Lead Student Pastor
Job Responsibilities
1. Primary driver of and communicator of vision and culture for student ministry services, camps, conferences.
2. Cast vision for and oversee all discipleship components including preaching, teaching and small groups to grow people into mature followers of Jesus.
3. Oversee vision and management of student influencer program (junior internship).
4. Be the primary driver of volunteer recruitment while delegating and elevating recruitment to the team, both staff and volunteers, to increase the reach and leadership of the student ministry.
5. Manage operational and capital expenditures related to student ministry, including budgets for weekly events, various large events, capital projects and ministry expenses. Be a primary contributor for Next Gen new facility planning.
6. Grow reach of the student ministry through creating and managing connections with local schools, teams, organizations.
Required Skills
1. A mature believer with a great marriage, whose kids love and honor him.
2. A leader of people with the ability to eventually lead a team for a church of 6,000-8,000+
3. Is more concerned with the development of the character of his team than he is with creating a great “show” – excellence is still important but comes secondary.
4. Is an authentic, genuine person who people like to be around, and can be trusted.
5. Has a low profile online and is not looking to build his profile or platform.
6. Is not interested in duplicating what other churches are doing but is looking to lean into the Trinity culture and create a team and structure that supports that vision.
7. Has the ability to adapt to the needs of a fast-growing church and the ability to shift focus and their team as new ministry opportunities arise.
Preferred Skills and Experience
1. 5-10+ years of leadership in a for profit, nonprofit, law enforcement or military service that includes volunteer and staff management.
2. Has experience leading teams, using an integrated model where team members report to them, but are deployed to ministries as needed.
3. Built and scaled volunteer teams to execute multiple services across different days, and ministries while maintaining a “pulse” on the team and developing the character and talent of those they lead.
4. Developed volunteers or staff and raised them up to be leaders either in the church or organization they served in or launched into a new ministry / role – built a team that replaced him.