The Children’s Pastor oversees all aspects of weekly children’s programming (birth-5th grade) and
special events. This role seeks to create a culture where kids love church, leaders love serving, and
families feel supported.
Essential Job Functions
- Lead a Thriving Sunday Children’s Ministry
- Ensure Sunday morning children’s environments are prepared, engaging, and spiritually impactful for Parkview children
- Oversee Sunday Elementary programming, ensuring volunteers are trained, scheduled, and equipped to run excellent ministry environments
- Foster a culture of high standards of safety and cleanliness among children’s programming.
- Guide the selection and implementation of children’s curriculum that supports children's spiritual development
- Manage the early childhood coordinator to ensure quality children’s programming across the ministry
- Evaluate and continually improve ministry environments, systems, and physical spaces to ensure they are effective, engaging, and scalable
- Build and Develop Strong Volunteer Teams
- Create clear pathways and effective systems for recruiting, onboarding, and training volunteers
- Create effective structures to develop and coach volunteer leaders
- Care for volunteers and foster a culture of celebration
- Strengthen Families and Church-Wide Ministry
- Develop programming and special events beyond Sunday to build community and foster spiritual development among our kids.
- Plan and execute events that support the entire family system.
- Provide occasional teaching and leadership support to Parkview Kids Camp
- Support the broader mission and ministry of Parkview Church as needed.
- Develop and provide parenting resources through seminars, classes, discussion groups, and equipping opportunities that encourage families in every stage of parenting.