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
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%.
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.