Youth Pastor
Edgewood Community Church
Waupun, WI
Category: Youth Pastor & Youth Ministry
Posted on: February 16, 2022
Job Description:
Youth Pastor:
We are looking for an engaging, relational youth pastor who will be responsible for all aspects of our junior high (6th 8th gr) and senior high (9th-12th gr) youth ministries at the Waupun campus of ECC. In partnership with parents and the congregation, the youth pastor will foster discipleship among our students through three primary responsibilities:
1. Communicating God's Word in relevant and creative ways that encourage right belief and right living.
2. Leading teams of caring Christian adults to shepherd and disciple our youth.
3. Developing relationships, programs, and events that support our youth ministry vision.
Reports to: Executive Pastor
Salary: Dependent on experience and education
Benefits: Health Insurance with HSA contribution, Professional Expense fund, smartphone
Hours: 45 hours per week
Responsibilities.
Communicating God's Word
1. Develop annual ministry curriculum emphases and goals.
2. Teach weekly at both midweek programs in support of those emphases and goals. Biblical messages are to be informed by adolescent development, are to speak to the variety of spiritual maturity and engagement expressed by our students, and are to encourage application.
3. Initiate one-on-one and small group conversations with students for the purpose of helping them take next steps in their faith.
4. Participate in_noemailmunity and/or school events in an effort to "live the gospel" in our students' world and relationally connect with the_noemailmunity and unchurched students.
5. Shape teaching culture by nurturing an environment where Scripture is held to be authoritative, the Spirit is invited to guide and empower, and orthodoxy leads naturally to orthopraxy.
Leading Teams
6. Recruit caring Christian adult disciples, help them find their fit within youth ministry leadership teams, and support them in their ministry roles.
7. Equip these teams through quarterly leadership meetings for purposes of team-building, training, and evaluating ministry goals.
8. Develop leaders one-on-one coaching, praying, discipling, etc.
9. Shape leadership culture by nurturing an environment where leaders are valued, heard, and appreciated.
10. Develop student leadership teams with the purpose of growing leaders and gathering student input.
Developing Programs and Events
11. Maintain a description of a discipled teenager and a philosophy of ministry that informs how to encourage youth toward spiritual maturity with every program or event.
12. Design weekly programs which are growing in participation, enthusiasm, and excellence as all students are we_noemailed, shepherded, and nurtured.
13. Integrate retreats, events, mission trips, and small groups into the ongoing discipleship of students.
14. Establish rhythms of assessment and evaluation of ministry.
15. Shape ministry culture by nurturing an environment of fun, acceptance, care, Christ-centeredness, and prayer.
Additional Responsibilities.
16. Partner with parents offer informative meetings, provide timely_noemailmunication, and invite constructive feedback.
17. Partner with congregation find places for youth to serve (especially with children's ministry and nursery) and be a champion for youth ministry with entire church.
18. Partner with pastoral team participate in staff meetings, assist in various pastoral duties (preaching as gifted, membership class, baptisms, etc), collaborate on overall ministry to congregation and surrounding_noemailmunity.
19. Provide oversight and support to our Young Adult Ministry, with a focus on helping local college-aged students stay connected to Edgewood.
We are looking for an engaging, relational youth pastor who will be responsible for all aspects of our junior high (6th 8th gr) and senior high (9th-12th gr) youth ministries at the Waupun campus of ECC. In partnership with parents and the congregation, the youth pastor will foster discipleship among our students through three primary responsibilities:
1. Communicating God's Word in relevant and creative ways that encourage right belief and right living.
2. Leading teams of caring Christian adults to shepherd and disciple our youth.
3. Developing relationships, programs, and events that support our youth ministry vision.
Reports to: Executive Pastor
Salary: Dependent on experience and education
Benefits: Health Insurance with HSA contribution, Professional Expense fund, smartphone
Hours: 45 hours per week
Responsibilities.
Communicating God's Word
1. Develop annual ministry curriculum emphases and goals.
2. Teach weekly at both midweek programs in support of those emphases and goals. Biblical messages are to be informed by adolescent development, are to speak to the variety of spiritual maturity and engagement expressed by our students, and are to encourage application.
3. Initiate one-on-one and small group conversations with students for the purpose of helping them take next steps in their faith.
