Children's Minister

About our church:

Welcome to The Brook! Rollingbrook Fellowship, Baytown’s First Baptist Church, is located at 505 Rollingbrook Drive in Baytown, TX, 77521. We are an established, multigenerational, and mission-focused church affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and aligned with the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message in practice. Our attendance draws from surrounding communities such as Highlands, Crosby, Mont Belvieu, Dayton, and Anahuac, and Sunday mornings see between 300-350 people. We host a variety of small groups and Bible studies on Sundays and throughout the week. Our children’s worship on Sundays sees between 40-50 kids, though our weekly children’s programs also include busy Wednesday evening Bible study activities. We also proudly sponsor an in-house, accredited private school known as First Baptist Academy, which offers a Biblical education to students from pre-K through eighth grade. Learn more about us at www.thebrook.com.

About our area:

Baytown is a sprawling coastal community recognized for its industry and role in Texas history. We are only a 25-minute drive from downtown Houston and boast a variety of parks, a community college, family activities, theater and fine arts opportunities, and recognized public schools.

About this role:

The ideal candidate to serve our church as a children’s minister is an energetic, dynamic person who has a clear testimony of faith, a growing walk with Jesus Christ, and a passionate calling to a long-term investment in our children's ministry. Mature social skills and a sincerity in building relationships with kids, parents, volunteers, staff, and the church family are a must. The successful candidate should be self-motivated with a strong work ethic along with clear verbal and written communication skills. The Children's Minister at Rollingbrook Fellowship will have strong organization and leadership skills and be accountable to the church family for planning, promoting, conducting, and evaluating a comprehensive program of Christian education for children (1^st thru 6^thgrade). 

Responsibilities

Planning:

·     Plan, organize, and execute a vibrant, appropriate, and appealing Children's Worship experience.

·     Plan, organize, promote, and execute creative, exciting, and ongoing special events throughout the year (e.g. parents’ night out, VBS, Wednesday night Awana, Sunday School, camps, and other children-focused ministry activities).

·     Oversee FBA’s Bible curriculum and teach weekly Chapel at FBA.

·     Provide oversight for and support the growth of our Upward Sports program.

·     Cast and pursue a God-given vision for the Children's Ministry and establish bold, yearly achievement goals and objectives to support the vision.

·     Submit and administer supporting budget and resource needs and adhere to financial policies established by the church.

·     Maintain databases to analyze for retention and growth possibilities for the ministry.

·     Ensure that program areas remain clean and appealing.

Training and Relationship-Building:

• Monitor and evaluate that all teaching curriculum and learning activities emphasize understanding and application of evangelism, worship, missions, discipleship, service and fellowship in the Christian walk.
• Be a spiritual resource/guide to help parents with children at Rollingbrook Fellowship to fulfill their responsibilities for the spiritual formation of their children.
• Respond to the needs of any children (or adults) that come under conviction and desire to become born again Christians.
• Recruit, train, equip, and develop workers/ volunteers and mentor them for service in the Children's Ministry.
• Facilitate and oversee the security of our children through leader background checks and our church’s check-in and check-out procedure.
• Seek opportunities to build bridges with and lead outreach to the local community through children-related ministries.
• Communicate/highlight programs, events and special dates to engage children and their parents, especially new families, to join ministry activities.
• Foster relationships with children and families outside of scheduled church and ministry events (e.g. Attend students’ school and sporting events, SYATP, etc.).

Personal Characteristics and Professional Development

·     Model behaviors and actions consistent with Biblical Christian values.

·     Be faithfully involved in church functions, events, and services to have a visible presence and build relationships with all of the church family. Regularly attend corporate worship and support ministries of the church beyond the established role.

·     Demonstrate adherence to a personal discipleship plan.

·     Establish and maintain effective and courteous team relationships with coworkers and volunteers, and actively assist in the overall leadership of Rollingbrook Fellowship. 

·     Work cohesively with other ministries to streamline events and activities.

·     Attend and contribute to weekly staff meetings.

·     Demonstrate willingness to grow in this role.

·     Tithe faithfully.

Qualifications

Required

• A clear testimony of faith
• Adherence to a consistent, personal discipleship plan
• An internal calling specifically to children’s ministry
• Experience in church-related children’s programs
• Energetic
• Self-motivated (begins projects without prompting; advances personal growth)
• Strong work ethic
• Ability to organize and delegate tasks, meet deadlines, work effectively as a team
• Mature verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with kids, parents, volunteers, staff, and church family
• Commitment to integrity and professionalism always
• Teachable/willing to seek advice, support, and mentorship
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Outlook, ProPresenter, Planning Center, social media, and other technology