Youth Pastor

Type: Up to Full-Time (25-40 hours per week depending on candidate)

Reports to: Lead Pastor

Relates to: Family Life Pastor, Associate Pastor, Creative Arts Pastor, and Missions Pastor

Compensation: $45,000-$52,000 DOE or $22/hour.  Benefits include Agape Health and Welfare Plan with medical coverage through Christian Healthcare Ministries and matching retirement plan contributions

Position Summary

The Youth Pastor will lead an effective youth ministry with a culture in which students have fun growing in God through fellowship, worship, biblical teaching, discipleship, service and evangelism. Most importantly, he/she should demonstrate a hunger for more of God and possess a passion to lead the youth of our church and community into that same hunger. The overall objective of the Youth Pastor is to make Christ like disciples of our youth.

Primary Responsibilities

1. Provide leadership to AgapeYouth ministry (6^th-12^th grade), including the accomplishment of all annual ministry objectives agreed to in the annual staff planning process.
2. Model and raise the value of a Christ-centered lifestyle within the youth of our church.
3. Build a growing AgapeYouth ministry team with middle school leaders (6^th-8^th) and supplemental high school helpers (9^th-12^th) to effectively engage our own youth and reach the un-churched youth of the Central Coast.
4. Maintain a close working relationship with the public and private schools of our community, and in cooperation with our Family Life Pastor, make connections with students from our schools, drawing them into fellowship at our church and into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
5. Make and maintain positive relationships with leaders in the community, especially those leaders of our schools and other youth organizations.
6. Establish strong relationships with the youth of our church, maximizing personal ministry impact in their lives.
7. Provide counseling and spiritual direction to youth on an individual basis.
8. Facilitate the training and mobilizing of our youth to develop relationships with the un-churched, to actively serve and witness to those within the sphere of their influence
9. Maintain consistent communication with students and parents, keeping them informed of ongoing activities. Keep parents updated on ministry strategies and plans in a way that encourages partnership and involvement.
10. Support parents in effectively fulfilling their Christian parenting roles, in concert with other pastoral staff.
11. Seek to integrate youth ministry into all phases of church life in a way that is intentionally intergenerational, striving to unite with and complement other church ministries.
12. Prepare, monitor and manage the annual AgapeYouth department budget.
13. Manage student fees and fund raising money for events, ministry camps, and mission trips.
14. Participate in staff meetings, one-on-one meetings with the Lead Pastor, and other meetings necessary to lead an effective youth ministry.
15. Attend and serve at all regular and special services of the church.
16. Adequate planning and preparation for all services, meetings, and activities must be done, so that each event will be effective in accomplishing its stated purpose.
17. Collaborate with the church’s staff in the creation of new ministries as needed to accomplish the vision and mission of the church.
18. Other duties as required and requested by the Lead Pastor.

Staff Team Engagement Schedule

• Weekly 1-1 with Lead Pastor
• Weekly staff prayer
• Weekly staff meeting
• Weekly check-ins with adult and student leaders

AgapeYouth Engagement Schedule

• Weekly AgapeYouth group night
• Monthly AgapeYouth Event (joint youth group bonfire, guys hangout, girls night, etc…)
• Annual Ministry Camp (winter or summer, Mt. Hermon or Hume Lake)
• Annual Mission Trip (regional service and evangelism)

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Qualifications

• Must hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related ministry field or training at a Christian university with some experience in youth ministry. Holding ministerial credentials from Agape, AFCM, or other evangelical denomination preferred
• Demonstrate gifts and calling to youth ministry, love young people, and have a passion for Holy Spirit ministry and evangelistic outreach, both personally and at the ministry level.
• A self-motivated leader, capable of casting and imparting vision for ministry, possessing relational skills with youth, parents, and staff.
• Must possess strong communication skills and a desire to be active in community outreach. This position requires excellent leadership, administrative, and organizational skills.
• Must have the ability to research the community, utilizing demographics, technology and social media to reach the un-churched youth of our community.
• Able to work as a team player, cooperating with the Agape staff, Agape ServeTeam, and all
• members of Agape Church.
• Should be able to act with minimal supervision and provide guidance to church leadership in all areas concerning youth ministry.
• Exhibit proven ability to teach and train youth into a deeply enriching faith experience.
• Exemplify obedience to the Word of God and devotion to a deep-rooted prayer life.
• Demonstrate faithfulness to the mission, vision, values, and statement of faith of Agape Church.
• Must have a clear testimony to a saving, growing, and Spirit-filled relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Model a Christ-like lifestyle and a passion to reach the lost for Jesus Christ.