NextGen Pastor Blythe Baptist Church

BIBC Job Description Next Gen Pastor (Birth – Graduation)

Location:

Church, Schools and Homes

Reports To:

Senior Pastor
Status:
Full Time Salaried Position

The Next Gen pastor position sits at the intersection of children’s ministry, student ministry, and family discipleship. The role exists to provide unified leadership across the youngest generations of BIBC — birth through graduation — and to ensure those ministries operate as a connected pipeline rather than disconnected silos. Next Gen ministry is one of the most strategic roles in our church and needs to be pastored by a visionary shepherd.

To partner with parents, families, staff and volunteers to help those ages 0-18 to effectively follow Jesus together and to practically provide vision and leadership to help them grow as worshippers, servants and missionaries. To envision and design a pathway of ministry for young people to grow with God through these years, and work to make the kids and student ministries as aligned and effective as possible within this process.

This path should include clear, smooth transitions between developmental stages of life. Ultimately, develop the future spiritual leaders of the church.

• Praying and Championing. To pray passionately for God to move mightily in this age group in our church, and to invite others to join you in this endeavor. To be a relentlessly positive and encouraging voice into our church as a whole about the importance of ministry to the young, and to work hard to invite people to value and participate in this ministry.
• Innovate Family Ministry  help create a Pro‑Family Culture in our church. Provide leadership “horizontally” with all ministries to prioritize worship d culture change in our church so that there is increased focus on families worshipping together at home and church, creating common language across age groups. Clarify an aligned strategy for the family being sure to avoid/eliminate competing systems. To coach and shape children’s and youth ministries to prioritize the role of parents to be the primary spiritual trainers of their children.
  
  Explore family integrated events, retreats, and service. Teach or facilitate seminars and workshops that will help families become more effective in evangelism, discipleship, and service.
• Pastoring and Presence. To operate as effectively as possible as a Pastor to those age 0-18 and their families, staff and volunteers connected to this ministry, and to intentionally and formally share this pastoring role with many others in the ministry. To be highly present at 0‑18 events, balancing this with a need to maintain a healthy schedule.
• Vision and Development. To prayerfully envision, develop and implement a strategic ministry and discipleship pathway for this age group overall that will see these ministries continue to grow and take shape. To ensure that the Next Gen and family ministry vision stays aligned with the overall vision of BIBC.
• Leadership. To develop a strong sense of team throughout this ministry. To work together with staff, advisory teams and other volunteers in providing direction, making decisions, planning and carrying out the ministry. To work with the Senior Pastor to hire/recruit and directly oversee all staff and interns ministering to those in this age group. To be the lead spokesperson and cheerleader in recruiting and training volunteers.
• Administration. To manage the details of all aspects of the Next Gen ministry, whether directly or through delegation to other staff and leaders including schedules, programs, plans, policy implementation, budgets, staffing, volunteer teams, etc.

• Planning and Recruitment. To work with the staff and volunteer teams to ensure that all Next Gen ministry programs are organized, prepared and have sufficient staff and volunteers to make them happen. To be available to meet with each leadership team as necessary to ensure quality ministry.
• Staffing. To regularly meet one on one with staff for vision, encouragement and care. To meet at least once a month with all of your staff team for shared vision, input and encouragement. To…