Director of Children's Ministry

Hope Lutheran Church
Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 01/31/2025
Categories: Associate Pastor - Children's Ministry
Denominations: Lutheran
Church Size: over 10000
Job Type: Full-Time
Employee Workplace: On-site
Job Description:

Note: This position is open to a lay leader or Associate Pastor

POSITION PURPOSE

To be a part of the youth team, implementing the vision and core values of Hope Lutheran Church with a focus on Children’s Ministry. Leading the church to fulfill its mission as followers of Jesus…“to encourage all people to know the love of Christ”.

 POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Lead Children’s Ministry Programming
    • Manage all aspects of program curricula, including writing, planning, reviewing, executing
    • Oversee the children’s ministry program hours at all campuses, and check-in with ministry staff and volunteers and fill in as needed
    • Oversee Registration for children’s ministry programming, and share vision with the Youth Administrative Assistant
    • Coordinate and oversee ministry events by creatively organizing, planning & executing, working with communication team as needed for events, and with worship team when children sing in church & collaborate on a shared hymnody
  2. Provide Children’s Ministry Management and Care
    • Hire, train, and supervise part-time children’s ministry staff, coordinating and lead weekly meetings, meeting one on one, leading weekly bible study for full and part-time staff, and communicating weekly updates to hospitality
    • Provide leadership, encouragement and support to all full-time and part-time children’s ministry staff
    • Provide guidance and feedback to full-time and part-time children’s ministry staff
    • Recruit, coordinate, train and thank children’s ministry volunteers: youth hospitality, small group leaders, room helpers, technology, prep team, praise team
    • Model hospitality for staff and volunteers, being an upfront present, having eyes to see, being welcoming
    • Connect, relate, and care for kids & families, respond to phone calls, emails, notes in a timely manner, and care for children and families care list
    • Be a Christian role model in attitude, speech and actions towards others
    • Manage children’s ministry budget & staff compensation, overseeing payroll and review of staff member hours for children’s ministry
  3. Other duties
    • Serve on the Youth Ministry Team, attending weekly meetings
    • Assist in Confirmation & Youth Events/Retreats as needed
    • Other duties as assigned

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  • Commitment to the mission and core values of Hope Lutheran.
  • Ability to teach basic bible truths and equip children with the necessary tools to grow as a disciple of Jesus
  • Ability to lead and inspire individuals and teams who also have a heart to invest in God’s children
  • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
  • Faithfulness, confidentiality and a desire to serve others
  • Self-starter with willingness to learn and improve
  • Leadership ability to thrive in a team-based ministry
About Hope Lutheran Church

At Hope Lutheran we are committed to our mission "to encourage all people to know the love of Christ".  This is carried out through passionate discipleship, innovative outreach and unparalleled acts of service.

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