CrossPoint Church
Youth Pastor
The Mission of CrossPoint Church: To follow Jesus and make disciples who love each other, the Region, and the world.
How we see our role:
All of us are living a story. The gospel is God's invitation to live the largest story ever, the rescue of humanity through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Mission is how our story finds its meaning in God's invitation to follow him and participate in the healing of our broken world.
Who we are:
CrossPoint Church is a growing, non-denominational church in Crown Point, Indiana (part of the Chicago Metro area), with a current Sunday attendance of 400-500 people. Though we’re not affiliated with a denomination, we’re part of a global network of churches called Advance Movement, which is strongly committed to planting and strengthening churches around the globe. Here in Crown Point, we’re working hard to give people the opportunity to grow deep in their relationship with Jesus and then help others do the same (disciples making disciples).
The CrossPoint Church Youth Pastor role is a key part of our church leadership; intended to equip the next generation of young disciples to become leaders and disciple makers. Specifically, this role will be focused on the middle school and high school students involved at our church, as well as equipping parents with the tools they need to disciple their children at home. In this role, the Youth Pastor supports the Mission of the church, the Elders, the vision and values of the church.
Spiritual Qualifications:
- A person who has and exhibits a vital personal and growing relationship with God, has a teachable spirit, and a healthy family life
- An avid learner with a theological lens, who looks to understand a biblical response to current culture trends and challenges and is able to help youth grasp how they, too, can respond to culture in a manner that reflects biblical character and values
- A person who is gifted and called to youth ministry, loves young people and has a passion for evangelism and discipleship, both personally and at a ministry level
- A good communicator, who knows, understands, and can teach biblical concepts and principles in an engaging way that enables students to understand and apply them to their lives
- A person who seeks to integrate youth ministry into all phases of church life to create a culture that is intentionally intergenerational and looking to unite with and complement other church ministries
- A person in agreement with the doctrine and values of CrossPoint Church
Personal Qualifications:
- Demonstrates strong organizational skills
- Able to organize and lead effective youth programs, including worship, teaching times, discipleship, evangelism, mission opportunities, and local ministry service
- Able to relate well with students, parents, church leadership and other staff
- A self-motivated leader who can effectively cast vision for ministry and the potential impact of students on their world
- Able to take initiative to implement programs, run events, and problem solve without being asked
- A person who works well in a team dynamic, under the leadership of the Senior Pastor and Elder Board and in partnership with other pastors and church staff
- Has an undergraduate degree in youth ministry, biblical studies/theology, Christian education, discipleship, family ministry (MA preferred)
- 2 – 4 years of ministry leadership experience
Position Requirements
- Able to develop an annual ministry calendar of teaching and ministry events
- Organize and implement weekly youth fellowship, worship, teaching, and prayer times
- Able, with the Mission Committee, to plan and lead mission trips for youth
- Develop quality relationships with youth of the church and their parents
- Recruit and train volunteers working with the youth ministry
- Intentional discipleship of youth and development of youth leadership potential
- Stay current with trends and issues impacting youth culture
- Establish a metrix to identify the growth and impact of the youth ministry in the lives of the kids (A way to help measure whether we’re seeing spiritual growth, maturity, and discipleship)
- Help prepare and monitor an annual youth ministry budget
- Must become a Partner (member) of CrossPoint Church, participate in weekly staff meetings, be part of a community group, and a regular participant in church activities
- Participate in an annual review
