The Middle School Youth Pastor supports the Middle School Ministry team in the vision, development, and implementation of
programs and events through overseeing and shepherding leaders, creating organizational systems, and collaborating with
the Student Ministry Team. This position reports directly to the Student Ministry Pastor.
Major Initiatives
STUDENT LEADERSHIP: Conduct student interviews, partner with high school pastor in the development of
overall structure of Student Leadership and Sunday trainings.
• Initial application season
• Sunday trainings
• Seasonal Student Leadership retreats
ADULT LEADERS: Help with training, oversight, and shepherding.
• Small Group Leaders lead midweek groups
• Coaches oversee small group leaders, ministry teams, etc.
• Thrive Students are used throughout the ministry as coaches and small group leaders
MIDWEEK PROGRAM: Oversee coaches & small group leaders, lead a small group, and manage Thrive
Students.
• Wednesday Program (creative elements, worship, teaching, small groups)
• Ministry teams (Hosting, tech, media, worship, ect.)
• Directing Thrive Students & Coaches
EVENTS: Project manage events, including budget oversight, registration details, utilize coaches, build out
timeline, vendor liaison, etc.
• Seasonal events like Fall kick-off & summer calendar
• Periodic connection & outreach events throughout calendar year
GLOBAL INITIATIVES: Tag team each initiative with high school pastor
• Summer Camp
• Thrive Unleashed Conference
• Middle School Outreach (Spring)
• Bi-annual DRI for Middle School Event
OTHER
• Weekend Connection
• Occasional speaking and teaching
Primary Strengths/Gifts/Talents Required
• Highly relational
• Can build and develop teams
• Good communicator
• Adaptable to changing environments
• Can hear vision and implement strategy
Mission Critical Responsibilities
• High degree of judgment and discretion as a representative of Bayside Church
• Proactively communicate, support and fulfill the mission, vision, and core values of Bayside Church
• Help build a volunteer team who collectively and individually accomplishes same
• Maintain open and frequent communication with your supervisor, staff and team
Time Commitment
• Full - time will include weekends and/or evenings
Meet Bayside Church:
Pastor Ray Johnston planted Bayside in 1995 and has led the church to become one of the largest, fastest-growing, and healthiest churches in the country. Bayside is the largest church in the Sacramento metropolitan area and is affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church. Every weekend there are 22 services to choose from at nine campuses (and more to launch soon!). The Granite Bay campus is the “original” site and is located in Roseville, California. The other campuses are Adventure, Auburn, Blue Oaks, Davis, Folsom, and Folsom Prison - all concentrated in the greater Sacramento area - and then Santa Rosa and Orange County.
There are scores of ministries and programs for all ages in all phases of life, but it all comes back to their focus on just three priorities: Reach Wide, Grow Deep, and Unleash Compassion. Everything Bayside does can be connected to one of these three values.
The Bayside culture is engaging, fast-paced, and yet full of oxymorons: there is a strong vision and leader, and yet a culture of humility and mutual submission. It is one of the fastest-growing churches in the country, and yet we are the first to admit we haven’t figured it all out. We are organized and systematic in some ways yet organic in others. There is a real sense of strategy and intentionality and an entrepreneurial vibe of “building the plane while flying.”
Learn more about Bayside Church by visiting our website and social media channels!