The student pastor shepherds and directs the church’s ministries related to middle school, high school, and college students.
RESPONSIBILITIES
· Execute an evangelistic strategy to reach and lead students to saving faith.
· Coordinate, conduct, and evaluate student small groups, worship gatherings, and other discipleship programs.
· Discover, develop, and deploy volunteer student ministry leaders.
· Connect with guests through personal follow-up (call, text, visits, etc.).
· Plan retreats, student camps, and mission trips for the purpose of evangelism and discipleship.
· Equip families to effectively disciple their children.
· Coordinate budget preparation and administration for the student ministry.
· Assist in the pastoral care of the church body.
· Assist other ministry areas of the church as needed or assigned by the senior pastor.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
· Bachelors Degree – required or in process; Seminary Training – Preferred
· Experience in Student Ministry leadership (staff) – 2 years preferred
Theological Qualifications
· Statement of faith must be consistent with and not in opposition to the Southern Baptist Convention’s Baptist Faith and Message, 2000.
Personal Qualifications
· Evidence of a personal and thriving relationship with Jesus Christ.
· Must meet the biblical requirements for Christian leadership as outlined in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9.
· Demonstrates a Christ-like attitude that is accepting of the diverse parts of the body of Christ; demonstrates a lifestyle that is free from evil and the appearance of evil.
· Evidence of giftedness in pastoral leadership.
· Commitment to disciple-making.
· Strong people skills.
· Must possess initiative, confidence, sensitivity, flexibility, and the skill to work in a team environment.
· Strong managerial skills including motivation, leadership, planning, discernment, verbal and written communication, the ability to recruit and mentor people, and the ability to handle conflict.
· Must possess basic computer skills.
Red Lane Baptist Church exists to bring glory to God by making disciples of our neighbors and the nations. We are are a people committed to the Bible, believing it to be the very Word of God. As such, it is the guide in all matters of faith, doctrine, and practice. We affirm the full inspiration and inerrancy of the Word of God, and we hold the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 as our confessional statement. We band ourselves together as a body of baptized believers in Jesus Christ personally committed to sharing the Good News of salvation for the sake of mankind. We firmly believe Jesus has called us to be a church that intentionally, strategically, creatively, and urgently takes the Gospel to our neighbors and to the nations for the purpose of making disciples.
Red Lane is a growing church in one of the fastest growing localities in Virginia. Located in Virginia's Central Piedmont between the Appomattox and James Rivers, Powhatan is twenty miles west of Richmond, the Commonwealth's capitol city, and is within an easy two-hour drive from the Atlantic Ocean, Washington, D.C., Colonial Williamsburg, and snow skiing in the Blue Ridge Mountains. With its strong community environment, Powhatan is a wonderful place to raise a family and reach the nations.