Student Pastor - Grace Pointe Church

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Grace Pointe Church is a multisite non-denominational church located in Naperville, IL and Plainfield, IL, which are suburbs of Chicago. The church is seeking the right candidate to take over as the new Student Pastor to oversee the student ministry at the Plainfield campus.

Grace Pointe is led by Pastor Dan Painter and the Plainfield campus is led by Pastor Jared Seeland who just recently started as Campus Pastor. The Plainfield Campus sees around 200 people in-person on Sunday mornings. They offer two identical services on Sunday morning with a modern style of worship.     

Grace Pointe Plainfield serves a unique culture that has an extremely high focus and priority on families. The church has taken this challenge on and excels in their outreach programs and high expectations for excellence in everything they do, particularly on Sunday mornings for worship and throughout the week for family ministries. 

The right candidate for this role will have a deep personal life in Christ and the character and capacity that align with the church’s overall mission and vision. Below are the qualifications and responsibilities Froot Group and the church have identified for this role:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Embrace and Embody Grace Pointe’s Vision, Mission, and Values

• Support and uphold the vision and long term goals for the Student Ministry.
• Commitment to continual spiritual growth in your relationship with Christ.
• Be coached by your direct report and demonstrate progress.
• Collaborate with your counterpart at the Naperville campus.
• Be a team player amongst the other staff.

Strategically Partner and Communicate with Parents

• Use social media, monthly newsletters, and other means of communicating to inform parents of upcoming events and other information about the Student Ministry. 
• Demonstrate wisdom in navigating crisis situations that come up with students and their families.
• Adjust how the Student Ministry partners with parents when necessary.

Teach and Foster a Healthy Christ-Centered Culture

• Oversee programming, promotion, resourcing and execution of weekly student services, summer camps, and annual retreats.
• Lead the teaching ministry for both Middle School and High School. 
• Developing and/or acquisition of relevant, developmentally appropriate, Gospel-based curriculum that is easily executable. 
• Occasionally teach in the main services on Sunday mornings.
• Take on a few associate pastor type responsibilities such as pastoral care, support for the campus pastor, and assisting with weddings, funerals, etc. 
• Availability to assist other staff members with upcoming events or projects. 

Recruit, Develop and Empower Leaders

• Identify and recruit key leaders, providing them with training & leadership opportunities, helping them to advance through the spiritual journey.
• Recruiting and leading students in a student leadership track. 
• Provide materials and assistance in training student ministries staff & volunteers.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A calling to pastoral ministry, particularly in serving with students. 
• Excellent communication and public speaking abilities.
• Outgoing, engaging, relational, and enthusiastic personality.
• Strong spiritual and organizational leadership skills.
• Excellent creative abilities.
• Strong skill set in use of technology (using social media platforms for marketing events and connecting with students).
• Education
  • A bachelor’s degree in a relative field is preferred, though not required.
• Experience
  • At least one to two years of experience in leading a student ministry is ideal, though not required. 

Reports to: Plainfield Campus Pastor, Jared Seeland

For more information, view the full church profile at frootgroup.com/gppstudents.

To apply, email your resume to Meggan at mjacobus@frootgroup.com.