Pastor of Students and Families

Are you called to lead students to love Jesus and His Church? As Pastor to Students and Families, you will have the opportunity to join a team of pastors and lead student ministry at First Baptist Church, a church that emphasizes…

– Theological truth and expository teaching

– Gospel focus and missions involvement

– Covenant membership

– God-centered worship

– A commitment to God’s glory above all else.

While serving as one of the pastors of the church, the Pastor to Students and Families will provide oversight of the student ministry of First

Baptist Church, focusing on three overarching priorities: (1) meeting the spiritual needs of our students, leading them to make, mature, and multiply disciples (2) equipping and training parents to make and mature disciples in their homes and (3) connecting our students to the overall life of the church.

Job Description

The following is a summary of some key job duties. For a full job description, please go to https://fbcjackson.org/hiring-studentpastor/

– Plan, develop, coordinate, and oversee student ministry programs that are Bible-saturated and gospel-centered.

– Evaluate the effectiveness of all student ministry programming; if necessary, suggest needed changes and develop plans for making such changes.

– Educate, equip, and encourage parents to both recognize and perform their sacred, God-given role as the primary disciple-makers of their students.

– Provide counsel to students and families regarding conversion (conviction of sin, repentance and faith, believer’s baptism, etc.), as well as other spiritual matters.

– Supervise the entire Christian education and spiritual formation program for students from sixth through twelfth grade. In particular, ensure that our curriculum is biblically and theologically sound, God-centered, gospel-saturated, and age-appropriate.

– Recruit volunteers for the student ministry and provide training for them.

– Provide a safe environment for our students by exercising due diligence in the recruitment and enlistment of volunteers and workers, as well as ensuring proper safety procedures are in place during all student ministry programs or events.

– Prepare and manage a budget to cover all aspects of the church’s ministry to students and families.

– Keep informed of good resources for student ministry, family, family worship, parenting,

etc.

– Oversee any youth ministry interns who will assist with youth ministry programming.

How To Apply

If you are interested in applying for this position, please go to https://fbcjackson.org/hiring-studentpastor/. There you will further information and be asked to do the following:

– Please seek the Lord in prayer about this opportunity.

– Please read the position description.

– Please watch a service of FBC Jackson.

To apply, go to https://fbcjackson.org/hiring-studentpastor/ and click on the button “Use This Form to Apply.” Then follow the prompts for the form and be prepared to to provide the following:

– An introductory letter expressing your interest in this position

– A prompt for you to register your agreement or disagreement with the Baptist Faith and Message 2000

– A résumé

– Four references