ASSOCIATE PASTOR OF YOUTH Ministry Description FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH, TACOMA, WA. A Short Introduction to Faith Community Church: All churches desire to be known for their love, but this is genuinely one of the most striking features of Faith Community Church. There is a humble sense of gratitude for the grace that has been showered upon our broken humanity through Christ and there is an openness to share that grace with others. We are a small church of 100+ who are being discipled in weekly small groups and come together every Sunday to serve, give and be renewed through corporate worship. Our Senior Pastor has been at the church for over ten years and there is a high degree of unity and focus upon our mission. You can learn a little more about who we are and what we believe at www.fccspanaway.org Position: Part-time Associate Pastor of Youth Weekly Hours: 10-15 hours a week. Qualifications: · Testimony of saving faith in Jesus Christ accompanied by a life that has consistently demonstrated growth, obedience, and commitment to developing your personal devotional life with Jesus. · Have the personal character, lifestyle, family life, and emotional health that are outlined in 1 Timothy 3:1-7. · Have a heart for the unsaved, un-churched, and Christians who are at various stages of recovery from their pasts. · Appropriate youth ministry experience is essential, and further Biblical training is a plus. · Agreement with and supportive of the doctrinal statement of Faith Community Church. · Strong recommendation from others of how you have been faithful in small things and responded well to authority in the past. · Philosophy and ministry skills that complement those of the senior pastor to help us achieve our mission in the church and the community. · Possess a vision for developing new leaders in your ministries. · Ability to delegate and recruit other leaders. · A one-year commitment is a minimum. Our desire is to have a long-term ministry together. Ministry Description: Youth Leadership: (80% of your ministry time) · Recruit, oversee and develop other adults to assist you in ministering to our youth. · Encourage and train youth to develop leadership skills and hearts that desire to be a part of ministry both locally and internationally. · Lead a weekly youth meeting and an every other month youth activity (social, service, or outreach). · Be diligent in contacting, inviting, and praying faithfully for those youth that have been entrusted to your leadership. · Manage the youth budget appropriately. Other Responsibilities:(20% of your ministry time) · Attend weekly staff meetings for communication & training. · Preaching occasionally is a huge plus but not mandatory. · Meet and serve with the elders as they seek to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and lead the church appropriately. · Occasionally fulfill other pastoral functions i.e. visitation, counseling, administration, weddings/funerals, etc. Supervision/Mentoring: · Directly accountable to the senior pastor and indirectly to the elders. · Receive mentoring in goal setting and other leadership skills from the senior pastor. · Quarterly reviews of ministry goals and objectives. Salary/Benefits: This position is part time and we fully realize that most candidates will have to supplement their income some other way or be involved in the pursuit of their education or both. With such a realization, we will strive to be flexible in every way that we can in order to mesh ministry with the other realities of life. The salary is $500 a month depending on experience and has the potential to grow into a full time position over time. Benefits include paid vacation, sick days, and a modest ministry expense account. Selection Process: The Search Committee will respond to all resumes as promptly as possible to let you know if your qualifications meet our criteria. If so, we will send you an application packet to which we would appreciate your prompt response. Upon further review, interviews will then be scheduled. Our goal is to have this ministry filled as soon as possible. Thank you for your interest in Faith Community Church and may God bless you as you seek to serve Him. Please send your resume, cover letter, recommendations and any transcripts to: Faith Community Church Attn: Search Committee 1014 152nd St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445 |
