Pastor - Youth Ministry

Parkgate Community Church is seeking an Associate Pastor for Student and Young Adult Ministries to join our team in Pasadena, TX!

The Associate Pastor for Student and Young Adult Ministries is charged with providing godly leadership and effective organization for the Middle School, High School, and Young Adult ministries. This includes implementing meaningful fellowship, relevant worship, life-giving biblical discipleship, and active evangelism. This leader should demonstrate a hunger for God and possess a passion for leading the PCC youth and young adults in this same hunger. The overall objective of the Student Ministries Pastor is to make Christ-like disciples of students and young adults and train and mobilize them to make disciples.

COMPENSATION: This position will require full-time salaried compensation, including health, dental, and disability benefits, holiday and vacation pay, retirement compensation, mileage reimbursement, and continued education expenses, expecting that the actual hours will fluctuate depending upon weekly circumstances.

GENERAL ASSOCIATE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with the pastoral staff to train, equip, empower, and release people into ministry inside and outside the church. This includes playing a vital role in directing and leading the church to fulfill the mission to which it is called.
• Assist the Lead Pastor and other staff, as needed, in carrying out other projects and tasks that advance the overall vision and mission of the church.
• Lead prayer, announcements, and other activities in worship gatherings as needed.
• Develop and lead an ongoing and thriving ministry to students, specifically from 6th-12th grade.
• The essential duties include planning and coordinating youth events, weekly meetings for middle and high school students, monthly fellowship events, outreach events, fundraising events, summer camp, and mission trip experiences.
• Develop and lead a thriving ministry to young adults (20–30 year-olds), including regular meetings, volunteer opportunities, discipleship, and outreach.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate an effective small group discipleship strategy/model.
• Create a welcoming and hospitable environment on Sunday mornings.
• Schedule and maintain Guest Service volunteers.
• Lead training events for the Guest Services team at least twice a year.
• Self: Manage self so that you are a growing disciple of Jesus Christ.
• Lead and participate in all student ministry activities as necessary.
• Provide sound spiritual and biblical instruction for students. Select or develop doctrinally and contextually appropriate curricula for discipleship.
• Lead students and their families in such a way as to create and make the most of opportunities to reach families outside of the church for Christ, turning our student ministry into an effective evangelistic force.
• Coordinate activity planning to ensure an effective balance of fellowship, discipleship, and missional activities (e.g., IYC, summer camps and mission trips, retreats, special outreach events, and social activities).
• Prepare, monitor, and control the annual youth budget as approved by the church board. Manage the Student and Young Adult budget.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS: The following are the required basic qualifications for the position.

• Born again believer with a maturing relationship with Christ
• Demonstrated faithful pursuit of leadership characteristics as listed in 1 Timothy 3:1-13
• Exemplify obedience to the Word of God and devotion to a deep-rooted prayer life
• A strong desire – a “calling” to serve God in the position
• A firm grasp of the content and meaning of the Biblical text in the Wesleyan tradition
• Doctrinal alignment with Church of God (Anderson, IN) in general and Parkgate Community Church specifically
• Must have a 4-year college degree (seminary not necessary) - Ministry experience may be considered in lieu of a college degree with the expectation that the person will begin course work to obtain a degree within six months of the hiring date and continue pursuit until completed.
• Able to exercise initiative and judgment as an independent leader. Must have the ability to receive criticism and correction with a yielded heart
• Able to plan, organize, and implement ministry programs.
• Be a self-motivated leader, capable of casting and imparting vision for ministry, possessing relational skills with youth, parents, and staff. Must have the ability to research the community, utilizing demographics, technology, and social media to reach the un-churched youth of our community
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Function as a team player
• Attend worship services and all-church events while encouraging youth and young adults to do likewise
• Lead a Community Group

***To be considered for this role, candidates must answer all screening questions***