First Church is looking for a godly, gritty, and emotionally intelligent Youth Director to join their student ministry team and effectively disciple the more than 120 students at their Wheatfield location.
Role – This role will have primary responsibility for the youth ministry at the Wheatfield campus while working in collaboration with the youth team at the Hebron location.
Church attendance – 2,100 between two campuses
Student attendance – 210 between two campuses
Vision for the Youth Ministry at First Church: Generation After Generation Becoming Fully Devoted Followers of Jesus.
Wild Success is:
- Thriving Youth Ministry, Excellent Generational Transitions and On-ramps, Heart for our House
Thriving Youth Ministry looks like:
- 15% of weekend attendance is youth
- 15% of weekend attendance are students at Tuesday and Wednesday night gatherings
- 20% of students attending Tuesday and Wednesday night professing Christ annually
- 33% of students participating in summer trips
- Students who beg parents to come back to church
- Vision focused, passionate volunteers who are empowered and engaged with students
- Varsity and JV Leadership Teams are lifted up and discipled
- First Hoops basketball a healthy pipeline of new students with over 500 students participating
- Excellent Generational Transitions and Onramps look like:
- Students involved in teaching younger kids
- Students volunteering in every area on Sunday
- 75% of students (who have professed faith in Christ) continuing to follow Christ at a local church two years after graduation
- Students passionate about First Church’s vision and mission
- Kick Start Class organized and effective (14% of church attendance total per year)
- Absentee and first time phone calls excellent and effective
Heart for our house looks like:
- Support and submission to the Senior Pastor and Leadership Team
- Joyful willingness to serve Jesus in any capacity that is asked
- Respect and honor for those above, beside, and below
- Actively working to build the reputation of church and co-workers and leaders.
- Disagreements handled biblically
- Teach on Sundays on mission 2-3 times a year
Reports to: The Family Ministries Director
*This position is a full-time salary position.
