Assistant Pastor for Family Ministries

Assistant Pastor for Family Ministries

Church Description

City Church is an independent, Reformed-leaning community emphasizing the Gospel of the Kingdom of God and Christ’s Covenant of Grace. The church is anchored in the historic Christian doctrine of the Trinity and embraces the person and work of the Holy Spirit. We are demonstrably committed to the authority of Scripture, to worship that is musically alive and liturgically rich, and to the local church’s call to make disciples of Jesus Christ. City Church is a small but robust community with an average Sunday attendance of 150.

We Are Seeking

We are actively seeking someone with a growing and evident love for the Lord Jesus Christ and His Word, who is doctrinally sound, who has the special calling and gifting to shepherd the next generation.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & Vision: Develop and implement a cohesive strategy for Family Ministries that aligns with City Church’s theology and priorities.
• Youth Ministry Management: Provide pastoral care and discipleship for youth; organize regular youth gatherings, retreats, and service opportunities; incorporate, equip, and mentor volunteer youth leaders as the ministry matures.
• Children’s Ministry Oversight: Provide vision and direction to an established children’s ministry that benefits from the support of committed parents; expand the use of appropriate Sunday School curriculum; ensure a safe and secure environment for our children (background checks, policies); and plan seasonal programs.  

Other Responsibilities

• Volunteer Development: Build a robust volunteer pipeline, provide ongoing training, performance feedback, and recognition.
• Home Groups Coordination: Oversee the growth, health, and multiplication of Home Groups; maintain communications and scheduling.
• Family Equipping: Lead family discipleship initiatives such as parenting classes, workshops, and provide resources to help parents disciple children at home.
• Worship & Teaching: Frequent teaching, periodic preaching and children’s sermons.
• Administration & Reporting: Participate in staff meetings and church leadership gatherings, manage Family Ministries budget, maintain records (attendance, volunteer clearances), submit regular reports to the Senior Pastor and Elders. 

Qualifications

• Ability and desire to teach Scripture clearly and winsomely.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in ministry, theology, Bible, Christian education, or related field preferred; OR, significant experience and gifting.
• An appreciation for Reformed theology generally and commitment to our church’s doctrinal standards.
• Minimum two years’ experience in church ministry - including some work in family, children, or youth ministries.
• Experience with age-appropriate discipleship programming.
• Good organizational skills.

Relationships & Accountability

• Reports to: Senior Pastor John Hardie.
• Supervises: Children’s ministry volunteers, youth leaders (as applicable), Home Group leaders (as applicable).

Time Commitment & Compensation

• Status: Full-time or part-time, depending upon the candidate.
• Typical schedule: Sunday leadership and teaching, weekly staff meetings, an evening with home group visit or youth meeting; occasional weekends for retreats and events.
• Compensation: Competitive and commensurate with experience.

Letter from Pastor John Hardie

Dear Friend in Christ,

The Assistant Pastor for Family Ministries is a new position available the summer of 2026.

City Church is beautifully unique. Please look through our website (www.citychurchcc.com) and watch one of our services online before applying for this job. We want you to be comfortable and excited to join our community and not just work on our staff.

At this time our youth ministry is small, and almost entirely made up of boys. 

What we do have are several active young families with children who are or soon will be entering middle school. Most of them have younger children, too. This call for an Assistant Pastor for Family Ministries was born out of a recognition that we need a cohesive family ministry that will, among other things, build up our ministry among, for, and with our youth.

Some of our parents teach at Annapolis Christian Academy. They are lovely people and have a lot of experience and wisdom to share. They will be an important and helpful resource for the person filling this position.

We truly thank you for looking at this opening and prayerfully considering whether the Lord may be calling you to join us at City Church, Corpus Christi.

The Lord bless you!

Pastor John Hardie

What’s different about City Church?

Truth and Tradition

Welcome to City Church where biblical truth, ancient church practices,

and contemporary praise glorify God in ways new and old. 

A Marvelous Melting Pot

We come from a variety of backgrounds, yet God gives each of us

a role to play in the restorative rule of God. 

For unity's sake, we affirm the wisdom of:

In essentials, unity

In non-essentials, liberty

In all things, charity (love).

Our Vision is Simple

“Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as

it is in heaven.” ~Matthew 8:10

Our great goal is to help transform believers in Christ into ambassadors of Christ

the King. We want to become Christ-like, and help others do the same.

www.citychurchcc.com