Youth Pastor

Key Characteristics:

• A passionate, personal pursuit of Jesus

• A working understanding of the Scriptures

• Ability to work well within a team

• Flexible and Collaborative

• People Oriented

• Proficient understanding of challenges and needs of young people

• Ability to connect well with teenagers and parents

• Clear Communicator

• High Energy

• Self-Starter

• Able to prioritize tasks

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create a sustainable, Christ-centered ministry for middle school high school students

• Recruit, develop, and equip key leaders

• Creatively plan, lead and execute engaging mid-week gatherings for students

• Passionately and effectively communicate God’s Word to both unchurched and spiritually mature students

• Spend time with and develop deep, authentic relationships with students

• Plan, execute, and coordinate events, outreach opportunities and camp experiences

• Model a lifestyle that seeks to honor the Lord in all aspects

• Pray regularly for young people in the church and community

• Incorporating youth into various church ministries for His use

Qualifications:

• Ability to teach the Word of God

• Technologically capable

• Highly Motivated

• Excellent time management

• 1-3 years of previous Youth Ministry experience

• Strong organizational and Leadership skills

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks

1st Year Projects:

• Develop leadership team for Anchor Church Youth Ministries

• Develop ministry opportunities for both high school and middle school students at Anchor Church

• Prioritize and Build strong relationships with current students at Anchor Church

Anchor Church began with a group of people meeting occasionally in a garage to worship, pray, and grow in spiritual community. To be fair, it was a really nice garage (we called it the Garage Mahal) with a mounted head of a bison to set the mood.

After a couple months of gathering and seeing more and more people joining, our core team of leaders came to the realization that we had a church whether we meant to or not. So, we decided to name ourselves and make the decision to become a legal entity.

Our name, Anchor Church, comes from Hebrews 6:19. “This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls.” We chose the name Anchor because we recognized how unstable our souls become when we are not firmly planted in hope. Our Anchor brings stability. Little did we know that only a few months later we were going to begin traversing the most unstable time in our generations history as the COVID-19 pandemic, and all that came with it, suddenly changed our world in so many ways. When we made the decision to plant this church and name it Anchor, we were unaware how much our world, nation, community and our own families would need stability for their souls.

Planting a church in the midst of a pandemic wasn't ideal, and certainly has had its challenges, but the challenge is all a part of the call to help others find hope and stability in an uncertain world.

Our purpose is simple - we exist to see the lost found, and the found anchored in the hope of Jesus.