Student Pastor

About NorthField Church

Located in Gallatin, a suburb of Nashville, TN, NorthField Church is a friendly and inclusive church campus with a strong desire to impact their surrounding community in a positive, embracing manner.  NorthField believes in God’s power to change lives and encourages its members to passionately live out their purpose. NorthField knows the power of community and loves to see God move in everyday circumstances.

Ministry Role:

The Student Pastor is charged with the spiritual guidance and growth of students from 6th to 12th grade within the NorthField community. Rooted in NorthField’s mission to “Love God, Love People, and Make Jesus Known,” the Student Pastor will lead initiatives, programs, and events aimed at cultivating a nourishing spiritual environment for middle and high school students. This role is pivotal in fostering relationships with students and their families, ensuring the ongoing alignment of the student ministry with the overall mission and values of NorthField.

Reporting Structure:

Reports to: Executive Pastor

The Student Pastor will operate under the guidance and supervision of the Executive Pastor, ensuring that the activities, teachings, and programs of the NorthField Students department are harmoniously integrated within the broader vision and operational framework of the church. Regular communication, collaboration, and alignment with the Executive Pastor and other relevant stakeholders will be crucial for maintaining cohesiveness across various church ministries.

Objective:

The Student Pastor will drive the overall vision and mission of NorthField Student Ministry, focusing on discipleship of middle and high school students, developing and sustaining student ministry volunteers, and partnering with parents to foster students' growth in their relationship with Jesus Christ.

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership: Serve as the Team Lead to facilitate spiritual leadership, strategic visioning, and administrative oversight, ensuring the fulfillment of NorthField Student Ministry’s vision. Contribute to a team-oriented mentality amongst the NorthField Staff and participate in all collaborative events/activities.
• Spiritual Leadership: Provide pastoral care and spiritual guidance to students and their families, fostering spiritual growth through effective communication of God’s Word across multiple platforms.
• Strategic Visioning: Develop and execute strategies for effective discipleship of students, leadership development, volunteer recruitment, and community collaboration.
• Administrative Oversight: Guide the planning and execution of regular and special ministry events, ensuring effective communication and management of ministry calendar and budget.
• Program Development: Oversee the creation and implementation of age-appropriate Sunday and midweek programming to support the spiritual growth of students in 6th-12th grades.
• Volunteer Experience: Optimize the volunteer experience through approachable presence, regular communication, and relevant training, focusing on recruitment, development, and retention.
• Community Engagement: Establish and maintain a NorthField Student Ministry presence at community and school events, building strategic relationships with community leaders to enhance NorthField’s community involvement.
• Pastoral Care: Respond to various pastoral needs including crisis response, performing ceremonies, and making sick visits.
• Miscellaneous Duties: Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior/Executive Pastor.

Qualifications:

• Preferred Bachelor’s Degree.
• 3-5 years of experience in leading student teaching, discipling, and cultivating ministry environments; experience with a group size of ~100.
• Previous experience leading a ministry through a team of volunteers is highly desired.
• Proficiency in Planning Center Online, ProPresenter, G Suite, iWork/Microsoft 365, Canva, Dropbox.

Skills:

• Passionate about student growth and displays a strong love for God.
• Strong verbal, written, and administrative communication skills.
• Ability to connect with emerging generations while maintaining credibility with previous ones.
• High EQ; people-oriented with a value for customer service and teamwork.

About the Area:

Sitting less than 30 minutes north of Nashville, Gallatin offers a variety of recreational and economic activities you would expect to find in a bigger city. Gallatin boasts high-paying job, low taxes, economic health, a thriving arts scene, and a vibrant retail environment that make Gallatin ideal for family life. Gallatin residents enjoy farmers' markets, golf courses, and a variety of outdoor recreation activities at either Old Hickory Lake or Lock 4 Park.

Couple that with the proximity to "Music City," downtown Nashville has been on a meteoric rise not only in the music scene, but in retail, restaurants, and professional sports. Whether it be live music, great food, or top-tier professional sports, Nashville's got it all!

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly required to sit; occasionally required to stand, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Able to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds frequently and up to 25 pounds occasionally.

Note:

The described physical demands are representative of those needed for an employee to perform essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Application Process:

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their application, including a resume and cover letter, by December 23, 2023 to mike@northfieldchurch.net. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Contact:

mike@northfieldchurch.net
2100 Nashville Pike
Gallatin, TN 37066
615.989.3539