Children’s Ministry Director: Discipleship & Volunteers

First Baptist Church La Grange; La Grange (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

First Baptist Church La Grange in Texas seeks a full-time Children’s Minister to lead and oversee all children’s programming and family ministry efforts. The role focuses on disciple-making for children and equipping parents to be spiritual influencers, with emphasis on safety, curriculum integrity, and volunteer leadership.

The candidate will manage staff across infancy to 6th grade, recruit volunteers, plan events, and collaborate with church leadership to align with the church’s vision and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education or Christian ministry preferred.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 3 years of full-time ministry experience with children; 5+ years total ministry experience.
• Desire to teach and mentor children in biblical truth.
• Growing Christian faith and character; able to pass a background check.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to serve within the church's doctrinal commitments.
• Commitment to the church's mission and calling toward ministry.
• Lifestyle aligned with biblical leadership requirements (1 Tim. 3:1-13; 2 Tim. 2; Titus 1:5-9).

Responsibilities

• Oversee all programming for children throughout the church.
• Establish and maintain a security system to protect children.
• Plan and oversee events for children and families (Sports Camp, Summer Family Nights).
• Define vision for the children’s ministry and develop a plan to achieve it.
• Recruit, develop, and deploy children's ministry volunteers.
• Report progress of the children's ministry to church leadership.
• Ensure Bible teaching aligns with doctrinal commitments.
• Manage all children’s ministry staff (infants–6th grade).
• Identify and execute ministry and missions opportunities for children.
• Explore technologies to engage more volunteers in ministry.
• Develop and operate the annual children’s ministry budget.
• Review curricula for doctrinal consistency.
• Help parents become primary spiritual influencers through training.
• Represent FBCLG at community events.
• Communicate with parents via Elexio, social media, and email.

Skills

Volunteer management

Discipleship

Program planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree (education or Christian ministry)

Master's degree preferred

Job description

First Baptist Church La Grange in Texas seeks a full-time Children’s Minister to lead and oversee all children’s programming and family ministry efforts. The role focuses on disciple-making for children and equipping parents to be spiritual influencers, with emphasis on safety, curriculum integrity, and volunteer leadership.

The candidate will manage staff across infancy to 6th grade, recruit volunteers, plan events, and collaborate with church leadership to align with the church’s vision and