4. Participate in_noemailmunity and/or school events in an effort to "live the gospel" in our students' world and relationally connect with the_noemailmunity and unchurched students.
5. Shape teaching culture by nurturing an environment where Scripture is held to be authoritative, the Spirit is invited to guide and empower, and orthodoxy leads naturally to orthopraxy.
Leading Teams
6. Recruit caring Christian adult disciples, help them find their fit within youth ministry leadership teams, and support them in their ministry roles.
7. Equip these teams through quarterly leadership meetings for purposes of team-building, training, and evaluating ministry goals.
8. Develop leaders one-on-one coaching, praying, discipling, etc.
9. Shape leadership culture by nurturing an environment where leaders are valued, heard, and appreciated.
10. Develop student leadership teams with the purpose of growing leaders and gathering student input.
Developing Programs and Events
11. Maintain a description of a discipled teenager and a philosophy of ministry that informs how to encourage youth toward spiritual maturity with every program or event.
12. Design weekly programs which are growing in participation, enthusiasm, and excellence as all students are we_noemailed, shepherded, and nurtured.
13. Integrate retreats, events, mission trips, and small groups into the ongoing discipleship of students.
14. Establish rhythms of assessment and evaluation of ministry.
15. Shape ministry culture by nurturing an environment of fun, acceptance, care, Christ-centeredness, and prayer.
Additional Responsibilities.
16. Partner with parents offer informative meetings, provide timely_noemailmunication, and invite constructive feedback.
17. Partner with congregation find places for youth to serve (especially with children's ministry and nursery) and be a champion for youth ministry with entire church.
18. Partner with pastoral team participate in staff meetings, assist in various pastoral duties (preaching as gifted, membership class, baptisms, etc), collaborate on overall ministry to congregation and surrounding_noemailmunity.
19. Provide oversight and support to our Young Adult Ministry, with a focus on helping local college-aged students stay connected to Edgewood.
About Edgewood Community Church:
Edgewood Community Church is an EFCA multi-site church in Waupun, Fond du Lac, and Beaver Dam WI with an average weekly attendance of ~800 people. ECC is Gospel-centered, existing "to glorify God by introducing people to Jesus Christ and helping them become his fully devoted followers." Our Waupun campus has a healthy, growing youth ministry and we desire to provide our new youth pastor with the support and systems needed to thrive.
Qualifications:
Qualifications.
1. The youth pastor must evidence the qualifications for spiritual leadership as found in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9.
2. The youth pastor must have an authentic and growing relationship with the Lord, practicing the spiritual habits that we desire to reproduce in our ministry.
3. The youth pastor should be teachable, humble, "hungry" for excellent ministry, and a reproducing disciple of Jesus.
Education and Experience
4. An undergraduate degree with Bible training is preferred. Seminary or special training in youth ministry is a plus, being a lifelong learner is a necessity!
5. At least 3 years' experience working in youth ministry is preferred. (If that experience is as a volunteer, there must be a strong recommendation from the pastor of that ministry.)
6. Aligned with the EFCA Statement of Faith, credentialed (or desire to be) by the EFCA.
1. The youth pastor must evidence the qualifications for spiritual leadership as found in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9.
2. The youth pastor must have an authentic and growing relationship with the Lord, practicing the spiritual habits that we desire to reproduce in our ministry.
3. The youth pastor should be teachable, humble, "hungry" for excellent ministry, and a reproducing disciple of Jesus.
Education and Experience
4. An undergraduate degree with Bible training is preferred. Seminary or special training in youth ministry is a plus, being a lifelong learner is a necessity!
5. At least 3 years' experience working in youth ministry is preferred. (If that experience is as a volunteer, there must be a strong recommendation from the pastor of that ministry.)
6. Aligned with the EFCA Statement of Faith, credentialed (or desire to be) by the EFCA.
Position Information:
Job Title:
Youth Pastor
Time Type:
Full Time
Job Category:
Youth Pastor & Youth Ministry
Salary:
Organization Type:
Church
Denomination:
Evangelical Free
Worship Style:
Contemporary
Church Size:
750 - 1000
Contact Information:
Organization Name:
Edgewood Community Church
Contact Name:
Jamie Thompson
Address1:
201 Edgewood Drive
Address2:
City:
Waupun
State or Province:
WI
ZIP Code:
53963
Country:
United States
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