NextGen Pastor Blythe Island Baptist Church

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Brunswick (GA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is seeking a NextGen Pastor to lead children’s and student ministries. The role involves partnering with families to help the youngest generations effectively follow Jesus. Key responsibilities include strategic leadership, vision development, and effective management of ministry programs. The ideal candidate should possess a seminary degree, have strong relational and organizational skills, and a heart for children's ministry. This is a full-time salaried position based in Brunswick, Georgia.

Qualifications

• Must have a personal and growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Must have sensed and responded to God’s calling on working with the younger generations.
• Must be ordained or qualified to be ordained upon hire.
• Must have had significant and active involvement in kids and student ministries.

Responsibilities

• Provide unified leadership across children's and student ministries.
• Develop and implement a strategic ministry and discipleship pathway.
• Ensure effective administration and management of the ministry.

Skills

Relational leadership

Organizational skills

Teaching

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Seminary degree or equivalent experience

Job description

BIBC Job Description NextGen Pastor (Birth – Graduation)

Location: Church, Schools and Homes
Reports To: Senior Pastor
Status: Full Time Salaried Position

Overview

The NextGen pastor position sits at the intersection of children’s ministry, student ministry, and family discipleship. The role exists to provide unified leadership across the youngest generations of BIBC — birth through graduation — and to ensure those ministries operate as a connected pipeline rather than disconnected silos. NextGen ministry is one of the most strategic roles in our church and needs to be pastored by a visionary shepherd.

Job Vision

To partner with parents, families, staff and volunteers to help those ages 0-18 to effectively follow Jesus together and to practically provide vision and leadership to help them grow as worshippers, servants and missionaries. To envision and design a pathway of ministry for young people to grow with God through these years, and work to make the kids and student ministries as aligned and effective as possible within this process. This path should include clear, smooth transitions between developmental stages of life. Ultimately, develop the future spiritual leaders of the church.

Key Areas of Leadership

• Praying and Championing. To pray passionately for God to move mightily in this age group in our church, and to invite others to join you in this endeavor. To be a relentlessly positive and encouraging voice into our church as a whole about the importance of ministry to the young, and to work hard to invite people to value and participate in this ministry.
• Innovate Family Ministry at BIBC. To help create a Pro‑Family Culture in our church. Provide leadership “horizontally” with all ministries to prioritize worship at home. Lead culture change in our church so that there is increased focus on families worshipping together at home and church, creating common language across age groups. Clarify an aligned strategy for the family being sure to avoid/eliminate competing systems. To coach and shape children’s and youth ministries to prioritize the role of parents to be the primary spiritual trainers of their children. Explore family integrated events, retreats, and service. Teach or facilitate seminars and workshops that will help families become more effective in evangelism, discipleship, and service.
• Pastoring and Presence. To operate as effectively as possible as a Pastor to those age 0-18 and their families, staff and volunteers connected to this ministry, and to intentionally and formally share this pastoring role with many others in the ministry. To be highly present at 0‑18 events, balancing this with a need to maintain a healthy schedule.
• Vision and Development. To prayerfully envision, develop and implement a strategic ministry and discipleship pathway for this age group overall that will see these ministries continue to grow and take shape. To ensure that the NextGen and family ministry vision stays aligned with the overall vision of BIBC.
• Leadership. To develop a strong sense of team throughout this ministry. To work together with staff, advisory teams and other volunteers in providing direction, making decisions, planning and carrying out the ministry. To work with the Senior Pastor to hire/recruit and directly oversee all staff and interns ministering to those in this age group. To be the lead spokesperson and cheerleader in recruiting and training volunteers.
• Administration. To manage the details of all aspects of the NextGen ministry, whether directly or through delegation to other staff and leaders including schedules, programs, plans, policy implementation, budgets, staffing, volunteer teams, etc.

Various Practical Responsibilities

• Planning and Recruitment. To work with the staff and volunteer teams to ensure that all NextGen ministry programs are organized, prepared and have sufficient staff and volunteers to make them happen. To be available to meet with each leadership team as necessary to ensure quality ministry.
• Staffing. To regularly meet one on one with staff for vision, encouragement and care. To meet at least once a month with all of your staff team for shared vision, input and encouragement. To meet together with the Senior Pastor for your staff’s annual review. To help train and equip 0‑18 staff by looking for training opportunities via in‑house training, webcasts, conferences etc.
• Presence. To be regularly present for kids ministry, student ministry, family ministry events, and young adult events as is necessary to be perceived to be “present” and ensure the ongoing growth and quality of the ministries. To balance this with the need to maintain a healthy schedule personally and with your family in consultation with the Senior Pastor.
• Advisory Teams. To put together the various advisory teams as needed, such as, a plan to protect team, Kids ministry advisory team and a student ministry advisory team.
• Policies. To ensure that all staff and volunteers have completed a Plan To Protect training and paperwork and that each year a refresher course is taken. To ensure that all aspects of the ministry are carried out within the approved policies, and to work to refresh and develop new policies when necessary.
• Any other responsibilities deemed necessary by the Senior Pastor.

Expectations

• To pursue relationships and group involvement for personal accountability.
• To attend weekly staff meetings and executive leadership team meetings.
• To meet on a regular basis with the Senior Pastor for review, vision, and encouragement.
• To work horizontally with other staff leaders for the benefit of the team and church as a whole.
• To preach in the absence of the Senior Pastor.

Qualifications

• Must have a personal and growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Must be loyal, faithful, honest, teachable, humble, and approachable.
• Must have sensed and responded to God’s calling on working with the younger generations.
• Must be ordained or qualified to be ordained upon hire.
• Must be a gifted relational leader and a highly organized initiator and decision maker.
• Must be willing to affirm BIBC’s Statement of Beliefs.
• Must be a team player and have the ability to work well in a multi‑staff setting.
• Must have had significant and active involvement in kids and student ministries.
• Must have a Seminary degree or equivalent experience.
• Must have a good sense of humor.
• Must be able to preach.