Youth Pastor

Turning Point Community Church is looking for a Youth Pastor to join our team.  If you are looking to become part of a church that is experiencing rapid growth and seeing lives changed and impacted for eternity, then we are ready to talk with you about how you can partner with us in our mission of Changed Lives Period.  Prayerfully review the following job description and our profile.  

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Job Title: Youth Pastor

FLSA Status: Full Time, Exempt

Salary: Competitive Pay based on experience

Benefits: Church provides 90% of Medial, Dental & Vision Insurance for Family.

Long Term/Short Term Disability provided for employee only

Retirement: Match up to 5% after first year of service 

Workdays/Hours: Minimum of 40 hours per week, Sunday – Thursday with occasional Friday/Saturday for church events and other duties

Reports To:  Lead Pastor of Ministries + Discipleship

MINISTRY PURPOSE:  The Youth Pastor is responsible for the development and implementation of all programs, activities, and education within the Youth Ministry.

MINISTRY QUALIFICATIONS:

Character:

• A mature follower of Jesus Christ who is growing spiritually and serving as a leader within the body of Christ
• Demonstrate a lifestyle and family life that is consistent in word and practice with the teaching of Jesus Christ.
• Meets character qualifications of an elder found in 1 Timothy 3:1-7.
• Advance Turning Point’s culture of grace seeking unity in the essentials, charity in the nonessentials, and exalting Christ in all things.
• A heart for creating a discipleship movement, feels a strong calling to reach people for Christ and develop them into mobilized believers at Turning Point.
• A heart for leading people to take their next spiritual steps.
• Approachable with a teachable spirit, humble attitude, and servant minded.
• Calm under pressure, able to lead through the challenges of a growing church environment.
• Approach theology and ministry from a Biblical point of view.
• Spiritually disciplined: Practices healthy spiritual rhythms in their daily life.

Competency – Skills:

• Displays a passion for leading youth through ministry and seeing both parents and youth grow in the faith.
• Embraces Biblical vision, values, and faith.
• Is a reliable, trustworthy, professional self-starter, and is excellent at following through on details.
• Solves problems through innovation and creativity while adapting to growth and change.
• Uses appropriate judgment, discretion, sensitivity, and confidentiality.
• Employs leadership skills utilizing a cooperative, collaborative team leadership style.
• Ability to track and follow up with all youth members and volunteers in youth and worship.

Chemistry – Relational Abilities:

• Appreciate the God-given personalities and spiritual giftedness of others exercising both a spirit of discernment and deference.
• Understand the unique logistical needs of a growing church community.
• Exceptional degree of discernment, judgment, critical thinking, and problem solving as well as the ability to maintain the highest degree of confidentiality.
• Resolve relational and professional conflicts quickly extending and receiving forgiveness.
• Confidence in making complex decisions while realizing that people are more important than programs.
• Possesses strong interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain healthy and motivating relationships with supervisors, coworkers, volunteers, and other ministry leaders.
• Exercises Servant Leadership

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversees and is the primary teacher for at least one designated weekly youth meeting time.
• Plans and staffs for all youth events and activities, including weekend event and youth camps.
• Recruits and trains group leader mentors to work with youth.
• Oversees discipleship of youth.
• Successfully implements processes necessary for effective youth ministry to include check-in, follow-up, and outreach procedures.
• Assists on Sunday morning in weekly assigned roles and builds relationships with parents and students and seeks out new youth to connect them to youth ministry.

Miscellaneous:  Other duties as assigned by Lead Pastor of Ministries

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:   high school diploma with some ministry experience / college credentials preferred.

Experience:  Preferred two or more years of experience in youth pastor role.

Skills:

• Proven recruiter and developer.
• Develops good relationships with leaders and staff.
• Ability to maintain good communication channels with leaders and volunteers, overcommunicating.
• History of hitting metrics.