Kids Ministry Director

Purpose

The Kids Ministry Director is the primary leader of our gospel-centered kids (Birth - 5th grade) ministry. He or she will serve to develop, equip, and multiply disciple-making parents and leaders, while also creating a vibrant environment for children to experience sound biblical teaching.  This will be accomplished in three major areas: (1) recruiting and discipling volunteer leaders, (2) spiritual formation of kids (Birth - 5th grade), and (3) equipping parents as disciple-makers.  

The ideal candidate is someone who: 

• Has strong character that is evidenced by the fruit of the Spirit. Someone who is faithful, honest, humble, even-tempered, self-controlled, and above reproach. 
• Loves God’s Word and is committed to sound biblical teaching no matter what age is being taught. 
• Affirms and embraces the mission, vision, values, and doctrine of Firewheel Bible Fellowship. 
• Has strong leadership skills – both strategic and day-to-day. 
• Has excellent communication skills and is able to communicate clearly and consistently within the church staff, to volunteers, to parents, and to the congregation as a whole. 
• Is able to research and think through how to solve problems and is willing to try solutions rather than allow problems to continue. 

 Volunteer-Focused Discipleship 

1. Build a leadership structure within the kids ministry.
2. Communicate weekly with team leaders.
3. Prepare and email Sunday morning & Wednesday evening curriculum: lessons, crafts and activities. 
4. Meet with volunteers monthly for specific leadership development. 
5. Recruit, train and pray for current and new kids team leaders.
6. Ensure all team members are current with Kids Ministry standards (maintaining background checks, MinistrySafe training, etc., attending in-house training regularly, etc). 

Kid-Focused Spiritual Formation

1. Create a safe, secure, and exciting environment for kids and volunteers on Sundays & Wednesdays.
2. Prepare or select a biblically-sound curriculum for Sundays & Wednesdays.
3. Make copies, research crafts/activities, purchase supplies.
4. Ensure all necessary supplies, materials, and facility needs are in place prior to Sunday morning.
5. Plan and orchestrate summer Vacation Bible School. 
6. Communicate with Student Ministry Leadership to effectively bridge elementary to junior high transition. 
7. Prepare and implement a transitional celebration for children entering into the student ministry (from 5th – 6th).
8. Meet with Team Leaders and teams prior to the start of Sunday morning programming. Ensuring all team members are in place and ready for the children and parents to arrive. 
9. Meet and greet families as they arrive and leave on Sunday mornings. 
10. Replace, reorganize, and restock supplies, in all Kids classrooms, in preparation for Sunday morning programming.

Parent-Focused Equipping

1. Cast vision for parents to own their role as primary disciple-makers of their children (Deuteronomy 6:4-9).
2. Identify opportunities to train and encourage parents.
3. Resource parents with tools to build their discipleship capacities. 
4. Identify & implement a church-wide family discipleship strategy in cooperation with Lead Pastor and Student Ministry Leadership Team. 

Staff Participation

1. Attend weekly staff meetings and be an active participant in discussions. 
2. Engage directly with the student pastor to ensure continuity within the kids/student ministry.
3. Commit to maintain a level of excellence in all kids ministry activities.
4. Plan and implement kids budget for calendar year
5. Work with staff during certain church wide events. 

About Us:

• Firewheel Bible Fellowship is an independent, non-denominational, elder-led church.
• Our mission is to magnify Christ and make disciples of all the nations. 
• Our core values at Firewheel Bible Fellowship are sound biblical teaching, intentional discipleship, and loving community.