MINISTRY SITE DIRECTOR

Youth For Christ USA Inc.; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits (vision & dental)

Disability & life insurance

Retirement benefits after 1 year

Job summary

Youth For Christ USA Inc. in Bloomington, IN, seeks a Ministry Site Director to lead a local ministry team, recruit and train volunteers, and foster Christ-centered relational outreach with youth.

The role emphasizes collaboration, fundraising, donor communications, credentialing within 2 years, and coordinating ministry actions across YFC’s model, while modeling strong character and flexible scheduling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Three years of ministry experience.
• Fully committed follower of Jesus Christ; strong character and values.
• Ability to manage a flexible work schedule.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, train and empower a volunteer and student leadership team.
• Coordinate a ministry that incorporates YFC essentials and activities with volunteers.
• Create a prayer team for the site and communicate regularly.
• Manage time to include small groups, appointments, and student leadership.
• Organize, promote and lead trips for students.
• Build community connections with churches, youth organizations, and local businesses.
• Participate in fundraising activities and donor care per Leadership.
• Complete paperwork and data tracking (Google Calendar, expense reports, YFC data).
• Attend staff meetings and training events; complete credentialing within 2 years.
• Provide spiritual guidance through prayer and Bible study with students and leaders.

Skills

Team leadership

Volunteer management

Communication skills

Fundraising

Donor relations

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Google Calendar

Google Sheets

Job description

Position Summary

The Ministry Site Director is a position that requires spiritual and organizational leadership skills, the ability to work with and through other people, and strong communication skills. S/he must embrace and build a team that embodies YFC’s Cultural Attributes: Christ-centered, enduring humility, relentless trust, courageous faithfulness, joyful camaraderie, and kingdom inspired diversity. S/he will seek to implement relational ministry actions to develop Authentic Christ-Sharing Relationships with young people within the context of their YFC ministry model.

Our cultural attributes are not about competency. They are an obedience to the call of Christ on our lives. YFC believes that spiritually healthy adults foster healthy relationships with our kids. We place a heavy commitment to developing and equipping a Christ-centered life marked by Enduring Humility, Relentless Trust, Joyful Camaraderie, Courageous Faithfulness, and Kingdom Inspired Diversity.

Primary Responsibilities

• Recruit, train and empower a volunteer and student leadership team
• Coordinate a comprehensive ministry that incorporates the 5 Essentials and the 6 Relational Ministry Actions of Youth for Christ and engage volunteers in those ministry activities by:
• Creating a prayer team specifically for the site and communicating with them regularly
• Managing time to include Contacting, Building Times, Small Groups, Appointments, Student Leadership and Club
• Help to organize, promote and lead trips for students
• Make community connections with like-minded partners (including churches, youth-serving organizations, and local businesses)
• Participate in faithful activities that invite financial support and take part in organization-wide fundraising events
• Implement donor care activities as recommended by the Executive Director, including writing support/prayer letters and newsletters
• Complete all required paperwork and data tracking in a timely manner (maintain Google calendar with all work activities/hours, expense reports, YFC Impact data entry, etc.)
• Attend staff meetings and one-on-one meetings with Campus Life Ministry Director
• Attend local/regional/national training events
• Complete YFC Credentialing within 2 years
• Provide spiritual guidance through prayer and Bible study with students and leaders

Expectations

• Must be a fully committed follower of Jesus Christ, actively growing closer and deeper in relationship with Him
• Should strive for a high personal level of Godly character and Christian values
• Must work with a team and have capacity to lead teams
• Must exhibit a posture of humility, a willingness to learn, and to be coachable
• Ability to manage a flexible work schedule
• Must be in agreement with YFC’s Statement of Faith

Credentials Required & Preferred Education

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Three years of ministry experience

Fundraising Responsibilities

All YFC employees are expected to regularly and actively participate in faithful activities that advance the stewardship functions of YFC USA. These activities may include— but are not limited to— extending invitations to fundraising events, recruiting personal circles of influence/YFC donor contacts, sending letters, handwritten notes, personal calls, and personally ministering to donor contacts.

Benefits

• Health benefits including vision and dental
• Disability and life insurance
• Retirement benefits after 1 year of service

EEO Statement

Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and, as such, our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates within each leader role the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such, at all times and in all instances, reserves the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry.
We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation.
We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.