Youth Pastor
Job Description
Starting Salary $
(30 Day, 60 Day, 90 Day and Six Month Performance Review)
Beginning Date:
*Pastoral Housing and Car Allowance is non-Taxable. Deducted from monthly
salary.
Sunday: 7:30
– 12:30 (5)
Monday: 9:00
- 5:00 (8)
Tuesday:
9:00 – 5:00 (8)
Wednesday:
9:00 – 9:00 (12)
Thursday:
9:00 – 5:00 (8)
Friday: Off
Saturday:
Off (Optional Activities)
Total Hours:
41 (Plus)
General Ministries:
Sunday:
Assist as needed -
Oversee or Teach Jr. High, Sr. High Classes
Daily: Office Hours/Staff Meeting/Devotionals
Wednesday Evening:– Youth Group Development and Oversight
On Call as Needed
Youth Ministries:
Develop data base for all youth
Follow-up on youth visitors
Follow-up on youth absentees
Develop youth meetings / activities
Develop youth leadership
Connect to AWANA at Jr. and Sr. High School Level
Planning Youth Activities
Purity Retreat - Annual
Creation Festival
Winter Snow Trip(s)
Campus Ministry?
Youth Outreach
Youth Missions
Train Up A Child Conference – oversight and development
Manage youth budget
Associate Pastoral Ministries
Assist in church management
Take pastoral calls and handle as needed
Pastoral counseling as assigned
Computer maintenance and development of network
Candlelight Youth Ministry
Mission Statement
Worship
Our desire is to see young people become worshipper of God. Worship is the outflow of our lives and is developed in the youth ministry by prayer, song, and Biblical instruction.
Instruction
We believe that the Bible is the infallible Word of God and is the only source we use for teaching and instruction.
Fellowship
We believe that fellowship is important to the Christian family. It is our goal to see young people develop relationships with their peers and youth leaders.
Evangelism
We believe that the Bible commands believers preach the gospel. We encourage the young people to be witnesses for Jesus Christ.
L.E.A.D.S. Youth
Ministry Overview
Our Mission
Our mission as the church is established by Christ in the scriptures.
Matthew 28:18-20 and Acts 1:8.
We do not get to choose our mission.
Our Message
Our message is established by Christ
in the scriptures. We do not get to
choose our message.
·
The Gospel
·
The Teaching of the
Scriptures leading to maturity in Christ
Our Model
The implementation of the mission
and message is expressed through the biblical model in Deut. 6 and Acts 2:42-47
Our Method
God moves uniquely in each person’s life and within each congregation.
The implementation of our mission, message and model is determined by the
times, the vision of the pastoral staff and the church, what God is saying to
the church.
Elements of an
effective youth ministry
1.
The heart, life and
vision of the pastor, the pastoral team and the youth minister as the immediate
overseer.
o
One can only lead from
what is in one’s heart.
o
“It” doesn’t work, God
does. (“It” being a strategy, vision or plan)
o
What is your vision or
the DNA that is clearly communicated and engrained into everything we do?
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Reaching and equipping the next generation of great American Christian leaders.
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For me it is the L.E.A.D.S. process.
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A leader L.E.A.D.S.
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Look
and see
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Encourage/Emotional
Bridge
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Adjust/Apprentice
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Develop
a growing relationship
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Success
is when your apprentice has an apprentice
2.
The Parent Leadership
Team-PLT (Parents who have youth)
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Parents are the kid’s
authority and covering.
o
Parental buy-in and
participation is essential.
o
Question: Do you have a
parent-led “youth committee” in place?
If so meet with them to share the vision, getting their input and buy-in.
Ownership is everything. 90%
of the work needs to be done by the parents and youth!!!!
o
The the first group to
present to is parents. Call a parent
meeting to get their buy-in.
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Snoop around. Do any of the parents
embrace the “youth group” controversy?
o
Before the meeting make
key visits sharing the vision. It
always helps to have the key leaders on board BEFORE the parent meeting.
3.
An Anchor Event (Weekly)
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Worship
time
o
Bible
Study
o
Anchor
groups
o
Games
4.
Discipleship/Leadership Development (Done in small groups)
o
Discipleship essentials (The life in Christ, Prayer, Bible Reading/ Study, The
Gospel, The Plan of Salvation, My Personal Testimony, The L.E.A.D.S. process,
etc…)
o
Developing a Christian World View
5.
Outreach/Missions
o
Activities are outreach oriented and done through the Anchor groups on Wednesday
night. Supervised by the parents in
the group.
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Note:
There will be at least one youth activities a month per group.
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All
activities have to pay for themselves.
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This will
require good planning and a very organized calendar.
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Community
Outreach
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PLT/YLT
Assists in visitation through Anchor Groups
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Penetrating the School Campus
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North
Idaho Mission Effort
6.
Youth Group Trips/Events
My Philosophy is to create some youth group traditions.
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Summer
Camp?
o
Winter
Ski?
o
In-Church
Weekend/Disciple Now?
o
Concerts/Conferences?
7.
Communications
o
Email,
Texting, Website, other technology?
8.
Administration
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The
people are the ministers the pastors are the administers
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Parent
Leadership Team (PLT)
§
Youth
Leadership Team (YLT)
o
Lean on
the PLT/YLT for as much as possible.
o
Sharpen
your strengths and staff your weaknesses.
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Youth
Risk Management
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Insurance
issues
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Malpractice
§
Liability
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Interns?