Youth Pastor

Youth Minister/Pastor Position

Christian Chinese Church of Greater Washington

Job Description

Teaching and Training Responsibilities

• Develop curriculum, teach, and run the Friday Night Youth Bible Study program.

• Implement Sunday School program by picking curriculum, recruiting and training teachers,

• Preach once every two months in the main English Ministry worship service.

• Develop and run a discipleship/leadership training strategy for the youth.

• Train and care for volunteers and staff.

Pastoral Responsibilities

• Establish relationships by spending time with students outside of the church context (e.g. visiting homes, watching sports activities, graduations, etc.).

• Provide counseling to students who are in need.

• Build relationships with the parents so that they are informed of the youth ministry.

• Implement a system for integrating newcomers into the youth ministry.

Outreach Responsibilities

• Encouraging students to engage in outreach, both charity, service, and evangelistic.

• Train and lead (or help lead) a youth missions team in the summer.

• Prepare students for Lifeway’s M-Fuge gathering, which provides students to serve in a neighborhood of Philadelphia.

Ministry Activities Responsibilities

• Help plan and run the youth portion in the overall church summer retreat.

• Develop and implement fellowship gatherings throughout the year to build stronger bonds between the youth.

Inter-Departmental Responsibilities

• Offer assistance as needed in the smooth running of the English Ministry worship service, of which the youth participate in.

• Attend Official Board meetings once a month to provide a report of the youth ministry.

Qualifications

• Have accepted Jesus Christ as personal Savior/Lord, and have maintained a relationship with Jesus Christ.

• Must have a heart for youth ministry.

• Desire to attend or have graduated from an accredited seminary.

• Experience in youth ministry of at least two years.

• Proficiency with social media and audio/visual technology is a plus.

• An extroverted/outgoing personality is preferred.

• Full agreement with the church’s doctrinal positions as expressed by our by-laws (see cccgw.org).

Resume

• Resume or CV.

• A philosophy of ministry statement for youth.

• Two sermons (preferably video).

• Three references.

We are an ethnically Asian church who have served in the Silver Spring area for the last 65 years. Our ministries are divided into a Chinese and English speaking congregation. Within the English Congregation, there is a children's ministry and a youth ministry. Currently, the church has about 175 to 200 adults, and around 10 to 12 junior and senior high school students. Our hope is to find a youth pastor who will care for these students.