Director of Gen Ministries

The Director of Next Gen Ministries leads Grace Life's ministry to middle and high school students, young adults, and assigned outreach events. The director teaches God's Word, develops leaders, partners with families, and builds ministries that help students and families confess Christ, follow Christ, and becomehealthy, functioning church members.

Grace Life Baptist Church is a Southern Baptist congregation in Cypress, Texas, with an average weeklyattendance of approximately 400 people. The church's ministry philosophy is closely aligned with 9

Marks,Desiring God, and the Pillar Network.

Cypress is a growing, family-oriented community in northwest Houston, offering suburban living with convenient access to greater Houston. Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, the third-largest school district in Texas and the state's largest suburban district, serves nearly 118,000 students across 96 schools and provides extensive academic, fine arts, career and technical education, and athletic opportunities.

• Pursue the central goal of Student Ministry: to evangelize students, disciple them toward maturity in Christ, and train them to become healthy, functioning members of the local church.
• Lead weekly ministry environments centered on faithful, substantial biblical teaching, discipleship,prayer, community, and evangelistic engagement.
• Strengthen students' participation in the gathered church, baptism, meaningful membership, service, and intergenerational relationships.
• Provide relational discipleship and pastoral care, and equip parents for the spiritual formation of their students.
• Recruit, train, and care for adult volunteers; develop qualified student leaders; and encourage potential pastors, missionaries, and church planters.
• Plan camps, retreats, missions, service projects, and other relationship-building activities.
• Build relationships with local schools and families, communicate clearly, welcome guests, and provide prompt follow-up.
• Collaborate with the Children's Ministry Coordinator, who reports to the Lead Pastor, to help fifth-grade students and their families transition well into Student Ministry.

• Lead a ministry strategy that fosters biblical community, discipleship, service, and meaningful church membership.
• Create consistent gatherings and relational opportunities suited to the ministry's size and needs.
• Develop young adult leaders for hospitality, discipleship, teaching, missions, and service.
• Provide appropriate pastoral care and connect young adults with the Lead Pastor, elders, or other churchleaders when deeper care is needed.

• Provide overall leadership for the Easter Egg Hunt, Vacation Bible School, and other outreach events assigned by the Lead Pastor.
• Establish each event's purpose, audience, timeline, budget, volunteer structure, communication, and follow-up plan.
• Recruit and equip event leaders, delegate responsibility, and partner with the Children's Ministry Coordinator on birth-through-fifth-grade components.
• Evaluate events for gospel clarity, guest experience, volunteer health, follow-up, and alignment with Grace Life's mission.

• Serve under the leadership of the Lead Pastor and elders, collaborating closely with staff and ministry leaders.
• Build sustainable ministries through clear systems, documented processes, healthy volunteer teams, and annual goals.
• Maintain accurate calendars, rosters, attendance, volunteer schedules, budgets, and communications.
• Ensure compliance with Grace Life's child protection, safety, transportation, financial, and communication policies.
• Participate in staff meetings, planning, and ministry evaluations, measuring…