Youth Pastor

Job Title:Student (Youth) Pastor

Status:Full-time, Salaried, onsite position

Church Size:300

Date Revised:February 10, 2026

Supervisor:Elders/Lead Pastor

• Lead students (youth grade 6-12), their families, and volunteers to follow Jesus.
• Consistently deliver an outstanding environment so that students are educated to become followers of Jesus Christ.
• Create systems necessary to attain consistent, measurable results beneficial to the mission and vision of FCC. Systems include, but are not limited to:
• Child Safety
• Leadership
• Communication
• Guest Follow Up
• Volunteers
• Midweek and Weekend Services
• Recruit, train, organize and empower adult volunteers and youth leadership teams to assist in leading the student (youth) ministry.
• Lead creative team meetings outside of service times in order to maximize the impact of Youth Group meetings.
• Communicate weekly and meet regularly with Youth Ministry Leaders in order to build ownership and equip them to lead.
• Oversee communication between the church, student (youth) and families.
• Provide resources for parents and families, as needed.
• Engage the community beyond the church setting through participation in youth member extracurricular activities, FCA, and others as identified.
• Oversee curriculum selection for youth grades 6th-12th.
• Oversee the setup and operation including check-in, individual student environments, security, check out, setup and tear down of all related youth ministry environments on Sunday morning, Wednesday nights, and Special Events.
• Oversee the Student (youth) Ministry budget, and plan special events, as needed.
• Participate in staff meetings, as scheduled.
• Create/Sustain a student (youth) ministry “brand” within First Christian Church, to include: a name, theme, décor, graphics, website, etc.
• Actively participate in the planning, preparation, execution and follow-up of church wide events (fellowship lunches, lake day, VBS, Journey from Exodus, etc.)

• Degree in Ministry related field or equivalent experience
• Heart for kids
• Constant encourager
• Great people skills
• Strength in recruiting, training and overseeing volunteers
• Driven by a vision of the potential of the Youth ministry they are leading
• Excellent communicator
• Humility demonstrated through supporting tasks not assigned (Random acts of kindness)
• Experienced leader, specifically in the area of a group of volunteers
• High energy
• Favors creativity and innovation over tradition for tradition’s sake
• Capable of planning a weekly showcase event for students
• Social media savvy
• Well read
• Knowledge of church systems, organization, and structure
• Team Player
• Teachable/ Lifelong learner