Central MercyKids Director

Job Summary

MercyKids exists to partner with families to raise the next generation of disciples who love God, love others, and love our world. The Central MercyKids Director (MKD) is responsible for the leadership, direction, guidance, and supervision of all of Mercy Church’s Kids Ministries serving children up to grade 5. This includes overseeing the culture and vision for all of Mercy Campuses’ Kids Ministries, including developing rhythms and communication with parents; this role will also work closely with Campus Leadership to ensure that each campus' MercyKids teams are properly developed and supported. This role does not primarily serve in a direct, hands-on capacity with children, but instead leads through others - providing vision, building scalable systems and structures, and equipping staff and volunteers who are directly responsible for discipling kids. These assigned responsibilities will be accomplished in the following categories: Central Ministry Oversight, Campus-Staff Support, Special Events, and Parent Development.

Qualifications & Education

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree is required; a Master’s degree in Education, Christian Ministry, or related field is preferred

Experience:

• Minimum five years in ministry leadership, including supervising staff in children’s contexts, preferably in a multi-campus church

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead, build, mentor, and develop a ministry, staff team, and volunteer structure
• Experience in building culture, vision, and excitement in a children’s ministry
• History in building out weekend experiences for kids and families, ensuring facilitation of discipleship, safety, and fun ○ Strong strategic planning and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and teaching abilities, grounded in Scripture
• Experience in family ministry and multi-campus coordination

Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership, organizational, and strategic planning skills.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to balance visionary leadership with practical implementation.
• Adept at managing multiple priorities and maintaining attention to detail.
• Proficient in using ministry and project management software (e.g., Planning Center, Slack, Asana, or similar).
• Collaborative and team-oriented with a shepherding heart for families and volunteers.

Spiritual & Cultural Expectations

• Demonstrates a growing, personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Lives in alignment with the mission, vision, and values of Mercy Church.
• Models integrity, humility, and servant leadership.
• Actively participates in the life and community of Mercy Church.

Key Responsibilities

1. Leadership and Vision:

• Develop and implement a strategic vision for MercyKids ministry that aligns with Mercy Church’s mission and core values.
• Supervise and mentor campus staff leaders responsible for the day-to-day operations of both ministries.
• Collaborate with the Pastor of Campuses and the Associate Executive Director of Ministries to ensure consistency across campuses, growth, and scalability.

2. Central Ministry Program Oversight and Support:

• Coach and lead the campus MercyKids team, focusing on vision/strategy, future planning, curriculum, volunteer coordination, and family engagement.
• Oversee all aspects of the MercyKids (up to grade 5), including curriculum, budget, volunteer recruitment, training, structure, event execution, safety programs and procedures, and family engagement.
• Develop a growing and healthy leadership pipeline for MercyKids ministry teams at all campuses, where staff, team leaders, and volunteers have the skills and resources to guide children with Biblical insight, excellence, and energy.

3. Family Engagement:

• Work with MercyKids Staff Team to build partnerships with parents to support family discipleship, aligning with Mercy Church’s focus on family retention.
• Help to create resources (e.g., parent workshops, newsletters) to equip families biblically in MercyKid seasons.

4. Special Events:

• Develop, plan, coordinate, and ensure the execution of all MercyKids special events, including, but not limited to, Parent Commissioning, Parent Equip events, Easter events, VBS/Summer KidsWeek, and Promotion Sunday.
• Coordinate onsite childcare, using either an outside contracted company or internal volunteers, for select churchwide events, ensuring that families are free to fully engage in worship, service, and community.

* Miscellaneous Responsibilities - This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive statement of every duty and responsibility that will be required of an employee in this position. Therefore, additional duties may be assigned and/or changed without advanced notice. 

To learn more or to apply, visit mercycharlotte.com/jobs

We are one church that meets in several locations.

Our Mission

To make disciples who love God, love each other, and love our world.

Our Vision

To see a gospel awakening in Charlotte that is carried to the ends of the earth.

Our Values

Here at Mercy, we hold five core values that were developed over our first five years and point us to where we want to go in the next five. They all begin with the core of our identity, which states, “Because of Christ, we…”

• We Keep the Gospel at the Center
• We Pursue Multicultural Unity Under Jesus' Name
• We Expect God to Change a Life Today
• We Send God's People to All People
• We Help People Take Their Next Step in Following Jesus