TVC Youth Pastor

The Vineyard Church; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The Vineyard Church's Urbana campus is seeking a Spirit-led Spiritual Leadership & Ministry Oversight leader for TVC YTH. You will shape vision, nurture discipleship, and shepherd students, families, and volunteers with warmth and integrity.

You will plan, execute, and evaluate Junior High weekend services and Sunday night YTH gatherings, and collaborate with the admin team to organize events, budgets, and metrics that track impact and growth.

Qualifications

• Pastorally lead and shepherd students, families, and volunteers.
• Develop and implement youth formation pathways and curriculum.
• Coach and multiply leaders through ongoing training and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead Junior High weekend services and Sunday YTH gatherings, ensuring welcoming and safe environments.
• Develop spiritual formation strategy including salvation, discipleship, and leadership development.
• Oversee calendars, budgets, and communication for TVC YTH and coordinate events.

Skills

Pastoral leadership

Volunteer development

Teaching & preaching

Strategic planning

Job description

Spiritual Leadership & Ministry Oversight

• Provide overall leadership, vision, and direction for TVC YTH, cultivating a ministry culture that helps students encounter God’s love, experience transformation in Jesus, and learn to extend the miraculous.
• Lead the planning, execution, and evaluation of Junior High weekend services and Sunday night YTH gatherings, ensuring every environment is welcoming, safe, engaging, and Spirit-led.
• Develop and oversee the spiritual formation strategy for students, creating pathways for salvation, discipleship, leadership development, and ministry involvement.
• Serve as the primary shepherd and spiritual leader for students, volunteer leaders, and families connected to TVC YTH.
• In collaboration with the Ministry Department Lead, establish, track, and regularly evaluate ministry metrics to assess engagement, growth, and ministry effectiveness.
• Oversee ministry calendars, budgets, volunteer schedules, and communication systems
• Lead the planning and execution, in collaboration with the admin team, of youth events, retreats, camps, conferences, and ministry experiences that support the overall discipleship strategy of TVC YTH.

Teaching & Discipleship

• Serve as the primary communicator for TVC YTH, while recruiting, equipping, and developing additional communicators and teachers.
• Oversee the development of youth ministry curriculum, teaching series, discipleship resources, and small-group content that align with TVC’s vision, values, and theology.
• Create opportunities for students to encounter God through worship, prayer, Scripture, ministry times, and Spirit-led experiences.

Leadership Development & Volunteer Oversight

• Recruit, train, develop, and pastor volunteer leaders, including:
  • Crew Leaders
  • Communicators / Teaching Team
  • Café Team
  • Welcome Team
• Provide coaching, encouragement, accountability, and ongoing development opportunities for volunteer leaders.
• Lead regular leadership gatherings to communicate vision, celebrate wins, provide training, and strengthen team culture.
• Identify, mentor, and develop student leaders, helping them discover their gifts and grow as followers of Jesus.
• Cultivate a healthy leadership culture marked by spiritual maturity, servant leadership, relational connection, and ownership of the ministry's mission.

Family Partnership & Student Care

• Build strong relationships with students and families, serving as a trusted pastoral presence and resource.
• Develop systems that help new students and families connect quickly and experience belonging within TVC YTH.
• Maintain consistent communication with parents regarding ministry vision, events, discipleship opportunities, and student development.
• Provide pastoral care, encouragement, and support to students and families during significant life events and spiritual milestones.

Pastoring at TVC

• Officiating weddings and funerals as needed
• Providing pastoral care through pastoral meetings, hospital visits, phone calls, participation in our pastoral care program, and being available to respond during times of need or emergency
• Engaging with and ministering to people during weekend services through greeting, prayer, conversation, and pastoral presence
• Participating in all-church events and ministry gatherings, including Holy Spirit Nights, conferences, and other key church events
• Helping teach and facilitate classes, trainings, or discipleship environments as needed
• Serving as part of the pastoral team and faithfully carrying the responsibilities of an elder within the life of the church