Exodus Students Director

Exodus Church; Belmont (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Exodus Church in Belmont, North Carolina, seeks a Students Director to lead student programming, preaching, and ministry care for students, parents, and adult volunteers. The right candidate aspires to pastoral elders and fits our church culture.

This role emphasizes planning the student preaching calendar, caring for leaders, and coordinating weekly student gatherings plus annual events such as camp, retreat, and mission trips. Seminary time is welcomed while serving.

Qualifications

• Aspires to elder and shows progressive church leadership maturity.
• Theological alignment with Exodus Church.
• Cultural fit for our church and staff team.
• Motivated self-starter.
• Able to equip leaders for ministry.
• Understands student ministry in a local church context.
• Proficient in technology needed to accomplish the role.
• Ministry heart and high relational skills.
• Humble, learner, and a desire to grow.
• Team player.

Responsibilities

• Care for students, parents, and adult leaders; help integration and growth.
• Plan the student preaching calendar; primary communicator.
• Lead weekly student gathering and annual events (camp, retreat, mission trip).

Skills

Pastoral leadership

Theological alignment

Cultural fit

Self-starter

Leader development

Student ministry

Relational skills

Team player

Tech proficiency

Growth mindset

Education

College degree

Seminary degree preferred

Job description

Exodus Church of Belmont, North Carolina, is seeking a Students Director. The right candidate will have some prior student ministry experience and/or education. He will be able to lead student programming and preaching as well as provide care and equipping for students, parents, and adult volunteers. Someone who qualifies for and aspires to pastoral ministry. At Exodus, all pastors are elders. The title of this role as “director” is driven by our church structure, not by the nature/value of the role.

Care for 3 Primary Components:

• People – develop and care for students, parents, and adult leaders, help new people integrate, care for people through crisis points, and help participating people grow to the next level
• Preaching - plan the student preaching calendar, serving as the primary communicator
• Programming - lead the planning and execution of the weekly student gathering as well as annual events like camp, retreat, mission trip, etc.

Person Profile

• Aspires to the office of elder and shows progressive maturity in that direction.
• Theological Alignment with Exodus Church
• Cultural Fit for our Church and Staff Team
• Motivated self-starter
• Able to equip leaders for ministry
• Understands Student Ministry in a local church context
• Proficient in technology needed to accomplish the role
• Ministry Heart
• High Relational Skills
• Humble, Learner, and a Desire to Grow
• Team Player

Preferred Experience

• At least 2-3 years experience on church staff
• College Degree Required, Seminary Degree preferred (willing to allow time for online seminary while serving in the role)