Student Ministry Director

WHO IS CORNWALL CHURCH?

OUR MISSION: We are all about helping people find and follow Jesus.

CHURCH HISTORY: Cornwall Church is more than 100 years old and has grown from a small group gathering in the beginning to a vibrant church of 1,500 with two locations for church in person as well as an online community.

Gospel Living: Cornwall is a community of individuals seeking to live out God’s mission for our church. God’s call on us is not to simply “go to church” but to leave the building and “be the church.” To get “outside of the box” and make a difference in the lives of those in our community and in our world. With this in mind, there are three main anchors to Cornwall’s mission: COME & SEE | COMMUNITY | GO & BE

• Come and See: We strive to be a church where you can come as you are and discover the life-changing message of Jesus Christ.
• Community: Community happens through relationships, recognizing that God uses other people to grow us, and us to grow other people.
• Go & Be: We believe that all people are created in the image of God and want to serve others and enter into authentic relationships with those in need to share the hope of Jesus. Cornwall in invested in our local and global community with ongoing ministry and community partnerships.

SKAGIT CORNWALL CAMPUS DEMOGRAPHIC:

Over 11 years ago Cornwall Church started a video venue in Skagit County, WA. Over the years this church has grown into a healthy, welcoming, gracious and growing congregation. Currently our weekend service has 145-175 people in attendance, spanning from teens to 80-year-olds. Our church is mostly comprised of young families and 50-80-year-olds. Currently our middle school ministry has 18-28 students while we have 12-24 high school students at our weekly gathering.

SKAGIT CAMPUS STUDENT MINISTRY DIRECTOR:

We are looking for someone who loves Jesus Christ deeply and personally and who is passionate about sharing Jesus with students in such a way that will help them find and follow Jesus moment by moment, day by day. We have some incredible students and we truly believe that things God is stirring in an amazing way that could lead to numerical and spiritual growth for our students and our church. To be clear, we desire holistic growth, which includes numerical growth but not at the cost of spiritual growth. Intentional discipleship MUST be a part of our youth ministry. 

LEARN MORE ABOUT CORNWALL: cornwallchurch.com

CAMPUS PASTOR: Scott Moon | scottm@cornwallchurch.com | 360-733-2150

Job Title: Student Ministry Director

Position Status: Full Time, 40 Hours

Reports to: Skagit Campus Pastor

POSITION PURPOSE

The role of the student ministry director is to relationally lead students to a personal, growing, and alive relationship with Jesus Christ. To do this well they must build relationships with parents – inviting & equipping them to lead at home; leaders – helping them understand how to intentionally invest in students’ lives, pointing them to Jesus in real ways; and students – inspiring and equipping them to be imitators of Christ.

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS

Leaders:

• Recruit, lead, and inspire volunteers to help create a safe place for middle & high school students to learn about and build a relationship with Jesus.
• Regularly connect with leaders one on one to see how they are doing personally and in ministry.
• Invite leaders into different roles that better utilize their gifts.
• Facilitate monthly meetings to encourage and align the team.
• Plan and execute quarterly trainings to further equip the team.
• Vision cast ministry seasons, teaching series, retreats, special events, and Go & Be initiatives.
• Celebrate. Celebrate. Find ways to regularly celebrate your team and what God is doing in our midst.

Students:

• Ensure Edge & Encounter consistently reflects its core values.
• Model student discipleship outside of midweek gatherings by connecting with students where they are – lunch, games, activities, etc.
• Mobilize students to live out their unique purpose in Christ.
• Organize a seamless transition for fifth graders into Edge and eighth graders into Encounter, and seniors into whatever is next for them.

Parents:

• Maintain on-going and open connection with parents.
• Invite parents to continue discussions of faith in the home.

Program:

• Plan and execute weekly Edge/Encounter gatherings.
• Create an atmosphere at Edge/Encounter meetings where students can be themselves and learn about God’s incredible love for them.
• As the primary teacher, prepare bible-centric, relevant teachings that students can apply to their life.
• Create a lead small, small group focused culture.
• Plan and facilitate “Event Nights” to draw new kids in every 8-10 weeks.
• Plan and facilitate yearly retreats that create space for spiritual growth as well as relational connection between students and leaders.

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ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Keep your first love first. God must remain your greatest priority, the one you love most.
• Meetings: with Campus Pastor and Skagit Staff and All-Staff meeting (monthly).
• Confidentiality - keeping shared personal or leadership-level details in strict confidence.
• Weekend services - attending/serving before, during, and after services, as needed.
• Attending/ serving at Cornwall special services/ events.
• Must have a mature commitment to Christ and the ability to maintain a good working relationship with all co-workers and the general public, have an agreement with Cornwall Church policy and procedures as outlined in the staff handbook, and exhibit attributes of flexibility, leadership, organization, attention to detail, being a team player, and forward thinking.