Student Pastor

Student Pastor

The Student Pastor at Crossway Church is a highly relational, visionary leader and dynamic communicator who can relate biblical truth to middle and high school students. The ideal candidate works well with a team and connects naturally with students and their parents in a way that fulfills Crossway’s mission to glorify God by making disciples of Jesus Christ who go and make disciples.

Christ-like character, a genuine passion for Jesus and students, and proven experience reaching unchurched students are essential.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Provide overall leadership and vision for Crossway’s student ministry, including middle school and high school students.

Plan, prepare, and implement ministry that encourages students to gather, grow, give, go, and experience grace.

Serve as the primary Bible teacher in the Student Ministry and participate in broader Crossway preaching opportunities as appropriate.

Build meaningful relationships with students and parents that encourage personal relationships with Jesus Christ and Christ-centered community.

Recruit, train, equip, and mobilize adult volunteers and student leaders.

Plan and oversee student ministry events, including camp, retreats, mid-week gatherings, Life Groups, outreach events, surf days, and missions.

Lead the development and expansion of student small groups and discipleship strategies, including baptism and evangelism goals.

Develop and implement strategies to partner with parents in discipling their families.

Develop student leaders who embrace Christ, His Church, and a lifestyle of service.

Develop a strategy for maintaining a gospel presence in area middle schools and high schools.

Oversee the student ministry budget, calendar, and communications, including website, social media, email, and text.

Work collaboratively with the Crossway Ministry Team and support the church's overall mission, vision, and philosophy of ministry.

Other Responsibilities and Expectations

Pray regularly for students, families, volunteers, the church, and the community.

Attend weekly staff chapel.

Pursue spiritual growth through personal Bible study, prayer, worship, and Christian community.

Participate actively in the overall life of Crossway Church and in a neighborhood group.

Participate financially in the life of the church through regular giving.

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

Enthusiastically support and live out the mission, vision, and strategy of Crossway Church.

Abide by the Crossway Ministry Team Covenant.

Reporting Relationship

Reports to: Executive Pastor

Position: 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.