Children’s and Family Minister Campbellsville Christian Church

Job Description

The Campbellsville Christian Church is a growing, Christ-centered community of faith seeking to hire a gifted and called minister to lead, disciple, and invest in a healthy/ growing Children’s and Family Ministry.

This ministry position would focus primarily on leading and serving children (birth – 5th grade) and their families. We’re looking for a Godly individual who is personable, fun/energetic and loves connecting with children/parents.

The ideal candidate is willing to invest/build a quality group of adult volunteers and ultimately desires to make disciples of the children/families of CCC and in our community.

• Personal (Love the Lord, your family, and friends!)
  • Have a growing relationship with Jesus through study, prayer and worship.
  • Cultivate a Christ-centered family life through time, priority, and commitment.
  • Maintain a healthy connection with the Church thru involvement and meaningful relationships.
• Children’s and Family Ministry (Love what you do!)
  • Provide oversight and innovation to a healthy/growing Children’s and Family Ministry with specific oversight to ages birth-5th grade and their families.
  • Give leadership & team development for volunteers thru ongoing recruitment & training.
  • Supply curriculum direction, training and lesson planning for all levels of ministry focus.
  • Provide teaching, coaching and mentoring for both children, parents and volunteers.
  • Coordinate weekly activities, spiritual growth opportunities & outreach in the community.
  • Maintain a close connection with parents/families thru media & communication platforms.
  • Help promote/plan/participate in camps, conferences, & events for children and families.
• Pastoral (Love the people you serve!)
  • Develop deep relationships with children/families thru presence in the church/community.
  • Be available for prayer and wise counsel for children/parents upon request.
  • Provide shepherding and pastoral care to babies, children and their families via home/school/hospital visits when appropriate.
  • Be available to supply preach and/or teach periodically if applicable.
  • Represent CCC as a minister in the community & as needed for weddings/funerals/etc.
  • Responsible to Senior Minister/Elders and supervisor for all Ministry area volunteers.
• Leadership (Love the team you serve with!)
  • Plan, build and lead scheduled Children’s and Family Ministry team meetings and training.
  • Continue to communicate and integrate the Mission, Vision, Values of CCC within the Children’s and Family Ministry strategy & discipleship process.
  • Stay current with ministry trends via books/podcasts/seminars and conferences.
  • Provide regular ministry evaluations thru Vital Growth Markers and make strategic adjustments within discipleship systems, processes and programs as needed.
• Administrative (Love the Church!)
  • Fully participate in all staff, leadership, and team meetings.
  • Help care for and maintain ministry facilities/equipment/materials/environments.
  • Provide budget oversight in ministry focus areas including any purchases/invoices.
  • Maintain current and consistent Children’s and Family Ministry Policies as well as any security protocols or guidelines.
  • Coordinate with the church staff any events, activities, or facilities/vehicle usage, etc.
  • Communicate and maintain consistent but flexible work hours both in & out of the office.
  • All salary positions are expected to work at least 40 hours per week with obvious flexibility due to various evening or weekend activities and/or events.

While individuals who have graduated with a ministry degree from a Bible college and who have previous ministry experience are preferred, all ministry candidates will be prayerfully considered. Our compensation package includes both salary plus benefits. The estimated salary range is $48,000-$53,000 (Commensurate with applicant’s experience/ability) and benefits est. $8,000-$10,000.

Our church is centrally located near the business district of downtown Campbellsville with a weekly attendance of around 190. Located in South-Central Kentucky, we are considered a college-town community of around 12,000 people in the city and about 27,000 in Taylor County. We exist to lead people to Jesus and into a growing relationship with Him.