Word of Grace is a non-denominational church in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin that has been making an eternal impact in our community for 35 years. Our vision is to love God, love people, and make disciples. We are gospel centered, Bible anchored, and discipleship
driven. We are a very healthy, thriving, and growing church with a weekly average attendance of 450.
Our Lead Pastor, Stephen Maris, has been a pastor on staff in our church for almost 10 years, but he was appointed as the Lead in June of 2021. Our staff is a family. Call it cliche if you want, but we all genuinely love AND like each other. If you've been
in ministry very long at all, chances are that you've witnessed or experienced an environment where that's not the case. So we guard our staff culture jealously. We are excited to add another significant contributor to our team, but also another loved member
to our staff family, and ultimately our church family. Our staff is a strong team dynamic. We believe in getting the right people in the right seats, empowering them to be successful with their goals and mission, and collaborating to offer support and encouragement.
Our ideal candidate will need to be capable of being driven when "playing by themselves" and excited to "play well with others" also.
Although our church is thriving in so many ways, one area that has been a consistent weakness for several years is the church's youth ministry. So our new Youth Pastor will be someone who is excited about building from the ground up and driven to move the ministry
forward. We are looking for the right person who is passionate about students, someone who likes teenagers and wants to spend time with them building relationships and discipling them. We are praying that God would bring us someone who loves Jesus, is highly
relational, personally driven, and committed to sound biblical teaching.
Sheboygan County is a wonderful place to live! Located right on Lake Michigan, it is abundant in both natural beauty and is a hub for world-class amenities for people of all backgrounds and recreational interests. To watch a brief video about our beautiful
and unique community follow this link:
https://www.sheboygancounty.com/spotlight-url.
OVERVIEW
The Youth Pastor (YP), under the direction of the Family Pastor, is responsible for coordinating, implementing, and overseeing a comprehensive youth ministry program focused on discipling students for Christ. Areas of focus include weekly teaching, discipleship,
youth event planning, and outreach. The youth pastor will serve as an engaging spiritual leader and role model with strong biblical background.
RESPONSIBILITIES
WOG Youth (GRADES 6-12) / Emerge (GRADES 4-6)
- In collaboration with Family Pastor, cast vision for the WOG Youth Ministry consistent with Word of Grace’s vision and values.
- Actively engaged in the discipling of students in WOG Youth Ministry.
- Executes and implements all curriculum tools provided through the Grow Curriculum for Students and/or personally developed teaching content
- Ensures that all teaching is theologically sound and age-appropriate
- Utilizes a team model of ministry that recruits, trains, and supervises WOG Youth Ministry leaders and volunteers.
- Creates a healthy, family-friendly approach to ministry that listens to parents, equips them to disciple their teens, and engages them with one another through creative connecting points.
- Develops strategy and implements appropriate events (i.e., appreciation events, relational opportunities, training opportunities, milestone events) that build on Word of Grace’s vision for family ministry.
- Plan a yearly summer camp for students
- Creates and oversees annual goals and strategy of the WOG Youth Ministry overall, including budget development and oversight.
- Oversees and develops team leaders through regular evaluation and support.
- Collaborate with the Family Pastor in the development of an annual departmental budget for the WOG Youth Ministry and manage spending to that budget.
PASTORAL
- Must be willing and able to contribute to pastoral care along with other pastors.
- Open to and able to teach sermons for adults on occasion.
- Must be willing and able to provide biblical counsel to parents and students.
- Participate in all staff meetings and retreats.
- Contribute to the overall success of discipleship in Word of Grace.
- Willing to participate in Baptisms.
- Present at bimonthly new members luncheon with all pastors.
- Work with other pastors to plan and implement Family Worship Sundays.
*This description is not all-inclusive, and other duties may be assigned as necessary.
REQUIREMENTS
- A growing Christian faith and character.
- A lifestyle congruent with the biblical requirements for leaders (1 Tim. 3:1-13; 2 Tim. 2; Titus 1:5-9).
- A discerned calling to youth ministry
- Acquisition of / or actively pursuing higher education in youth ministry, Biblical studies, or related area of study
- Previous experience with youth ministry is highly preferred, whether as a youth pastor or high-level volunteer.
- A desire to teach and mentor teens in biblical truth.
- Ability to lovingly lead, teach and shepherd teenagers, parents, and leaders.
- Cultivates and creates a serving culture that mobilizes and empowers volunteers who serve in WOG Youth Ministry.
- Actively pursues feedback from students, parents, and leaders.
- Ability to use or learn ProPresenter software
- Ability to use or learn Planning Center Software Suite.
- Willingness to use technology to help the church further its ministry goals.
- Ability to engage people of all generations in the ministry of the church.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A commitment to the mission and values of Word of Grace.
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS
- Annual Self Evaluation
- Annual Ministry Appraisal
- Annual Performance Evaluation
Personal Requirements
- A mature and thriving relationship with Jesus
- Regular practice of spiritual disciplines
- Deeply committed to the Word of God
- A person with a faithful prayer life
- Strong relationship skills
- A healthy balance of work and rest in their life
To Apply:
To apply for this position please follow the link below where you will need (1) your resume & cover letter, (2) a 2-3 minute video introducing yourself, (3) 3 examples of preaching/teaching, (4) answers to our questionnaire.
Apply Here: https://forms.gle/a8yX1nv89wBkXGww6
