Area Director - Northeast Texas Region

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Job Specific

Working Conditions:

The Northeast Texas Region is prayerfully seeking visionary leaders to serve as area directors across the region. These new area directors will join committed teams across the Dallas Metroplex and East Texas. There are ministry opportunities across all areas:
Young Life, Wyld Life, Capernaum, and Young Lives .

The right candidate will be deeply committed to kid work and Biblical truth, as well as her or his personal spiritual development. This person will be energized by region's multiethnic, socio-economically diverse, and suburban/urban/rural communities. He or she will value a culture of belonging, collaborative communication, and dynamic strategies to reach every kind of kid. If you are passionate about Christ and kids, have creative drive, and want to put down roots for a career in ministry, the Lord may be calling you to the Northeast Texas Region.

Summary:

Through spiritual leadership and proper management, lead in developing a team in the area to carry out Young Life’s mission of introducing kids to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith.

Ministry Functions:

Spiritual Development — “Following Jesus” includes prayer and spiritual disciplines, fellowship, growth and health and church relationships.

Develop a yearly personal growth plan that fosters a vibrant spiritual life including time for solitude, retreat, reflection, prayer and a sincere commitment to understanding God’s Word.

Seek and maintain relationships and disciplines, in the context of active participation in a church community.

Actively participate in the spiritual life of the Young Life community.

Lead teams and individuals in spiritual development.

Ensure that all Young Life ministry in the area, is designed and carried out with a dependence on prayer that takes place out of the overflow of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Leadership Development — “Equipping leaders, committee and staff” includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision and vision casting.

Partner with Regional director and Committee to cast vision for reaching “every kid” within the defined area.

Develop consistent gatherings with committee, leaders and staff to build unity and provide vision and direction.

Create a spiritual leadership plan for volunteer leaders, staff and committee members in the area.

Recruit and train new staff and leaders to build leadership teams that reflect the community.

Supervise, develop and evaluate area staff,…