Essential Focus
The Student Ministry Director will provide leadership to the middle school and high school ministries at the Independence campus. He will create a Gospel-centered community that is creative, engaging, safe, and has age-appropriate teaching in alignment with the vision, mission, and Big Rocks of GFC.
Critical Responsibilities
- Provide direct oversight, leadership, and development of the Independence Student Ministry, partnering with parents to disciple students in grades 6-12.
- Model a Gospel-centered life, helping students understand the Gospel and equipping them to share the Gospel with their peers.
- Practice missional and incarnational ministry by being connected with local schools.
- Identify, recruit, and develop leaders and volunteers to serve on the Student Ministry Team.
- Work closely with the Campus Pastor in the vision of reaching the community of Independence.
Important Responsibilities
- Discern the needs of the Independence Student Ministry with the Campus Pastor and develop a strategy for discipling and reaching new students in the Independence area.
- Collaborate regularly with the Florence and Fort Thomas Student Ministry Staff for support, prayer, and to ensure alignment with the other ministries.
- Plan camps, retreats, and other experiences for students.
- Participate in Independence staff meetings, along with the planning and execution of Independence campus events.
- Assist the Campus Pastor in providing general pastoral care to the Independence Campus.
- Discern needs of Independence Student Ministry with the Campus Pastor and develop a strategy for discipling and reaching new students in the Independence area.
Qualifications
- Give testimony, and life witness of (1) being a committed believer in Jesus Christ, (2) spiritual gifts relevant to the position (shepherding, leadership, teaching, evangelism and administration), and (3) demonstrated potential to build an effective ministry.
- Magnetic personality that draws people to yourself and the Gospel.
- Strong desire to multiply the work of the ministry by building teams and mobilizing volunteers.
- Ability to lead meetings, train and teach volunteers pertaining to your ministry responsibilities.
- Have a sound knowledge of Scripture and an ability to effectively teach and apply Scriptural principles in all areas of ministry.
- Able to plan, strategize, organize, and effectively delegate, so projects, events, and programs are completed with excellence.
- Actively participates in a GFC Community Group (and is open to leading one day as well).
- Agrees with the GFC Statement of Faith, Doctrine, and the “Gather, Grow, Go” ministry model.
- Will complete ACBC Certification within 5 years of the hire date.
Chemistry
- Must be a team player, able to work on teams of various sizes and types (full-time staff, part-time staff, and volunteers).
- Must be a self-starter, able to define the work that needs to be done and complete it without close supervision.
- Must be personable and enthusiastic for local church ministry within a multisite context that utilizes video preaching on a regular basis.
- Must be able to build trusting, valuable working friendships.
- Must be able to engage in appropriate humor.
- Must demonstrate humility by considering others to be more important (Phil. 2:1-4ff).
Character
- Be a stable, mature, and growing Christian, demonstrating a continual transforming character toward Christlikeness, with an exemplary personal, marital, and family life.
- Demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit identified in Gal. 5:22-23: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
- When working with others you would be known as a peacemaker (Matt 5:9).
- Do all work abiding in Christ (John 15:5), knowing all our guidance, provision, capability and strength come from Him.
Wages, Benefits, and Miscellaneous
- Salary will be commensurate with responsibilities and experience.
- Includes GFC full-time benefits package (paid holidays and vacation, professional expense account, sabbatical qualification, medical/dental insurance, 403(b) w/ ER match, and more)
- This position reports to the Independence Campus Pastor.
