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Grace Bible Church (Allenwood, NJ) Associate Pastor of Youth & Children’s Ministry & Tech

The Big Picture

Grace Bible Church (jerseygrace.org) seeks a full-time Associate Pastor of Youth & Children’s Ministry and Tech.

Summary:

At Grace we are committed to making, maturing, and multiplying disciples of Jesus Christ for the glory of God, here on the Jersey Shore and around the world. We’ll do that best in the context of Youth and Children’s Ministry when we are committed to evangelizing children, encouraging parents, and equipping the saints for the work of ministry. This ministry requires a pastoral approach that prioritizes the development of servants and leaders so that the whole church is built up through parents sitting under the word, kids growing in the gospel and servants maturing in their walk with Christ. It requires the conviction that parents are the primary disciplers of their children and the role of this ministry is to complement, support, and encourage that work. Tech is a useful instrument to extend the reach of our ministry and invite new people to get to know us before they visit. It also facilitates the work of ministry throughout the week as we maintain our hardware and network.

Responsibilities:

Youth

• Lead and disciple the volunteer youth staff.
• Prioritize discipleship/equipping/training of small group leaders.
  • Provide instruction in how to shepherd and disciple students in their walk with Christ.
  • Provide regular instruction/feedback in how to teach for those interested and qualified.
• Oversee the Wednesday night gathering of students.
• Identify individuals and give opportunities to preach at the Wednesday gathering.
• Give direction and oversight to the band on Wednesday night.
• Identify responsible 11th-12^th grade students to serve as student leaders/servants.
• Organize and oversee monthly gatherings outside the regular Wed. night gathering for outreach and fellowship.
• Participate in regular (annual) training and fellowship with other faithful pastors.
• Organize summer retreat and mission trip.

Children

• Oversee Sunday morning service and Sunday School ministries.
  • Recruit volunteers, organize curriculum schedule, maintain rosters, organize distribution of curriculum, manage/equip ministry teams, prepare check-in kiosks, assess teachers, and provide feedback for improvement, keep volunteers encouraged.
• Oversee Wednesday night Adventure Club.
  • Work closely with leader to develop teachers and volunteers, observe, and offer feedback for improvement in the program, greet and get to know families and kids, encourage workers.
• Oversee summer kids’ ministry.
  • Recruit leaders and volunteers to lead the programs, give direction, order curriculum, observe and provide feedback for improvement.
• Oversee Grace Kids Camp.
  • Purchase curriculum and work closely with leaders to recruit leaders and helpers for various aspects. Provide direction for the purpose and execution of the program.
• Hold regular worker trainings, 2x/yr for encouragement and equipping of the volunteers.

Tech

• Oversee Social media team.
• Maintain Church website through Church Plant Media and Church App through Subsplash.
• Oversee campus IT, network, staff computers, printers, etc… using Trinity Worldwide Technology.
• Oversee online registration forms for all events requiring registration.

Qualifications:

• M.Div.
• 5+ years’ ministry experience.
• Track record of discipleship and gifted teaching of Scripture.

Compensation:

• Health, eye, dental benefits.
• Salary ~$70K
• 3 weeks vacation