Youth Pastor/Director/Minister/Coordinator (Marshfield, WI)

Director of Youth Ministries
Job Description

About the Church
Faith Fellowship is a rapidly growing community of 250 regular attendees in Marshfield, Wisconsin. We have just completed a revisioning process and are now expanding many of our ministries, as well as our facility, due to our recent growth.

God has called Faith Fellowship to be a community of worshipers that seeks, attracts, loves and embraces the poor in spirit. Our chief desire is to glorify God by being a refuge of hope - a sanctuary - for lost, hurting and broken people.

Scope of Position
We are seeking a Director of Youth Ministries who will develop, oversee, and be the primary implementer of a discipleship based ministry for youth grades 7-12. We are not interested in an entertainment based youth ministry, but rather someone who will help our youth launch into a life of following Jesus. This is a 20 hour a week position which reports to our Associate Pastor. This individual will be responsible for development of youth curriculum, carrying out weekly youth group meetings, identifying and empowering volunteer youth leaders, developing relationships with students and their families, and creating a caring community for the youth of our church and city.

Qualifications
•Mature and growing Christian with a strong passion for youth ministry
•Able to cast a vision for and develop an effective youth ministry program
•Has a heart for evangelism and outreach
•Has a teachable spirit
•Self motivated and an effective motivator of others
•Organized and proficient in communication skills
•Ability to relate to others especially and students and their parents
•Has demonstrated the ability to lead a fruitful, Spirit led ministry.
•Agrees with Faith Fellowship’s vision, mission, core values, statement of faith, and must be willing to become a member of Faith Fellowship
•High School Diploma required with college education preferred
•Ability to hold outside employment and effectively balance time between outside work and ministry

Responsibilities:
•Oversee and direct the Junior High and Senior High Youth Program with an emphasis on discipleship over entertainment
•Provide strategic planning and visioning for Youth Program. This includes setting goals and direction, establishing new ministry opportunities and evaluating existing programs
•Equip youth for works of service, helping them discover their God given gifts to build His Kingdom
•Support networking among local churches and youth workers
•Seek opportunities for impacting youth beyond the local church
•Establish positive relationships with youth and parents in the congregation
•Work closely with church staff and volunteers, effectively uniting with and complementing other church ministries
•Seek out volunteer youth leaders and effectively train them to work with the youth and others as part of a ministry team
•Provide weekly youth meetings that are fun, relevant, and effective in launching youth into a life of following the ways of Jesus
•Participate in the life and community of Faith Fellowship including Sunday worship and other various activities.

Compensation
Salary depending on experience and education

Accountability
Directly responsible to the Associate Pastor for Discipleship and Community Life, and then to the Lead Pastor

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