Students & Associate Pastor - Fishers

Connection Pointe Christian Church
Fishers, Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2024
Categories: Associate Pastor - Pastoral (Other) - Youth Pastor
Denominations:
Church Size: 4001 to 5000
Job Type: Full-Time
Employee Workplace: On-site
Job Description:

Description

As a Students and Associate Pastor, you are an integral member of the Church Staff and Students Ministry team. The Students and Associate Pastor is primarily responsible for providing support and pastoral care to staff, members and guests as well as supporting the Students Ministry team.

Connection Pointe is currently looking to fill this position at both the Fishers, IN and Carmel, IN locations. Visit our careers page to learn more: https://www.connectionpointe.org/careers/

 

Who We Are

Our Connection Pointe Staff Team is a unified group of imperfect people who tirelessly work to connect people to a saving relationship with Jesus and life changing relationships with each other. As individuals we have a personal relationship with Christ and are committed to the vision of Connection Pointe Christian Church.

How We Lead

  • We give ministry away: as staff we are always looking for faithful volunteers who can step up into roles that allow us to expand and replicate ourselves. We look for leaders who can lead leaders.
  • We work hard and prioritize our families: with the exception of Easter, Christmas and other “all hands” pushes, we work 5 days a week and have an extended two-day sabbath from Friday through Saturday for weekend required employees that allows us to leave work at work and be with our families.
  • We are always improving: we seek new ways of connecting people to Jesus and each other. We are always asking “How could we make this experience or environment better?”
  • We are customer first: we seek world class customer experiences that meet people in their mess and surpass expectations.
  • We find a way: we cut through red tape, relentlessly seeking to serve the people in our care with grace, perseverance and courage. There is always a way, we just have to find it.
  • We assume the best and fight for unity

How You’ll Lead

  • Recruit, develop and mentor volunteers and lay leaders

  • Provide leadership, coaching and training to the already established volunteer team and hybrid team members

  • Recruit, build and lead a volunteer students adult team

  • Build and lead a student leadership team

  • Lead and help oversee small group ministries

How You’ll Succeed

STUDENTS MINISTRY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Lead the 6-12th grade Middle & High School Ministry

  • Coordinate and lead weekly student gatherings and outreach events to build the students ministry at this campus

  • Utilize Orange Curriculum to teach and assist students in applying God’s word to their lives and work with other location students directors to collaborate

  • Plan and execute fun and meaningful community building programs and events where discipleship and relationships are the priority

  • Be able to address difficult topics that youth are experiencing in today’s world with the support of the Worldview Training Directors

  • Assist in facilitating shared events between Connection Pointe campuses

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Work closely with the Location Pastor to learn Connection Pointe Campus DNA

  • Be onsite for most services, available for prayer, questions, and other issues as they arise with members, guests and staff

  • Teach at new member classes and other assimilation and onboarding events as required

  • Support Campus ministries as needed collaborating well with Creative Arts, Digital and Operations teams

  • Represent Connection Pointe on campus and in the community

  • Provide a wider range of assistance and leadership to Connections, Assimilation, and other group ministries

  • Be responsible for the further development and preparation of various ministries

  • Help in connections and connecting first time guests

  • Perform weddings and funerals and pastoral care and guidance when needed

  • Respond to emails and phone calls within 24 hours of being in the office

  • Perform related duties as assigned

  • Strive to improve personal and professional skills by looking for and participating in learning opportunities

  • Attend a weekly service to stay in tune with the direction of Connection Pointe and to continue developing spiritually

What We Are Looking For

  • Bachelor’s Degree required

  • Proven ability to lead, recruit and shepherd others as well as an ability to build teams

  • Proficient Public Speaker

  • Ordained or eligible for ordination at Connection Pointe

  • Eager learner with a startup mentality and an entrepreneurial spirit

  • Passionate about Student Ministry

  • Highly relational, as a pastor and staff/volunteer leader

  • Able to multitask and react appropriately under pressure, not shying away from hard conversations

  • Humble leader with proactive, collaborative leadership style

  • Organized with strong attention to detail, focused on positive experiences for those on campus

  • High level understanding of and respect for confidentiality

  • Able to build and lead teams

  • Adaptable in executing strategy under minimal supervision

Bonus Points

  • Master of Divinity preferred

  • 3+ years of student ministry experience preferred with a proven track record of presenting the gospel and helping parents & students take their next step

  • Leadership experience in a megachurch or large non-profit

  • Experience with portable, multi-site or church plants preferred

Where You’ll Be

You will primarily be in an office environment primarily on a computer for prolonged periods of time. Physical demands mainly include, walking, climbing stairs, sitting or standing for long periods of time and occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds.

Where You’ll Go

As a team, we are going into the world daily! This position may also occasionally require some overnight travel for retreats and conferences. Overall, the travel requirement for this position is <5%.

About Connection Pointe Christian Church

At Connection Pointe, our mission is to connect people to Jesus and each other. Most would describe us as a casual, authentic and welcoming church. 

Connection Pointe was founded in 1837. In 1986, Pastor Steve Reeves became the 35th Senior Pastor. Under his leadership the church experienced consistent growth, from a congregation of 250 to more than 4,000. 

In November of 2017, John Dickerson was welcomed as the 36th Lead Pastor of Connection Pointe. Since then God has blessed Connection Pointe with continued growth of more than 4,000 attending onsite each weekend and 6,000-12,000 digital viewers each week.  

Connection Pointe continues to be a unique, multi-generational church with an extraordinary vision for the future.

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