Student Director

Status: full-time, salaried 

Mission, vision, strategy, and values of New Life 

Our Mission: Embracing each person with the life-changing grace and truth of Jesus. 

Our Vision: To bring the fingerprint of Jesus to the community.

Our Values:  

God’s Voice - We Listen

Courageous Faith - We Act

Authentic Family - We Accept

Trusting Relationships - We Support

Healing Family - We Protect

Next Generation - We Invest 

Our Strategy: To be disciples of Jesus who find our identity in Him, make our career to reflect Him, and love others as Jesus loves us.

About this role

The role of the Student Pastor is to introduce young people to Jesus, disciple them, and equip them to world changers for Jesus. The Student Pastor is not the one responsible for the spiritual growth of students. We, as a church, believe that the parents are. Because of this, the Student Pastor also equips parents/guardians to disciple their children. The Student Pastor is responsible for providing planning, promoting, and coordinating assistance and direction for all education and activities for grades six through twelve. 

Primary responsibilities and tasks of the student pastor

• Champion the vision and strategy for student programming for 6th - 12th grade in alignment with the overall mission, vision, and strategies of NewLife Church
• Inspire, recruit, train, and empower volunteers to lead in all programs 
• Equip parents to engage with the Gospel at home and in ministry with their neighbors
• Participate in small groups and be a regular worshipper at NewLife Church. 
• Attend weekly staff meetings and report to the Lead Pastor. 
• Have hands-on oversight of Student Ministry budget. 
• Agree with and adhere to NewLife Church Statement of faith as found at https://www.newlifedsm.com/what-we-believe/
• Be an active presence in local high schools with periodic visits to engage students at school.
• Serve as a member of the pastoral staff by performing and participating in baptism services, funerals, etc., as related to the needs of students.  
• Provide counseling and spiritual direction to the students on a regular basis. 
• Maintain contact with students and parents to keep them informed of events and activities and maintain a ministry strategy that encourages involvement. 
• Collaborate with other pastoral staff to support parents in effectively fulfilling their Christian parenting roles and duties. 

Strengths and skillsets 

• Exhibits a personal and growing relationship with God and a teachable spirit.  
• A love and passion for young people, evangelism, and outreach. 
• Willingness to relate to the unique needs of students in today’s culture. 
• A self-motivated leader capable of creating and executing a long-term vision.
• Strong strategic planning and relational skills.
• A working knowledge of creative programming and student programs and events. 

Personal responsibilities 

• Maintain God-ordained priorities in your life by putting Jesus Christ first, your spouse second, your children third, and the ministry fourth.  
• Give to the mission of NewLife Church.
• Be loyal to the vision and staff of NewLife and always protect the unity of the church. 
• Demonstrate a Christ-like attitude through all interactions with congregation, staff, and volunteers. 
• Be the fingerprint of Jesus in the community. 

Your schedule 

• A flexible schedule is provided since much of student ministry will happen outside of normal office hours.