General Student Pastor Responsibilities
- Bring the vision of Mt Vernon Church to life: lead students (grades 6-12) to know God, find freedom, discover purpose, and make a difference.
- Volunteer utilization – Be completely commited to development of volunteers. Recruit, train, motivate, retain, communicate with, and appreciate all volunteers. Constantly breathe the vision of Mt Vernon Church into the hearts of our teams.
- Growth– Lead students to connect with God and continually take the next step in growing in their relationship with Him. Attract and retain students and families to Mt Vernon Church. Connect students with worship and discipleship opportunities
at both the midweek student experience and the weekend churchwide worship experience.
- Assimilation– Ensure that all students/families receive excellent follow-up and care – including both follow-up with every student who attends and guidance on next steps for every student who accepts Christ as their Savior.
- Communication– Communicate regularly and effectively with parents of students about ministry goals, outreach activities, spiritual growth plans, and serving opportunities (for both parents & students).
- Leadership– Monitor the effectiveness of our student ministry, identify deficiencies, and develop innovative methods for improvement to lead them to excel in all of these areas. Oversee and manage the budget for Student Ministry.
- Transition preparation – Prepare 5thgraders for transition to middle school group, 8thgraders for transition to high school group, and 12thgraders for transition from student ministry.
- Occasionally preach on Sunday morning, approximately 4-6 times per year
- Other leadership responsibilities as determined by the Lead Pastor.
Personal
- Maintain the God-ordained priorities in your life: putting Jesus Christ first, your spouse second, children third, and the ministry fourth.
- Willing to commit to the core values of Mt Vernon Church and meet membership expectations.
- Passionately strive to live the abundant life found in Christ.
- Give at least 10% of your income into the vision of Mt Vernon Church.
- Avoid the appearance of evil: let no hint of immorality exist and conduct life with the utmost integrity in all situations.
Are you who we’re looking for? E-mail your resume to info@mtvchurch.com. Be sure to include a separate cover letter in Word or PDF format that tells why you may be the right person for the job, what social media you use, and one nonfiction book you read
in the past year that you liked. The best way to contact us with any questions is via e-mail. Please don’t call with questions, because we won’t be able to return the calls.
