Youth & Discipleship Director

Youth & Discipleship Director

Overview

Bethany Bible Church is seeking a full-time Youth & Discipleship Director who senses God’s call into vocational ministry and has a growing passion to see people of all ages follow Jesus wholeheartedly. We are looking for a leader with strong biblical convictions, a teachable spirit, and a desire to grow as a shepherd, teacher, and discipler.

This role will focus on two primary areas:

1. Leading and discipling middle school and high school students.
2. Helping build and multiply a church-wide culture of discipleship and small groups.

Calling and Spiritual Qualifications

The ideal candidate:

• Loves Jesus deeply and is faithfully growing in their walk with Him.
• Loves the Word of God and desires to teach the whole counsel of Scripture.
• Has a burden to see disciples who make disciples.
• A clear testimony of faith in Jesus Christ.
• A growing sense of calling to pastoral or ministry leadership.
• A humble, teachable spirit and desire to be mentored.
• A servant’s heart and love for people.
• Faithful in personal spiritual disciplines.
• Relational, approachable, and able to connect well with students and adults.

Youth Ministry Responsibilities

• Lead weekly youth gatherings with engaging, biblically rich teaching.
• Create safe and welcoming environments where students are encouraged to ask real questions about faith.
• Help students develop a personal trust and faithful obedience in Jesus.
• Disciple students in small groups and one-on-one relationships.
• Recruit, train, and care for volunteer youth leaders.
• Partner with parents in the spiritual formation of their teenagers.
• Plan camps, service projects, mission and outreach opportunities.
• Encourage students to live on mission at school, at home, and in their communities.
• Faithfully oversee and administrate the budget of the Youth ministry.
• Work to establish an active and positive presence at the local schools.

Discipleship & Small Group Responsibilities

• Support SS Director and CE Committee in the Children’s Ministries and events
• Support and help strengthen existing small groups across all age levels.
• Training, Recruiting and coaching small group leaders under pastoral guidance.
• Assist in training kids Sunday School teachers and youth leaders.
• Help multiply groups by identifying and developing new leaders.
• Help implement a clear pathway for spiritual growth (Head, Heart, Hands).
• Encourage a culture where every believer is both being discipled and discipling others.

Experience & Education (Flexible)

• Ministry experience through church, internship, or parachurch ministry.
• Seminary or ministry training is preferred but not required.
• Willingness to continue theological and leadership development.
• Ability to teach, communicate, and build relationships.

Culture Fit

• Enthusiastic about being part of a multi-generational church family.
• Fully aligned with Bethany Bible Church’s mission to Praise God, Prepare His People, and Proclaim the Gospel along with alignment to the BBC Constitution
• Excited to grow within a team context under the leadership of the Lead Pastor and Church Board.

• Salary & Benefits
• 50-65k per year
• Fringe Benefits  - TBD

Bethany Bible Church has been in ministry for over 65 years in the Belleville, Michigan community. Bethany (BBC) is an independent non-denominational, evangelical, congregational-governed body and is a member of the Independent Fundamental Churches of America.

The typical Sunday morning 11:00am worship service consists of a blended, mostly contemporary style of worship with relevant life application sermons. Sunday School classes, for all ages, are held at 9:45am each Sunday. “Life Groups,” our small group ministry, meet Sunday nights bi-weekly, in homes throughout the community.  BBC has a more traditional Wednesday night teaching and prayer service which starts at 7:00pm.  AWANA Boys and Girls Club, and the Youth Group, also meet on Wednesday evenings throughout the school year.  There are various men’s and ladies’ Bible study opportunities at BBC throughout the week.  

A significant children’s outreach ministry is the Bethany Day Care Center, which began in 1974.  It has an enrollment of approximately 150 children from the community.