Youth Pastor

JustChurchJobs, Inc.; North Charleston (SC); Presencial; USD 42.000 - 66.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Awaken Church in Charleston seeks an AYouth Pastor to lead and disciple youth, build relational communities, and align with our mission to Know God, Find Freedom, Discover Your Purpose, Make A Difference. The role emphasizes engaging students, developing disciples, and partnering with families in a dynamic campus ministry.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in youth ministry, strong content delivery, and experience growing small groups.

Formación

• Minimum of 3 years vocational experience in youth/student/family ministry or relevant equivalent experience.
• Experience crafting and delivering sermons, devotions, or content.
• Experience building small groups or relational disciple-making environments.
• Experience with people-based management software and databases.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and execute planned student gatherings that lead to movement in students' lives toward engagement in Awaken Church's vision.
• Lead youth events, small groups, camps, and campus-wide activities.
• Facilitate curriculum delivery and relational discipleship through small group environments.
• Collaborate with campus pastor and team leads on serve teams and purpose discovery.
• Engage parents and families to support discipleship at home.

Conocimientos

Youth ministry

Content creation

Small groups/Discipleship

Leadership & team

Educación

High school diploma

Higher-ed degree preferred

Herramientas

People management software

Databases

Descripción del empleo

Position Title: Charleston Campus AYouth Pastor

Department: CHS Campus

Responsible To: Charleston Campus Pastor

POSITION OVERVIEW:

This job description provides a comprehensive overview of the responsibilities and duties

expected of the AYouth Pastor, emphasizing their role in leading and pastoring the youth of

Awaken Church in alignment with the greater mission to create disciples that Know God, Find

Freedom, Discover Purpose, and Make a Difference.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Student Engagement:

Develop and execute planned student gatherings that lead to movement in the lives of students

toward increased engagement in the vision and mission of Awaken Church. These gatherings

include, but are not limited to regularly occurring youth nights, small groups, youth events,

serving events, youth camps, church-wide and campus-wide events, etc.

Student Discipleship and Growth:

Propose under the direction of the Directional Leadership Team curriculum that aligns with the

beliefs and values of Awaken Church. Execute the implementation of the curriculum through the

ownership of regular teaching and facilitation of the curriculum at youth nights. Create and drive a culture of Relational Discipleship within the youth ministry through small

group based discipleship and development. Work with coaches, leaders, and team members to

create small group environments that lead students to Know God and Find Freedom through the

context of relationships.

Work with the CHS Campus Pastor and Campus Team Leads to assist students in Discovering

their Purpose by serving with Sunday serve teams where appropriate and applicable.

Parental Engagement:

Create pathways to engage parents through clear communication, family support, and parental

involvement into the vision and mission of the youth ministry at Awaken Church. Develop ways

to build credibility and partner with families and parents to drive deeper levels of discipleship

within the home.

Leadership Pipeline and Team Development:

Provide opportunities for adults to engage in leading and serving within the youth ministry.

Provide personalized care and development for coaches, leaders, and team members through

team workshops, leader events, and other relevant events to build culture and cast vision. Lead

team members to be involved in the vision and mission of the church along with ongoing growth

in the youth ministry.

Community Engagement and Outreach:

Innovate opportunities for youth and youth team members to serve in the community to Make a

Difference. Create pathways to engage the local community for the purpose of local outreach

(invitation) and local missions (service).

Additional Delegated Campus Responsibilities:

This position includes the potential to absorb additional roles and responsibilities as needed to

support campus/church grow. Agreement upon those needs are discussed between the CHS

Campus Pastor, Directional Leadership Team, and CHS Campus AYouth Pastor when the need

is introduced. These additions are to be written in an addendum to the position.

KEY MEASURABLES AND SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Youth Attendance and Engagement Metrics
• Healthy Leadership Pipeline Metrics (maintenance and growth)
• Campus Excellence and Alignment with Vision of Awaken Church
• Meeting and/or Exceeding Campus Goals for Discipleship and Growth Metrics
• Meeting Timelines and Procedural Expectations

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Devote the whole of your time, attention and skill during normal business hours, and at other times as reasonably necessary, to your duties;
• Faithfully and diligently perform the duties and exercise the powers consistent with your position as assigned to you from time to time;
• Comply with all lawful directions given to you by any person duly authorized from time to time;
• Use your best endeavors to promote and enhance the interests, welfare, business, growth and reputation of the Church;
• At all times act to a high standard of professional behavior;
• Not act, or be seen to be acting, in conflict with the best interests of the Church;

CHARACTER & PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Relationship & commitment to Jesus Christ;
• Total commitment to Awaken Church and its vision
• Total commitment and loyalty to the leadership of Awaken Church, and ability to work in a team environment;
• Spiritual maturity consisting of a pleasant, forgiving, non-judgmental, but assertive manner.
• Initiative.
• Confidentiality.
• Ability to work under pressure and remain calm;
• Ability to meet deadlines (may involve working outside normal hours);
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of team, members of the congregation, and general public;
• Management of multiple and key leaders
• Ability to delegate and develop with effective feedback
• Punctuality, professionalism and problem-solving excellence
• Time management and precision of meetings
• Learner and innovator to ensure continued growth
• Direct, honest and accountability-minded

SKILL, ABILITY & KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 3 years vocational experience in youth/student/family ministry or relevant equivalent experience.
• Experience with crafting and delivering content, sermons, or devotions from the platform.
• Prior experience developing, implementing, and growing small group or relational discipleship environments.
• Experience with people based management softwares and databases.
• High school diploma required, higher-ed degree preferred.

VISION:

“We exist so that people far from God will be awakened to life in Christ”

MISSION:

Know God, Find Freedom, Discover Your Purpose, Make A Difference

VALUES:

We’re a Jesus Led Movement

We Embrace Change

We Risk the Ocean

We Love Leadership

Our Invitation Deserves Excellence

Honor is our Attitude

We Do More by Doing Less

We Go After the One

We’ll be Known for What We're For

We’re in It to Win It

ONGOING VISION:

Support Awaken Church with its broad vision to continue to grow and expand. Anyone accepting a staff role must understand that “ongoing change” will always be part of this church, and therefore must be flexible, open to challenge & willing to move and grow with that ongoing vision.