Director of Student Ministry

Job Description :

Asbury Church is a well-established church in the heart of Huntsville, a quickly growing and popular city. Our city and school systems are regularly recognized nationally, and our church has an excellent reputation in the area.

With a weekly attendance close to 0 between two established campuses, an online service, and a budding third campus, there is much potential to continue growing the Kingdom here.

Discipleship, missions, and prayer are core pursuits of who we are as a church. And even though we are a larger church, we strive to help people connect to those around them, maintain relationships, and cultivate the sense of family we all love in a thriving church family!

Asbury's Student Ministry has a + year history of being a great ministry that engages the community, raises capable disciples, calls students to ministry, and develops lay student pastors.

Our students love small groups, relationships with their leaders and staff, retreats, and mission opportunities. The director of student ministry position is at our central campus, overseeing around middle and high school students, volunteers, three staff members, and a building primarily used for student ministry.

They will influence the church's vision and student ministry in other campuses.

We are looking for an experienced student pastor who can lead a staff team, raise up lay leaders to disciple students, meet students where they are, and be willing to participate in a church-wide approach to building the kingdom.

Job Title :

Director of Student Ministry

Ministry Team : Student Ministry

Student Ministry

Job Classification : Salary

Salary

Reports To :

Pastor of Discipleship and Family Ministries

Typical Weekly Hours :

Salary Range :

$, -$, plus benefits - Commensurate with Experience

Position Summary :

The Director of Student Ministry oversees the Student Ministry team, which consists of an Associate Director, an Administrative Coordinator, and a Part-Time Ministry Intern.

They will also lead a group of volunteers who serve as pastors to students in grades 6 through . The Director oversees all aspects of the student ministry including vision casting, staffing, event programming, ongoing weekly programming, and leaders.

Developing the curriculum, programming, events, annual calendar, and leaders are key to the Director's role. The Director collaborates with other family ministries and Asbury staff to ensure Student Ministries continues to cultivate the vision of Asbury Church.

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Invests in student leaders who can mentor younger students
• Contributes to the planning and execution of Student Ministry special events such as retreats, trainings, student fun events, etc.
• Plans weekly gatherings such as Sunday morning and evening
• Edits and / or writes curriculum
• Oversees and develops a strategy for volunteer training
• Plans and coordinates student mission strategy and international mission trip
• Sets and organizes annual student ministry budgets
• Partners with the Student Lay Leadership Team to support the work of the ministry
• Meet regularly one-on-one with students and families
• Ensures a healthy culture for ministry staff and volunteers so that they are able to lead well
• Oversees and assists in all other aspects of the student ministry

Qualifications / Knowledge, Skills, Abilities :

Education and Experience :

• BS / BA is preferred
• Five years paid experience in student ministry required
• Experience in a large (1,+ members) church preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Is willing to support and teach the beliefs held by the church as seen in Asbury’s Faith and Practices.
• Solid grounding in Scripture; evidence of a vital and growing relationship with Jesus Christ
• Ability to manage time and schedules well and to meet deadlines consistently
• Leadership style that is people-focused, results-oriented, and adaptable to frequent change
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
14 days ago