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Positions available for Messiah College Youth Ministry Students |
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The following job descriptions are for paid positions. If you are interested in any of the following positions, please contact Stephen Gallaher at sgallahe@messiah.edu. |
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Paid Positions - Page 2 |
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Lancaster BIC - Director of Youth & Young Adults Lancaster, PA
Purpose To foster the total personal and spiritual growth of young people by evangelizing, discipleship, and training to serve. An emphasis on outreach to the community is important.
Expectations -a vital personal relationship with Jesus Christ -demonstrates a knowledge of the scriptures -will be a role model for spiritual commitment, a Christian lifestyle, and social responsibility -demonstrates an ability to bond with the youth and young adults -commitment to teamwork with the whole church staff -to faithfully attend church services and church wide activities
Staff Structure and relationships -Daily Schedule regular office hours should be kept -Staff meetings and CEC meetings will be required -Accountable to Senior Pastor for plans and policies -Attend annual budge hearing and council meetings -Attend Atlantic Regional Conference and General Conference -A yearly evaluation of this position is lead by the Senior Pastor
General Responsibilities -Build a relationship with each young person to develop their relationship with Christ -To oversee & coordinate the activities of the youth program which include Sunday School, LIFT (Wednesday night), and Sunday night programs -To provide monthly reports to Church Board -Develop and oversee the budget for youth & young adults -Recruit and develop leadership, training, and support to lay leaders while overseeing the total program -Plan a summer service project -Provide leadership for the VBS skits performed by the youth -Organize and lead an activity based program with regular monthly activities of fun & service -Communicate regularly with the parents of youth -Develop an outreach plan with new programs offered to bring in youth from the community -Be a visible active leader of the Pastoral staff following through on responsibilities assigned by the Senior Pastor -Participate in and promote Atlantic Conference & Denominational youth activities such as Youth Quest
Young Adults -Keep in touch with them -Adopt a College student program -Provide activities or Bible studies as the need arises |
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Covenant Presbyterian Church - Youth Leader Harleysville, PA
Covenant Presbyterian Church is seeking to fill a half-time youth leader position. This is a new position for CPC, but the youth group has been in existence for nearly ten years under volunteer leadership. Currently, youth in grades seven through twelve are welcome in the group, and there are approximately 25 young people in that age range, though many are not participating in the group at this time. The successful applicant for this new position will be supported by a team of volunteers, who will assist the leader in planning events, running the Sunday evening meetings, and reaching out to the youth.
Primary Objectives: To develop and oversee the youth group program as it partners with the Covenant community to foster Christian attitudes and Biblical knowledge in our junior and senior high students, equipping them to live as disciples of Christ in a rapidly changing world and preparing them for a future as adult believers.
Job Responsibilities: Development With the assistance of other church leaders, the youth leader will be responsible for recruiting and training a volunteer team of leaders. This team will share in many of the leader’s responsibilities but will need to receive direction and encouragement from the leader. Together, the leader and volunteers will actively seek to form relationships with each of the youth, including those who have not chosen to participate in Covenant’s formal youth program. Although the youth group has scheduled activities and events in the past, the youth leader will be responsible for increasing such activities, service projects, or fundraisers as needed, paying particular attention to variety and the current demographics of the group. Likewise, we would like to see the youth leader develop stronger music and prayer ministries within the group. In the past, volunteer youth leaders have also taught the high school Sunday School class, providing the opportunity for closer interaction with the youth. In consultation with the Christian Education Committee, we may ask the youth leader to assume this post in the future as well.
Coordination The youth leader will be responsible for overseeing all youth group activities in addition to the regular Sunday night meetings. This does not mean that he or she must plan every event, but it does mean that he or she is responsible for clearly delegating to other volunteers or parents. As the designated director, the youth leader must be prepared to act as a point of contact for the youth and their parents.
Individual Ministry The youth leader is expected to form relationships with our teenagers. This can be accomplished in a variety of ways, but it might reasonably include attending sporting events, theater or musical performances, or other activities of importance to our youth. Mostly, however, it involves talking with them, which might entail some basic counseling such as offering a listening ear or directing them to professional help as needed. Since there are a large number of youth in our congregation, the youth leader should be prepared to oversee this kind of individual outreach on the part of the volunteer leaders as well.
Administration The youth leader is expected to remain in frequent communication with the church office, particularly giving the office timely notification of all youth events and schedules. The youth leader will report regularly to Senior Pastor John Muhlfeld and also monthly to the Session of CPC. He or she will also be responsible for overseeing any administrative activity regarding the youth group volunteers.
Qualifications: The successful applicant will display spiritual maturity, a genuine concern for our teenagers’ emotional, spiritual, and physical journeys, and a deep ability to connect with our youth. The person must have the organizational skills to coordinate a many-faceted program and to oversee the contributions of volunteers. Furthermore, the youth leader must have the time and enough freedom from other responsibilities to devote adequate attention to this important position. He or she will be passionate about developing a well-rounded youth program, one that involves discipleship, worship, service, and outreach, and will be skilled at interacting with parents as well as youth.
Compensation: The Session of Covenant Presbyterian Church has agreed to pay $18,000 a year for this position, which is expected to require approximately 20 hours per week. |
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Grace United Methodist Church - Youth Minister Cambridge, MD
We see this position as providing spiritual direction and oversight to Grace's youth program, including meetings, retreats and mission trips. It may also include other agreed upon areas. We have an active, dedicated volunteer group but need someone to develop more coordinated programs and oversee them. We have existing programs but we need to more fully develop them.
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Jobs Listed Below:
Lancaster BIC - Director of Youth & Young Adults (Lancaster, PA) Covenant Presbyterian Church - Youth Leader (Harleysville, PA) Grace United Methodist Church - Youth Minister (Cambridge, MD) |