PreTeen Pastor

Community Bible Church; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Bible Church in San Antonio, TX is seeking a Full-Time PreTeen Pastor to lead the 4th–5th grade ministry, creating engaging environments that help preteens build a strong biblical foundation and grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ.

You will recruit, equip, develop, and pastor staff and volunteers, partner with parents and church leadership, and guide the ministry with biblical maturity, leadership, and relational skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Bible, Theology, Christian Ministry, or related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of ministry experience with preteens or families.
• Experience leading volunteer teams in a church setting.
• Experience teaching biblical content to preteens clearly and engagingly.
• Proven ability to develop ministry programs and events.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the preteen ministry aligned with church mission and theology.
• Develop and lead age-appropriate worship, teaching, small groups, events, and outreach.
• Recruit, train, schedule, encourage, and pastor volunteers and ministry leaders.
• Build relationships with students and provide pastoral care and spiritual guidance.
• Collaborate with parents and church staff to ensure smooth transitions across ministries.

Skills

Pastoral leadership

Relational intelligence

Communication

Leadership development

Organization & execution

Adaptability & creativity

Biblical knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Bible, Theology

Ministry experience 3-5 years

Job description

JOB SUMMARYThe PreTeen Pastor provides spiritual leadership, pastoral care, and ministry direction for students in grades4th–5th. This position is responsible for creating and leading engaging, age-appropriate environments that helppreteens develop a strong biblical foundation and grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ. The PreTeenPastor recruits, equips, develops, and pastors staff and volunteers who serve within the ministry. This rolepartners closely with parents, church leadership, and other ministry teams to support the spiritual developmentand overall well-being of preteens and their families. The ideal candidate demonstrates biblical maturity, strongleadership and relational skills, and a genuine passion for discipling the next generation.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSReasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentialfunctions.Provide leadership for the church’s preteen ministry, ensuring alignment with the church’s mission, values,theology, and overall ministry strategy.Develop and lead age-appropriate worship services, teaching environments, small groups, discipleshipprograms, events, retreats, and outreach opportunities for preteen students.Recruit, train, equip, schedule, encourage, and pastor volunteers and ministry leaders, creating a healthy andsustainable volunteer culture.Teach and communicate biblical truth in a manner that is engaging, relevant, age-appropriate, and consistentwith the church’s statement of faith and doctrinal beliefs.Build strong relationships with students and provide appropriate pastoral care, encouragement, prayer, andspiritual guidance while maintaining appropriate ministry boundaries and safeguarding practices.Partner with parents and caregivers by providing resources, communication, and opportunities that equipfamilies to disciple and spiritually support their preteen children.Collaborate with church staff and ministry leaders to ensure effective transitions and continuity betweenchildren’s, preteen, and student ministries.COMPETENCIESBiblical and Theological Knowledge: Demonstrates a strong understanding of Scripture and the ability tocommunicate biblical truth accurately and effectively.Pastoral Leadership: Demonstrates spiritual maturity, sound judgment, integrity, humility, and a genuinepastoral heart for students, families, and volunteers.Relational Intelligence: Builds authentic, appropriate, and trust-based relationships with students, parents,volunteers, and staff.Leadership and Team Development: Effectively recruits, develops, motivates, delegates to, and empowersstaff and volunteers to accomplish ministry objectives.Communication: Communicates clearly and effectively through teaching, preaching, writtencommunication, meetings, presentations, and interpersonal interactions.Organization and Execution: Demonstrates strong planning, time-management, administrative, andevent-coordination skills while effectively managing multiple priorities.Adaptability and Creativity: Able to understand the unique developmental, cultural, and social needs ofpreteens and create engaging ministry experiences that effectively reach and disciple them.POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORKThis is a regular full-time position (36-40 hours per week). Evenings, weekends and on-call rotation requiredbased on ministry needs.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTSWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to do the following:Ability to stand, walk, and move throughout church facilities for extended periods while leading orparticipating in ministry activities.Ability to lift, carry, push, or move equipment, supplies, tables, chairs, and other ministry materialsweighing approximately 25–50 pounds as needed.Ability to participate in and oversee activities that may require extended periods of standing, walking,bending, reaching, or moving between indoor and outdoor environments.Ability to participate in or supervise ministry activities, games, retreats, and events that may involve varyingphysical environments and activity levels.Ability to travel locally and periodically travel for retreats, conferences, mission experiences, and otherministry-related activities.Ability to use standard office and ministry technology, including computers, mobile devices, audio/visualequipment, and other communication tools.Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended hours during specialevents, as required by the needs of the ministry.EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCEBachelor’s degree in Bible, Theology, Christian Ministry, Education, or a related field from an accreditedinstitution preferred; equivalent ministry experience may be considered.Minimum of 3–5 years of ministry experience, preferably with demonstrated experience serving preteens,middle school students, children, or families.Demonstrated experience leading and developing volunteer teams within a church or ministry environment.Demonstrated experience teaching or communicating biblical content to preteens in a clear, engaging, andage-appropriate manner.Experience developing and implementing ministry programs, events, discipleship strategies, and volunteerdevelopment processes.Experience working collaboratively within a large church or multi-staff ministry environment preferred.Must demonstrate a personal and growing relationship with Jesus Christ and be willing to support andconsistently represent the church’s mission, values, statement of faith, and ministry philosophy.WORK ENVIRONMENTDuties are performed in a variety of settings to include, outside, office and technical settings where the workand general environment may be fast-paced and hectic at times. Therefore, it is essential that the employee caneffectively handle the normal anxieties associated with the job and manage multiple projects in aservice-oriented environment. Environmental noise levels are minimal.OTHER DUTIESMust exemplify The CBC Way of Honor, Hospitality, Hustle, High Capacity, and HumilityMust be willing to work weekends and occasional special eventsCBC Member, genuine desire to serve God and the ChurchMust live a life beyond reproach 1 Timothy 3Maintain daily disciplines of Bible study and prayerPlease note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, dutiesor responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities maychange at any time with or without notice.