Family Pastor

Family Pastor

Job Description

Purpose:

The Family Pastor will honor God by leading and managing the children, youth,

and family ministries of First Baptist Church to grow spiritually and numerically.

The ultimate goal is to develop thriving Christian families in an anti-Christian

culture.

Qualifications:

• A clear testimony of faith in Jesus Christ, a vital, growing personal relationship with Him, and a teachable spirit.
• A commitment to moral purity and a healthy family life.
• A commitment to the mission, vision, doctrine, and philosophy of the First Baptist Church.
• Is passionate about developing God-honoring successful families.
• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a related field is required. A seminary degree in a related field is desirable.
• Has experienced success in leading and managing families to thrive in our culture.

Abilities:

• Skilled in organizational, administrative, and interpersonal skills.
• Skilled in using technology (including Microsoft software, video projection, and PowerPoint).
• A self-starter.
• A team player with a positive attitude.
• A passion for evangelism and spiritual formation for the children, youth, adults, and families in our community and Church.
• One who can develop and implement a long-term vision for these ministries.
• Has relational skills and an enthusiastic presence to lead children, youth, and adults to Christ and grow spiritually.
• An engaging teacher with a strong Biblical and theological background.
• A self-motivated leader, capable of casting and imparting a vision for children, youth, adults, and parents.
• Mentoring and developing leadership in the respective ministries.
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Primary Duties and Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Organizes and staffs effective children’s, youth, and adult programs, fulfilling our purposes of evangelism, worship, discipleship, ministry, and fellowship.
• Develops and implements an integrated plan that builds yearly to lead our community’s children, youth, and adults to faith in Christ and spiritual maturity.
• Supervises all children’s, youth’s, and parent’s programs to fulfill these objectives.
• Develops a comprehensive family ministry program.
• Assists in leading and managing the adult/parent ministries, which include facilitating family conferences, seminars, and retreats.
• Actively participates in all worship services and staff meetings.
• Develop a ministry that enables parents to evangelize and disciple their children effectively.
• Builds a team of leaders through recruiting, vision casting, disciplining, mentoring, and supervising to do ministry work.
• Provides counseling and spiritual direction to children, youth, and parents individually.
• Reviews and selects curriculum and educational materials to fulfill these objectives.
• Ensures that the facilities and leadership enable a safe and healthy environment for our children, youth, and adults to grow.
• Establishes a process to educate parents on children’s issues and inform them of our relevant ministries.
• Establishes goals and objectives to measure ministry effectiveness.
• Administrates the ministry through effective planning, budget maintenance, and task delegation.
• Have a blast while serving the Lord.
• Accountable to the Senior Pastor.

Expectations: Invests 40 hours per week to:

• Growing the children’s, youth, and adult ministries spiritually and numerically
• Presenting quarterly updates and goals for these ministries to the Church at churchwide Family Meetings (business meetings).
• Presenting an annual budget for your respective ministries and assisting in creating a churchwide budget that will reflect these objectives.
• Participating in annual performance review.
• Staying current with children’s, youth, and family ministry practices by reading widely and attending relevant conferences.