WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
You may be our next GP Kids Director if...
- You love Jesus, your own family, the church, and kids, in that order.
- You diligently keep your relationship with Jesus the highest priority of your life.
- You see prayer as the true spiritual power behind every ministry effort.
- You are personally and professionally organized, able to create and/or maintain systems and procedures that provide consistency and effectiveness in ministry.
- You are an effective listener and consistent and clear communicator.
- You are a self-starter who loves drawing others into your process and plans.
- You are good at building teams of people and leading them toward success.
- You skillfully work with staff and volunteers through collaboration and encouragement.
- You are eager to lead kids to a saving knowledge of Jesus and then on to Christian maturity.
- You see your ministry efforts complementing the discipleship that parents are doing with their own kids.
- You resource and equip parents to be better disciplers of their own kids.
- You want kids to not only know the Bible, but to understand it and how it applies to their lives.
- You have at least 3 years of leadership experience in a Children’s Ministry or have a degree in a Children’s Ministry related field – or both.
WHAT THEY BELIEVE
WHAT THEY WILL DO
Summary of the role:
The GP Kids Director will plan, coordinate, supervise, and be responsible for the implementation of all church programs for the GP Kids ministry from birth through 5th grade.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Oversees the Preschool Coordinator and Preschool Administrator (part time staff) to ensure their programs and curriculum are consistent with the church’s doctrinal commitments, and that their responsibilities are being carried out effectively. Supervises and provides training for all GP Kids volunteers.
Accountability:
The GP Kids Director is accountable to the NextGen Pastor, who reports to the Lead Pastor.
Regular Responsibilities:
- Lead GracePoint’s efforts to contribute to the spiritual growth of GracePoint’s families through ministry to and for their children, birth to 5th grade.
- Develop and execute a strategic plan for doing this, consistent and integrated with GracePoint’s overall mission and values.
- Lead and oversee efforts to express pastoral care for kids (and their families) as needed, meeting with parents regularly.
- Pray regularly for all staff, volunteers, and families involved in GP Kids.
- Oversee, recruit and schedule appropriate GP Kids staff and volunteers for the GP Kids programs on Sunday mornings.
- Disciple and train volunteers and GP Kids staff, equipping them for greater impact and fruitfulness.
- Creates and/or maintains systems for regular communication with staff, volunteers, and parents about all GP Kids events, needs, and activities.
- Plan and organize events for the GP Kids ministry that facilitate the communication of the gospel and opportunities for Christian growth. One such event has been our annual summer Vacation Bible School (for example).
- Collaboratively support and supervise our volunteers who plan and run our mid-week children’s programs (currently AWANA), integrating it into the mission and plans of the overall GP Kids ministry.
- Collaborate with the NextGen Pastor to create outreach events or service initiatives that meet the needs of non-churched families in our community.
- Oversee and work with appropriate GracePoint staff to develop a child-focused social media and content strategy that communicates the gospel, teaches biblical truth, and highlights God’s work in the GracePoint family.
- Oversee and improve upon GracePoint’s child safety procedures and policies for the GP Kids ministry.
- Identify and create ways to support children and parents affected by special needs, to the best of your ability.
- Oversee the annual budget for GP Kids ($16,700/year) and the expenditure of those funds. Participate in the formulation of the annual budget for the GP Kids ministry.
MINISTRY EXPENSE ACCOUNTS PROVIDED
- Overall Children’s Ministry Budget: $18,450 annually.
- Personal Book/Resource allowance: $650 annually.
- Personal Meals/Ministry Contact Allowance: $700 annually.
- Personal Conferences/Development Allowance: $1,500 annually.
JOB STATUS
40 hours/week desired.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
- Salary: $23.08/hour, 40 hours/week: $48,000
- Health care stipend: $9,600 annually.
- Phone allowance: $1,440 annually.
- 401K Employer match at 5%.
- Paid annual leave.
- Flexible schedule.
- Office space and computer.
- Relocation/moving expenses paid.
TO APPLY:
Typical to any interviewing process, each of the steps below will have its own “move forward / don’t move forward” evaluation, made by our search team. A “move forward” decision at any step will automatically move your application to the next step. A “don’t move forward” decision will remove your application from consideration. We commit to clearly communication with you at each step, in a timely manner. And, at the appropriate time in our process, information will be requested to perform a background check and speak to references.
Here’s how to get started...
Step one:
DOWNLOAD OUR PROFILE HERE TO PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER OUR POSITION. Then...
Step two:
We want to get to know you, your heart, and your life with Jesus. Please provide short answers (no more than a paragraph or two) to each of the following:
- Describe how you came to faith in Jesus and how you have discovered your spiritual gifts, talents, and calling to minister to children.
- Explain the gospel message as you would to an 8-year-old.
- What aspects of serving your church and community do you find the most fulfilling and why? What do you find the most draining and challenging?
- When it comes to selecting a Sunday School curriculum for K-5, what curriculum elements are on your “must-have” list?
- Describe your leadership style. Tell us about times when you’ve had vision for a project or plan and saw it come to life.
- Where would you say you fit theologically compared to our statement of faith?
- Tell us about a failure in your ministry experience and what you learned from it.
- Describe your approach to teaching children, specifically include how you transmit the eternal truths of scripture to them in relevant ways.
- Describe your approach to identifying, recruiting, and training volunteers.
- How do you balance your personal life and family commitments with your work or ministry responsibilities?
Step three:
Please send the following materials to apply@gracepointnd.org. You will receive a confirmation that we received your materials and if any more steps will be required. Please include:
- Cover letter (Word or PDF)
- Resume that includes at least three references we can contact (Word or PDF)
- Educational Transcripts (if applicable)
- Your responses to the questionnaire in step one (Word or PDF)
- A video recording (or link) of you teaching and interacting with children
Please use the following format to label all attachments (PDFs if possible).
- SueSmith_CoverLetter
- SueSmith_Resume
- SueSmith_Transcripts
- SueSmith_Questionnaire
- SueSmith_Video
We will contact you within 2 weeks of receiving your materials to let you know of any next steps we’d like to take.
