Young Adult and Families Pastor’s primary area of concentration for ministry will be development and oversight of ministry for and with young adults: both singles and married couples, including local university students. This will include such things as leading small groups, developing leaders for groups, teaching classes, planning events and mission trips, and engaging with campus ministries. Secondary area of concentration will be to give oversight, guidance, encouragement, and help to the volunteers who lead the children’s ministry and the youth ministry. Tertiary area of concentration will be to assist in the general ministry to the church: help lead worship services; assist with pastoral visitation; officiate at weddings, funerals, baptisms, dedications; teach classes; and other duties as assigned.

Primary Responsibilities:

Personal evangelism

· Build relationships with those outside the church in order to present the gospel to them and lead them to Christ.

· Develop meaningful ways to engage the community, including local universities, with the gospel.

Teaching and discipling adults, youth, and children

· Build healthy relationships with young adults (ages 18-35, generally).

· Develop small groups for Bible study, fellowship, prayer, personal accountability, training, and/or outreach.

· Identify, train, and mentor young adult leaders for ministry within the church and in the community.

· Develop ways to engage with local university campus ministries in order to reach students with the gospel and build a student-focused ministry for FCC (in cooperation with the Missions Advisory Council).

· Develop vehicles (projects, outreaches, events, groups, worship services, special meetings, trips, etc.) for engaging young adults within the church and connecting them with others in the wider community.

Equipping the church

· Help lead the weekly worship services; give oversight and leadership to any new worship services developed specifically for younger adults.

· Assist with pastoral visitation, especially with young adults.

· Teach classes as needed.

· Preach at least four times per year in the weekly worship service.

· Officiate when needed (or assist as needed) at weddings, funerals, baptisms, dedications.

· Recruit volunteers to serve and lead in children’s ministry and youth ministry.

· Assist and lead volunteers involved with children’s ministry and youth ministry; coordinate efforts to align those ministries with the church’s overall vision.

· Oversee budgets for young adults, youth, and children’s ministry areas.

· Other duties as required or assigned

Qualifications:

· Active follower of Jesus Christ

· Personal statement of faith that is consistent with an evangelical theological commitment

· Willingness to work with and support the Lead Pastor; to reflect and reinforce the Lead Pastor's vision and approach, direction, and theological position

Potential and desire to remain in ministry at FCC for three years or more

· Minimum of three years of experience in church-based ministry or parachurch ministry

· Effectiveness in reaching and engaging with young adults

· Undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university

· Current ministerial license

Personal/Professional Development:

The Young Adult and Families Pastor will maintain an active program of ongoing education and personal and professional development consisting of some or all of the following:

· Regular reading from a variety of books, journals, articles from credible authors/sources in the fields of biblical studies, theology, pastoral and church ministry, church history, contemporary culture, apologetics, and other areas related to professional Christian ministry

· Attendance at workshops, seminars, and conferences, especially those which are designed to enhance skills and deepen capacities for pastoral ministry

· Enrollment in graduate courses from an accredited seminary

Young Adult and Families Pastor who does not currently possess a graduate degree in ministry (M.A., M. Div., or similar), should enroll in such a degree program, and will maintain continual enrollment during each term of the year until program completion, unless there are mitigating circumstances that require taking time off.

Working Conditions:

The Young Adult and Families Pastor is a full-time position that requires flexibility in availability for work, including evenings and weekends. If the Young Adult and Families Pastor is currently enrolled in seminary studies, consideration for adequate time needed for those studies will be discussed with the Lead Pastor and Elders, and an agreed-upon arrangement will be established with the Personnel Board.