Job Description

This key leader is responsible for ministering to students from 7th-12th grades and their families.


  • Establish personal relationships with young people and their parents through church attendance and leadership, outreach, and other contact.
  • Visit and spend time with young people and their parents in their homes and other environments where they gather.
  • Meet with, work with, and keep parents informed about student ministry.
  • Develop and reach out to prospects.


  • Provide for spiritual growth of young people:
  • Lead them to know Jesus as their personal savior. 
  • Lead an organized Wednesday night student worship service. 
  • Be responsible for Youth Sunday school. 
  • Promote the total program of the Church.
  • Locate and use resources to meet the needs of young people in such areas as spiritual growth, Bible study. . . .


  • Work with young people and an adult ministry team to plan and program events and activities providing opportunities for young people to fellowship, grow, and/or minister.
  • Research and schedule as needed special events such as camps, conferences, seminars, retreats, lock-ins, trips..
  • Research and schedule at least one day activity and/or fellowship per month.
  • Offer opportunities to involve young people in missions, community service . . . .
  • Develop effective publicity for student ministry.


  • Recruit, train, encourage, and support lay people in the various volunteer ministries of working with young people in the congregation.


  • Be involved in continuing education to stay informed of new and effective ways to minister.


About First Baptist Church of Ponchatoula

We are a multigenerational church family that exists to share the good news of salvation in Jesus!

Experience Required
1-5 years

Type
Full-time

Education Required
Bachelor's Degree

Date Posted
3 weeks ago
Location
Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Denomination
Baptist: SBC

Church Size
300-500 people


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