Discipleship Pastor with Youth Ministry Oversight
Job Description
Calvary is seeking a leader who is committed to discipleship through training and personal example and a leadership style which is relationally based with the ability to encourage and motivate.
Primary Responsibilities (roughly 60% of work load):
- Ongoing member of elder board and church ministry team
- Oversight of the discipleship team, including recruitment, training, planning and leading of major events and projects
- Intentional investment into multiplication style discipleship by leading, teaching and mentoring others to become better disciples of Jesus
- Develop healthy interpersonal relationships with the congregation at large, especially with those teams under oversight
Secondary Responsibilities (roughly 25% of work load):
- Oversight of the youth ministry team
- Oversight of volunteer recruitment, equipping and training for youth ministry leadership, programs and events
- Oversight of the Children’s Ministry Director and Children’s ministry team. Equip the Children’s Ministry Director to recruit, screen, train and lead volunteers
- Extend discipleship into opportunities for marriage and parenting enrichment
- Pastoral duties including ordinances, weddings, funerals, counseling and pastoral care
- Occasional preaching, (4-10 times a year) depending on the candidate
- Willingness to engage in EFCA district discipleship, youth and children’s pastor groups (as needed)
Supervisor: The discipleship pastor reports to the lead pastor and ultimately the elder board; to include ministry, spiritual life, integrity, family relationships and time off.
Discipleship Pastor Requirements:
- Personal faith in Jesus Christ
- Character and lifestyle consistent with spiritual maturity and the biblical requirements for an elder
- Agreement with the EFCA Statement of Faith
- A Bible college or seminary degree
- Minimum 5 years of ministry experience preferred, and proficiency to teach
- Licensed, credentialed, in the EFCA (or willing to become so) or ordained through a doctrinally compatible church
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to handle stress and problem solve
- Ability to keep confidential and sensitive information
- History of, and commitment to, being a moral and upstanding representative of the church community
- Has passed a background check and character screening
About this Church
Calvary is a very stable ministry environment with an average weekly attendance over 300. Calvary is unapologetically Christ-centered, Bible-based and grace-focused.
The church has responded well to progressive but balanced innovation and has a positive atmosphere. Calvary is thankful for God’s good work in and through the congregation. The church anticipates ongoing growth and positive, impactful ministry. Calvary desires to help people connect with the personal hope of Jesus and see everyone become multiplying disciples of Christ.
The church has a strong base of committed faithful servants. There is immense ministry potential through higher engagement of the uninvolved regular attendees.
Calvary has a wider regional influence and impact than would be typically expected given its rural setting. Congregants gather from ten different zip codes, and three counties. Six different school districts are represented in addition to a good number of home school families.
Calvary Church has been a faithful beacon of God’s presence and truth in Walker since its founding and enjoys a good reputation in the Walker region. It is the largest and most active evangelical church in the immediate area.