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Family Pastor

Denomination: Christian & Missionary Alliance
Church Size: 501 to 750
Job Type: Full-Time
Employee Workplace: On-site

Position Summary
The Family Pastor will be the face of Family Ministries at Edgewater Alliance Church by providing visionary leadership in three key areas: Kids Ministry, Youth Ministry, and ministry to the whole family. We believe that parents bear the primary responsibility to disciple their children and that the church is called to equip, encourage, and empower parents do this well. EAC leadership desires that all generations are led to and through a relationship with Jesus Christ and have opportunity to grow as disciples who bring the Gospel to every man, woman, and child. This position also requires a spirit of collaboration within the community that reflects the larger values of EAC. This is a full-time, salary position requiring 40-50 hours per week. Edgewater Alliance Church is a part of the Southeast District of the Christian & Missionary Alliance (C&MA).

One Sentence Job Description 
You will contextualize and implement a missional discipleship strategy for family ministry that serves kids, students, families, and the unreached in our community.

Primary Responsibilities

Kids Ministry:  
You will provide visionary leadership to help refine this established and vital ministry. You will be a visible presence as you interact with families and support volunteers who lead the weekly environments (Sunday morning and Wednesday night). You will provide significant leadership and support to Sunday morning K-5th grade ministry. You will lead a team of volunteers and four part-time staff members (Wednesday Night Kids Programming Director, Nursery Director, Family Ministry Events Coordinator, and Family Ministry Student Intern).
Student Ministry:  
You will be the primary visionary leader as well as the lead communicator. This includes class offerings (Sunday), weekly youth gatherings (Wednesday), student leadership training, seasonal events (retreats, camp, mission trips, community outreaches, etc.).  You will collaborate and build relationships with the local Fellowship of Christian Athletes organization, local youth groups (C&MA and non-C&MA), and Next Gen initiatives in the C&MA Alliance Southeast District.
Family Ministry:  
While age specific ministries like the ones listed above are helpful, they should not be
the only strategy. We desire to be a church that helps to equip parents for the challenges that come with striving to raise children to know, love, and serve Jesus. This is an area that we are looking to grow in with the help of a passionate Family Pastor. You will have a lot of freedom to do this as you see fit.  Currently, EAC family ministry facilitates 3 large community outreaches per year (Trunk or Treat, Eggapalooza, & Summer VBS), participates in a community back-to school event, and hosts monthly opportunities for EAC families to build community.  Further ideas could include: events for the whole family, date nights for parents with babysitting, online discipleship resources for parents to use with their kids, parenting classes etc.

In addition to these roles, unique to the Family Pastor, there will be opportunities for preaching, facilitating funerals/weddings as needed, and speaking into the larger direction of EAC. This position also requires seasonal travel away from home for events, trip, and conferences.

Relationships

Reports to: Pastor of Church Ministries
Teammates and Support: Other Pastoral and administrative staff
Direct Reports:  Midweek Children’s Ministry Director, Nursery Ministry Director, Family Ministry Events Coordinator, Family Ministry Student Intern

Other Relationships:

• Volunteers (Recruit, Train, and Develop approx. 75 family ministry volunteers)
• Parents/Families (Encourage, Empower, and Equip)
• Children & Youth (K-12th Grade: Missional Disciple-making)
• Collaboration: Local area Fellowship of Christian Athletes, local area youth groups (C&MA and non-C&MA), and Next Gen initiatives in the Alliance Southeast District.

Knowledge & Skill

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 3 years of full-time or bi-vocational experience providing pastoral ministry to children, youth, and families.
• Creativity and innovative thinking about ministering to youth and their families.
• Flexible and organized with a strong work ethic and commitment to excellence.
• A team-player who demonstrates effective leadership and delegation skills.
• Able to effectively articulate messages and communicate with a variety of people and audience size.

Qualifications

• Godly character and a Christ-Centered life formed around apprenticeship to Jesus.
• A clear calling to work with youth and their families.
• An understanding of relational ministry.
• Able to problem solve and resolve conflict.