GP Kids Director

To meet the needs of our church family and community we are now seeking God’s choice for our GP Kids Director. We have a history of vibrant and healthy Children’s Ministries that currently include Sunday mornings (2 services in the school year, one service over the summer), Awana, Vacation Bible School, periodic GP Kids activities, and more. We are prayerfully seeking the right person to lead the way in all these areas.

View the complete Information Packet and Candidate Profile.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• A vibrant, mature, and growing relationship with Jesus.
• A clear sense of calling to Children’s Ministry.
• A teachable spirit, eager to become equipped for effective ministry.
• Higher Education or training in Children’s Ministry or related field.
  OR
• 2 years of experience in a hands-on Children’s Ministry environment.

WHAT YOU BELIEVE

• You unreservedly agree with the GracePoint Doctrinal Statement Scroll down to the “What We Believe” section.
• You unreservedly agree with GracePoint’s stance on Homosexuality and Same-Sex Marriage

RESPONSIBILITIES

The GP Kids Director role is a full-time position (40 hours per week). The Director is responsible to strategize, plan, organize, coordinate, and be responsible for implementing all GP Kids ministry programs in alignment with the overall GracePoint mission.

Accountability:
The GP Kids Director is accountable to the NextGen Pastor, who reports to the Lead Pastor. This position sets the course for and oversees the entire GP Kids team which includes the Preschool and Coordinator, the Preschool Administrator, and the NextGen/GP Kids Administrative Assistant.

Personal Qualifications:

• Effective listener and consistent, clear communicator.
• Self-starter who invites and encourages collaboration.
• Leadership qualities that encourage mission success through teambuilding among staff and volunteers.
• Eager to lead kids to a saving knowledge of Jesus and to teach them how to maintain a growing relationship with Jesus that leads to Christian maturity.
• Personally and professionally organized, able to create and/or maintain systems and procedures that provide clarity, consistency, and effectiveness in ministry.
• Collaboratively works with staff and volunteers to foster success.

Core Responsibilities:

Prayer:

• Pray regularly for all staff, volunteers, and families involved in GP Kids ministries.

Lead GP Kids Ministry:

• Responsible for planning and supervising all events for GP Kids Ministry. Current programs and events this includes are Sunday Mornings, Wednesday nights (Awana), and special events. (Example: VBS, Family Movie Night, etc.)
• Facilitate opportunities for spiritual growth in GracePoint’s children.
• Maintain GP Kids’ programmatic alignment with GracePoint’s mission and values.

Schedule and Recruit Volunteers:

• Recruit, assign, and organize all GP Kids Elementary volunteer involvement on Wednesdays, Sundays, and for special events.
• Work with and recruit volunteers to ensure all needed positions are staffed.
• Design, implement, and maintain a volunteer recruitment strategy.
• Design and implement discipleship and training tools that equip GP Kids volunteers and staff to impact kids for Christ.

Communication:

• Communicate clearly and regularly with volunteers and parents.
• Regularly inform the church family about what is happening in GP Kids ministries.
• Clearly communicate GP Kids needs to the church staff as needed.

Steward Resources:

• Oversee the effective and wise use of the GP Kids Ministry budget.

Regular Responsibilities:

• Develop a strategic plan for sharing the gospel regularly to, discipling, and encouraging the spiritual growth of GracePoint’s children.
• Work with appropriate GracePoint staff to develop a child-focused social media and content strategy that communicates the gospel, teaches biblical truth, and highlights God’s work among the children of the GracePoint family.
• Oversee and improve upon GracePoint’s child safety procedures and policies for the GP Kids ministry.
• Participate in the formulation and oversight of the annual budget for GP Kids ministry.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Ministry Expense Accounts Provided

• Children’s Ministry Budget: $17,450 annually.
• Personal Book/Resource allowance: $650 annually.
• Personal Meals/Ministry Contact Allowance: $700 annually.
• Personal Conferences/Development Allowance: $1,500 annually.

Compensation & Benefits

• $65,000 annually.
• Health care stipend: $9,600 annually.
• Phone allowance: $1,440 annually.
• 401K Employer match at 5%.
• Dental, Disability & Dismemberment Insurances.
• Paid annual leave.
• Supplemental Sick Leave (SSL) plan.
• Flexible schedule.
• Office space and computer.
• Relocation/moving expenses paid.

Application Process:

Typical to any interviewing process, each of the steps below will have its own “move forward / don’t move forward” evaluation, made by our search team. A “move forward” decision at any step will automatically move your application to the next step. A “don’t move forward” decision will remove your application from consideration. We commit to clear communication with you at each step, in a timely manner. And, at the appropriate time in our process, information will be requested to perform a background check and speak to references.

Here’s how to get started with your application…
Step one:
We want to get to know you, your heart, and your life with Jesus. Please provide short answers (no more than a paragraph or two) to each of the following:

1. Describe how you came to faith in Jesus and how you have discovered your spiritual gifts, talents, and calling to minister to children.
2. Explain the gospel message as you would to an 8-year-old.
3. What aspects of serving your church and community do you find the most fulfilling and why? What do you find the most draining and challenging?
4. When it comes to selecting a Sunday School curriculum for K-5, what curriculum elements are on your “must-have” list?
5. Describe your leadership style. Tell us about times when you’ve had vision for a project or plan and saw it come to life.
6. Where would you say you stand theologically compared to our statement of faith?
7. Tell us about a failure in your ministry experience and what you learned from it.
8. Describe your approach to teaching children, specifically include how you transmit the eternal truths of scripture to them in relevant ways.
9. Describe your approach to identifying, recruiting, and training volunteers.
10. How do you balance your personal life and family commitments with your work or ministry responsibilities?

Step two:
Please send the following materials to apply@gracepointnd.org. You will receive a confirmation that we received your materials and if any more steps are needed. Please include:
• Cover letter (Word or PDF)
• Resume that includes at least three references we can contact (Word or PDF)
• Educational Transcripts
• Your responses to the questionnaire in step one (Word or PDF)
• A video recording (or link) of you teaching and interacting with children

Please use the following format to label all attachments (PDFs if possible).
• SueSmith_CoverLetter
• SueSmith_Resume
• SueSmith_Transcripts
• SueSmith_Questionnaire
• SueSmith_Video

Please do not send an incomplete application. We will contact you within 2 weeks of receiving your materials to let you know of any next steps we’d like to take.

Step three:
We will contact you to schedule a 15-minute, video “screening call” with two members of our team. We’d like the opportunity to connect your face and personality to the resume and materials we have in-hand.

Step four:
We will contact you to schedule a 90-minute video conversation with our entire team. We’ll have a handful of questions to ask you and you can feel free to ask us questions about anything you would like to know. Please, feel free to ask us anything.

Step five:
We will contact you to schedule a second 90-minute video conversation with our entire team and would like your spouse (if you have one) to join you on the call. Our goal is not to interview your spouse, but to get to know you through them and the lens of your relationship. Either of you should feel free to ask any questions you have.

Step six:
We will schedule a 30-minute video call with two members of our team to ask you questions of a more sensitive nature (sexual history, addiction history, marital history, financial topics, etc.).

Step seven:
We will invite you to come visit GracePoint over a weekend, at our expense. You’ll meet with our search team, staff, and some of the parents and volunteers who are part of the GP Kids ministry. You’ll get to peek into our existing GP Kids ministry in action, interact with students and families, and attend Sunday worship with the GP family. You will also have a chance to get to know Bismarck and the surrounding area.

Step eight:
We will offer you the position if our team still feels as positively as we have to this point.

View the complete JOB PROFILE HERE.