Associate Pastor of Young Families

Overview: 

Treasure Lake Church is a warm, friendly community of believers seeking to glorify God and love him with their heart, soul, strength and mind.   We are Interdenominational with congregants from more than 25 different church backgrounds.  We are united in Christ, focused on the Word, active in the community and pleased to see the Lord develop a strong community in the congregation.  We are located in a beautiful part of Western Pennsylvania attracting many vacationers.  We have lots of new families with young children.  Through our Child-care ministry we connect with many families in the community.  Attendance at our weekend services is between 300 & 350.  Our people are connecting with each other in small groups, Bible studies and a wonderful mid-week gathering that offers something for everyone.  

The Role:  Associate Pastor of Young Families

To lead Treasure Lake Church’s ministry to young families so that they are:  deepening their relationship with Jesus Christ and each other; and proclaiming the gospel so that Christ is known and glorified. 

To work with the Lead Pastor, ministering to the congregation and developing a vibrant church that passionately pursues knowing Christ and making him known.

Job Description:  

• Leading: 
• Hands-on interaction with families in small group venues, fostering close communities and connection for spiritual growth.
• Consistently cast vision, inspiring the families of TLC to pursue spiritual growth, build community and pursue faith goals.
• Recruit, encourage, exhort and train young families to lead the initiatives and strategies that TLC has chosen in order to pursue its mission.
• Effectively work with the TLC leadership board and TLC staff, as we pursue the direction and priorities the board establishes.
• Together with the staff and worship leaders, craft the weekend services of TLC. 
• Teaching: 
• Teach groups of young families, inspiring from God’s Word and demonstrating the impact of divine instruction.
• Preach some weekends, expositing the Scriptures and delivering Christ-centered messages.
• Developing:
• Exhorting, empowering and equipping young families to excel as parents, to love each other and to be an active part of a vibrant church.
• Identify and mentor emerging leaders of our church.
• Shepherding:
• Provide care for the hurting, the vulnerable and the wayward. (Especially to, but not exclusively to, young families)
• Provide counseling and guidance for families and individuals.

Specifics to the above-mentioned points:  

1. Together with the staff team, shape the structures of TLC so that the church effectively ministers to the entire family.
2. Should be available to officiate weddings and lead pre-marital counseling.
3. Is active in the life of the church, which will include activities that are not exclusively designed for families.
4. Attends meetings necessary to accomplish the goals. (worship services, board meetings, etc.)

  The results that we are trusting God to achieve:  

• TLC has dynamic, practical, biblically based teaching that fosters growth and discipleship of young families.
• TLC is filled with young families who love God with heart, soul, strength and mind…and their neighbor as themselves.
• TLC is actively engaging with families that are not currently involved in TLC and is presenting the Gospel and the love of Christ to them.
• The families of TLC have an abundance of opportunities for engagement and for expressing their love of Christ in service.
• TLC has effective counseling for the challenges facing parents and their families.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Engaging teacher, with a strong biblical background, who is in agreement with TLC’s Statement of Faith, and doctrinal statements in the church bylaws.
• Sincere and mature disciple of Jesus Christ as evidenced by a committed life of prayer, biblical study, confession, empowering of the Holy Spirit, and dependency on God.
• A commitment to biblically based congregational life and ministry.
• Character, leadership style, and lifestyle as depicted in scripture (1 Timothy 3:2-4; Titus 1:7-9; Matthew 9:36; Acts 20: 17-20; Philippians 2:5-8).
• We are prioritizing someone with previous experience in pastoring (3-5 years of experience) but we are open to God’s leading in a different direction.