Director of Kids Ministry

Director of Kids Ministry

General Position Description

Working under the direction of the Family Pastor, the Director of Kids Ministry at Crossway Church is a highly creative, relational, and theologically trained leader of leaders who loves God, loves children and their parents, and creates ministry to children birth through 5^th grade in a way that fulfills the mission of the church to glorify God by making disciples of Jesus Christ who go and make disciples.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Plan, prepare, and implement ministry that encourages children to gather (worship), grow (discipleship), give (ministry), and go (evangelism) within a grace-filled community (fellowship).

Create ministry environments that introduce children to the love of God and to the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ with creative Bible teaching and special events.

Recruit, train, inspire, and schedule all children’s ministry volunteers. Provide leadership and oversight to children’s ministry small groups. Facilitate and distribute curriculum as needed to small group leaders.

Work in partnership with the Family Ministry Coordinator’s to provide weekly large group programming and periodic special events for children such as Crossway Family Fair, Vacation Bible School, and summer camp.

Serve as the point of contact for parents and provide regular communication to them about the children’s ministry.

Oversee the work of the Preschool Coordinator (future hire) to create loving ministry environments for preschool age children where they learn God’s Word at an age-appropriate level.

Oversee the work of the Nursery Coordinator to create a safe and loving nursery environment for children birth to 2 years.

Oversee the facilitation of all background checks for volunteers.

Create and maintain a children’s ministry calendar of all events and activities. Maintain a working knowledge of technology and social media utilized in the ministry. Oversee and schedule child/baby dedications.

Attend and facilitate weekly children’s ministry staff meetings.

Other Responsibilities and Expectations

Pray for the people and families in your ministry and community. Attend weekly staff chapel.

Develop spiritually through personal Bible reading, prayer, and Christian community. Participate in the overall life of the church and in a neighborhood group.

Be a team player and maintain the unity of the body.

Practice the personal stewardship of your finances consistent with Scripture, including the tithing of your income to Crossway Church.

Enthusiastically support and live out the mission, vision, and strategy of the church. Abide by the Ministry Team Covenant.

Other duties as assigned by the Family Pastor

Reporting Relationships

Reports to: Family Pastor

Time: Full time

Who We Are: Our Certain Identity

Jesus never meant for the church he is building to exist for itself, but for the glory of God, for people, for communities, for cities, and for the world.

At Crossway Church, you’ll discover a missional community of passionate Christ followers who love God and love our neighbors as we live out our faith in the Hampton Roads area, inviting people of all races, tribes, tongues and nations to gather, grow, give, and go in a grace-filled community.

As a community of faith on mission for Jesus, we partner with God in his redemptive and restorative work in the world today. We also desire to partner with other life-giving churches to accomplish His purposes.

No single church can do everything to solve the massive global challenges that result from spiritual blindness, but we are committed to doing our part. We reach outside the walls of our fellowship to love and touch people who are far from God.

We are the Church

For us, church is neither a physical building nor an event we attend one day a week but something we are, wherever we are and whenever we are there. When we gather for Sunday worship and to wherever we scatter throughout the week, we are the called out people of God focused on the mission and purpose of Jesus Christ.

We are Crossway

As a local church, we are Crossway because the cross of Jesus Christ is the way to eternal life (John 14:6), the way to the abundant life (Luke 9:23), and the way home to God (Luke 15:11-32).

Why We Exist: Our Clear Mission

We exist to glorify God by making disciples of Jesus Christ who go and make disciples.