Youth Pastor

Chinese Bible Church of College Park; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chinese Bible Church of College Park seeks a youth pastor to design and oversee a ministry for middle and high schoolers, working with the board of elders to build a capable teen ministry team and to guide teens toward faith in Jesus.

The role emphasizes preaching and teaching, discipleship, and leadership development, with outreach to families and partnerships across the church to prepare youth for college, adulthood, and meaningful service in society.

Responsibilities

• Preaching and Teaching: Design teens worship with overseeing elder and be part of the preaching team; design and oversee Sunday School as part of teaching team.
• Shepherding and Caring: Provide care through discipleship, fellowship, and presence in the teens' lives; communicate with parents and remain transparent; provide counseling as necessary with policies on working with minors.
• Leadership Development: Identify, recruit, and develop adult helpers to be part of the teens ministry; encourage teens to serve with discernment.
• Ministry Oversight: Oversee teens worship, fellowship, and events; lead and equip teens to invite others and evangelize; partner with elders and staff across all congregations; participate in church-wide events, retreats, missions programs.

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking a youth pastor who will work with the board of elders to design our youth ministry (middle school and high school), lead and develop a ministry team with an overseeing elder, so that pre-teens in their transitional stage would be encouraged to seek spiritual truth, and respond to God’s calling to follow Jesus. The youth pastor would also prepare teens spiritually for college and adulthood, so that they engage our society in truth and in love.

Key Responsibilities

• Preaching and Teaching
  • Design teens worship along with overseeing elder (e.g. frequency, format) and be part of the preaching team (frequency depends on pastoral training; preaching should be expository primarily).
  • Design and oversee Sunday School, and be part of the teaching team.
• Shepherding and Caring
  • Provide care through discipleship, fellowship, and presence in the teens lives.
  • Communicate with parents and remain transparent.
  • Provide counseling as necessary (in conjunction with other pastors and counselors) and according to policies on working with minors.
  • Cultivate authentic community.
• Leadership Development
  • Identify, recruit, and develop adult helpers to be part of the teens ministry.
  • Encourage teens to serve, with discernment.
• Ministry Oversight
  • Oversee teens worship, fellowship, and events.
  • Lead and equip teens to invite others and evangelize.
  • Partner with elders and staff across all congregations; participate and serve in church-wide events, retreats, missions programs.