High School Director

Discovery Church is seeking a full-time High School Director to disciple students

in grades 9–12. If you’re passionate about pointing the next generation to Jesus,

building authentic relationships, and creating Christ-centered environments where

students grow and lead — we’d love to hear from you.

Discovery Church is a vibrant and authentic community located in Hickory, NC. We

exist to represent Jesus in all we do, guided by our Five Treasures and Five Keys. We

are passionate about reaching the next generation with the Gospel and equipping

them to live fully for Christ. Our church values authentic relationships, biblical truth,

spiritual growth, and servant-hearted leadership.

This is a relational, gospel-centered role that includes:

• Teaching God’s Word and leading small groups

• Mentoring students and developing leaders

• Planning weekly gatherings, events, retreats, and trips

• Partnering with parents and church staff

• Helping students live out 1 Timothy 4:12 in real life

We’re looking for someone with ministry experience, strong communication skills,

and a deep alignment with Discovery Church’s beliefs and values.

Please submit:

• Resume with relevant ministry experience

• Cover letter sharing your faith journey and calling to student ministry

• Three professional references (including at least one ministry supervisor)

• A brief written response (200–300 words): “What do you believe is most

important in high school ministry, and why?”

• Optional: Teaching sample or philosophy of ministry

Application Deadline: March 21, 2026

Welcome to Discovery Church Hickory! It’s a great place to see the Holy Spirit at work. We like to say that “we’re a river, not a pond”, with the love of Jesus flowing out like a river into our community and world.

Our Mission is to always be representing Jesus. Our values are broken down into Five Treasures and Five Keys. The keys unlock the treasure in our life.

• LOVE GOD through INVITATION

• FIND FREEDOM through LEARNING

• SEE GOD through PRAYER

• EXPERIENCE HEALING through SERVING

• DISCOVER JOY through LOVING

Our Beliefs are centered around the foundational principles captured with Jesus’s words in Luke 4:18-19 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim the release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed, and to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.” From these words, we see the above five treasures that Jesus desires to bring into the world. Our four essential beliefs are the following:

• The Bible- The Bible is the Word of God. It is the only completely reliable and truthful authority, and we accept it as the basis for all that we believe and as a manual for how we live our lives.

• Jesus-Jesus is the Son of God who paid for our sins by dying on the cross as our substitute. His death and resurrection accomplished salvation for those who receive grace by trusting in Him. He is the only mediator between those who believe in Him and God.

• Holy Spirit-You must be born of the Spirit. God created humans to have fellowship with Him, but they defied God by sinfully going their own way. As a result, we need God’s saving grace to end our alienation from Him. Salvation comes only through God’s grace , not human effort, and it must be received personally by repentance and faith.

• Believers-Believers are to be filled with the Holy Spirit. We believe the only way possible to live the Christian life is by God’s power within us, and that every believer can be filled with the Holy Spirit by simply asking.