Children’s Ministry Director

Anglican Church in North America; Sullivan's Island (SC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Holy Cross Church seeks a spiritually mature leader to build and lead a Gospel-centered children’s ministry for families. The role may be part-time (25 hrs/wk) or full-time (40 hrs/wk) depending on gifts and availability, with compensation $35,000–$65,000.

A part-time focus is on Sunday ministry and volunteers; full-time adds family discipleship, outreach, events, and ministry development. Reporting to the Rector, the director will recruit and train volunteers, develop curriculum, and coordinate

Qualifications

• Demonstrate mature faith in Jesus Christ.
• Affirm and support the biblical theology and mission.
• Experience working with children, families, or church ministry.
• Ability to recruit and lead volunteer teams.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Commitment to family discipleship and worship life.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a Gospel-centered children’s ministry for families.
• Recruit, train, and shepherd volunteer leaders.
• Develop biblically faithful curriculum and resources.
• Coordinate with clergy and staff to integrate children into worship.
• Maintain safety policies, check-ins, and volunteers.
• Attend weekly staff meetings and report to the Rector.
• Oversee budget and communications to families.

Skills

Leadership

Volunteer recruitment

Curriculum planning

Team management

Communication

Biblical literacy

Job description

Children’s Ministry Director
Position Type: Part-time (25 hours/week) or Full-time (40 hours/week)
Compensation: $35,000–$65,000, depending on hours and experience
Benefits: Available for full-time employees
Reports to: Rector

Position Summary
Holy Cross is seeking a spiritually mature, gifted leader to build and lead a Gospel-centered, biblically faithful ministry to children and families. This position may be structured as either part-time or full-time depending on the experience, availability, and gifts of the right candidate. A part-time role will focus on Sunday ministry, volunteer leadership, curriculum, family communication, and key events. A full-time role will include these responsibilities with expanded leadership in family discipleship, outreach, special events, and ministry development.

Responsibilities

Spiritual Life & Character

• Prioritize a growing relationship with Jesus through regular time in Scripture, prayer, worship, and personal devotion.
• Seek to live a life of holiness, repentance, integrity, and obedience consistent with the Gospel, the teaching of Scripture and the values of our community.
• Cultivate sustainable rhythms of ministry and life through Sabbath, friendship, recreation, appropriate boundaries, retreat, and other spiritual disciplines.
• Participate fully in the worshiping life and community of Holy Cross and become a member of the parish.
• Model a joyful, humble, teachable, and servant-hearted approach to ministry.

Leadership

• Cast and implement a compelling vision for biblical, Gospel-centered children’s discipleship consistent with the mission, theology, and worship of Holy Cross.
• Develop a clear discipleship pathway that helps children grow from infancy toward a mature, lifelong faith in Jesus Christ.
• Recruit, train, equip, schedule, encourage, and shepherd a strong team of volunteer leaders.
• Select and develop biblically faithful curriculum, programming, resources, and tools appropriate for each stage of childhood.
• Work collaboratively with clergy, staff, and ministry leaders to integrate children into the wider life and worship of the church, particularly our preschool.

Family Discipleship

• Build meaningful relationships with parents and families.
• Equip and encourage parents to disciple their children at home through Scripture, prayer, worship, conversation, and Christian practices.
• Provide parents with practical resources and tools for navigating the spiritual and cultural challenges facing children and families.
• Help connect new families into the relational and ministry life of Holy Cross.
• Develop a thoughtful strategy for reaching, welcoming, following up with, and connecting new children and families.

Ministry Programs

• Sunday School and other Sunday morning children’s ministries.
• Nursery and early childhood ministry.
• Children’s worship and discipleship opportunities.
• Volunteer scheduling and communication.
• Classroom environments, curriculum, supplies, and ministry resources.
• Coordination with student ministry to provide a healthy transition as children grow older.
• Special events like Vacation Bible School, seasonal and holiday events, family discipleship gatherings, service and outreach opportunities for children and families.
• Work with Worship Director to build a children’s choir

Safety & Administration

• Maintain and implement Holy Cross policies and best practices for the safety and protection of children, including screening, background checks, and Presidium training.
• Maintain appropriate check-in, check-out, classroom staffing, and emergency procedures.
• Communicate regularly with parents and volunteers through email, text messaging, and other appropriate communication channels.
• Develop and manage the annual children’s ministry budget responsibly.
• Maintain ministry calendars, volunteer schedules, registrations, rosters, and necessary records.
• Attend weekly Tuesday staff meetings.
• Meet with the Rector regularly for supervision, planning, prayer, and ministry development.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate a mature and growing faith in Jesus Christ.
• Affirm and support the biblical theology, mission, and ministry of Holy Cross Anglican Church.
• Possess a strong working knowledge of Scripture and a commitment to biblical authority.
• Have demonstrated experience working with children, families, volunteers, or church ministry.
• Be able to recruit, develop, encourage, and lead teams effectively.
• Possess strong organizational, communication, and relational skills.
• Demonstrate initiative, creativity, dependability, and follow-through.
• Have a heart for both children and their parents and a desire to see families grow together as disciples of Jesus.