Middle School Student Director​/Pastor Christian Church

Church Information

Church Name:
Real Life Christian Church

Address: 900 Centerville Turnpike, North Chesapeake, VA 23320

Phone:

Email: _christian_church_

Middle School Student Director/Pastor

The role of Middle School Student Director/Pastor at Real Life Christian Church is to build leadership teams that create environments and foster relationships with students and families, equipping both students and parents for living Jesus > everything discipleship model now, and preparing students to carry their faith beyond their time in Middle and High School.

This person must be highly relational, energetic, dynamic, and relevant to today’s student culture. They must be passionate about seeing students and parents develop a solid foundation in Christ and demonstrate the ability to create, plan, execute, and evaluate successful events.

• Need to be pastoral:
  Knowing students and leaders, connecting new students to other students and leaders, being aware of needs, and caring for the whole flock as well as leaders.
• Needs to be a leader of leaders:
  Executing a program to recruit, onboard, and develop adult leaders to disciple students, understanding that the impact of the ministry is reliant on 1
  - God. 2
  - Adults knowing and discipling kids at a low ratio (ideal is 5-1).
• Needs to be administratively adept:
  Executing weekly gathering, preparing material and getting it to leaders, regular events promoted to rally kids and their friends to, camps 2x per year, serving opportunities, student leadership teams, and parent meetings all need excellent communication and promotion with parents and students. Follow-up with newcomers is also a must.

This individual must demonstrate a shepherd’s heart for people and model biblical priorities by being committed to:

• Spending regular time in God’s Word and prayer.
• Faithfully supporting the ministry of RLCC by giving regularly.
• Must demonstrate spiritual maturity and a growing relationship with Jesus.
• Displays a balance of humility and drive to build God’s kingdom.

• Grow students deeper in relationships with Jesus and others through a weekly Sunday morning gathering, a mid‑week small group focused time, and events to help students grow in relationship with each other as well as invite guests at least once a quarter. Two camps a year to get away, gather, and grow.
• Lead our people to seek opportunities to serve both inside and outside the church walls.
• Work with the children’s ministry director, community director/pastor, parents and students to get students into positions of serving inside the church on a regular basis. Aim for at least 70% of students serving on a regular basis (1/month). Schedule and plan community serving events (in the city, or things you can do at church for the community) two times per year (not including our two all‑church RL serves, which you will encourage students to participate in with the larger church family).
• Oversee Student ministry for grades 6‑8, working with the Children’s ministry director to help families (students and parents) live Jesus > everything discipleship model.
• Communicate vision for student ministries with passion, conviction, and clarity.
• Ensure alignment of the student ministries with the overarching church strategies and values.
• Recruit, train, and provide leadership to volunteer teams.
• Select, prepare, and teach student curriculum.
• Assume responsibility for quality control of the overall environment.
• Develop and deliver student services (Sunday Morning and Mid‑week) that help deepen students’ growth and deepen their faith.
• Create events and environments designed for welcoming and loving friends, and being intentional in helping guests get connected to others and Jesus.
• Implement ways to partner with parents to develop students’ faith.
• Oversee small group ministry and ensure it aligns with other programming and overall church vision.
• Maintain a safe environment, including requiring background checks of all volunteers, avoiding dangerous activities, and ensuring that liability release forms for students are completed.
• Meet and mentor interns, leaders, and parents.
• Build…