Director of Student; Youth Ministry- Brentwood United Methodist Church; Brentwood, TN

** This position location is Brentwood, TN.

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Director of Student Ministry

Ministry Objective

To lead, oversee, and manage the Student Ministry team as they seek to connect youth to God, each other, and the Church, preparing them with sustainable faith, and sending them out to use their gifts in God’s kingdom.

Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are a representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PASTORAL RESPONSIBILITIES

If Deacon or Elder in the UM Church:

• Preach, lead worship, and preside over sacraments as assigned
• Participate in Emergency/Pastor on Call Ministry and serve as pastor on call as assigned or needed
• Provide pastoral support to lay leadership, partners, and members of the community
• Lead special services (including, but not limited to) in-the-field worship services, project-dedication prayers, funerals, weddings, prayer, and healing services
• Represent BUMC in the community, district, and/or annual conference as sent by Supervisor or Senior Pastor
• Serve in Clergy responsibilities per the UMC Book of Discipline in the Church and Tennessee Annual Conference

DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP

• Provide vision, supervision and development of the Student Ministry department and staff
• Prayerfully discern, with staff and laity team, the core values, mission, and vision statements
• Work with the Student Ministry L3 (Loving, Learning, Leading) Team to develop a yearly strategic plan and budget recommendations, providing spiritual guidance and direction for the team
• Encourage and empower students and volunteers by recruiting, equipping, building relationships, and offering discipleship & service opportunities
• Serve as liaison between ministry teams
• Pray daily for this church, the Church of Jesus Christ, its people, its needs, and its faithfulness

DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT

• Track revenue and expenses throughout events/program life cycles providing documentation to administrative staff ensuring that expenses do not exceed allocated budget. Responsible for annual budget planning, approval of purchases, and fundraising requests.
• Oversee the Student Ministry calendar
• Collaborate with all BUMC ministry departments to coordinate ministry to student and parents
• Partner with all BUMC administration departments (e.g., Finance, Facilities, Communications, Human Resources & Operations.) as required to ensure proper processes, guidelines and procedures are followed by all staff and laity
• Communicate with participants and volunteers regarding programs and ministries
• Attend regular departmental and all staff meetings

MINISTRY RESPONSIBILITIES

Discipleship & Leadership

• Leads the Student Ministry team in planning Sunday night programming and is a part of the lead teaching team
• Oversee Sunday School recruit, coordinate, and train volunteers, develop or find curriculum that is theologically appropriate and age-appropriate, and implement the creative vision for Sunday morning discipleship
• Identify, adapt, develop, and provide resources for student’s personal spiritual growth
• Work with Student Ministry team to ensure smooth transition between middle school and high school ministries and discipleship opportunities
• Guide transition of 5 th grade students to Student Ministry in collaboration with Middle School Director & Children’s Ministry department
• Create and teach studies aimed at helping students make the next step in their faith development to include, but not limited to, Sunday School, Sunday night programming, and Bible studies
• Lead and/or assist with planning for events and trips (e.g., Breakthru, mission trips, Sonshine Choir Tour) to include, but not limited to, program development, worship leadership, and logistical planning
• Create opportunities for spiritual growth outside the walls of the church, including but…