Children's Director

The role of the Children’s Director (CD) is to oversee the children’s ministry strategy of The Point Church at Signal, a campus of Red Bank Baptist Church, under the direction and leadership of the Next Gen Pastor. This will require a firm grasp of the beliefs, values, and strategy of Red Bank and the ability to align staff and key leadership teams with its mission, vision, and values. The CD will partner with parents to lead kids to a genuine sense of belonging, involvement, and spiritual growth at The Point Church by meeting kids where they are and leading them to next steps. The CD will facilitate relational connection and spiritual growth of kids through weekend environments, small groups, and volunteer teams.

The Children’s Director will be responsible for the following:

1. Modeling Biblical Priorities

Responsible for upholding Biblical priorities and core values of Red Bank. The CD should represent a growing personal relationship with Christ. The CD models a strong relationship with his or her spouse (if married) and children (if applicable). The CD strives to fulfill his or her purpose in life and ministry while demonstrating integrity in words, relationships, and actions.

These objectives are accomplished by:

• Committing to a daily quiet-time with God.
• Participating in a Life Group on a regular basis.
• Setting appropriate boundaries to protect character and integrity.
• Developing personal evangelism opportunities within and outside the church.
• Supporting the ministries of Red Bank by faithfully giving at least 10% of gross income.
• Adhering to and encompassing the qualities and characteristics required of Red Bank employees, as defined by the Staff Handbook.

2.  Leadership of Staff and Volunteer Teams

Success in this role will be best accomplished by prioritizing an investment in ministry leaders who, in turn, influence the children. Responsible for creating an environment that recruits, develops and empowers children’s ministry leaders:

• Communicating clear vision and wins for staff and volunteer teams on a regular basis.
• Building systems and structures that lead people from being spectators to volunteers.
• Overseeing systems for background checks, safety and security procedures, scheduling, and training
• Providing centralized efforts for training leaders (retreats, tools, etc.)
• Providing staff and volunteer teams with current children’s ministry best practices.
• Ensuring that the children’s ministry team answers questions and provides remarkable customer service to parents and kids on a consistent basis.
• Creating and continuously improving follow-up methods to ensure that new kids and their families are plugged in to The Point Church.

3. Oversight of Campus Worship Experiences

Responsible for working with the Red Bank Children’s Director to ensure consistent programs that provide engaging experiences and life-changing environments for children:

• Providing insight and direction for big picture programming and creative planning processes.
• Preparing curriculum, props, and games for weekend experiences.
• Ensuring that check-in areas, ministry spaces and signage are clear, current and focused on new kids and their families.
• Producing videos, weekly scripts and lessons, printed promotions, verbal announcements, web page information, marketing, etc. about the kid’s ministry at The Point Church.
• Creating and maintaining a safe environment for kids.

4.  Oversight and Execution of Life Groups

Constructs practical onramps and systems to help kids move from visiting to belonging and growing:

• Developing a systematic and effective effort to integrate kid’s small groups into weekend environments.
• Overseeing information and tracking of small group participants and leaders.
• Actively encouraging small group leaders to connect with families and kids during the week.
• Providing opportunities for kids to discover their unique purpose and begin developing their talents and abilities.
• Offering small group leaders curriculum, coaching materials and creative approaches to small group ministry.
• Implementing a strategy to equip parents to help their kids take their next steps toward Christ.
• Execute kid’s outreach efforts at The Point Church.  

Please email resume and cover letter to [email protected], Chris Lowe, Executive Pastor