Youth Minister - Santa Clara Church

Youth Minister – Santa Clara Church

SANTA CLARA CHURCH, EUGENE, OREGON

Full‑time ministry position reporting to the Ministry staff and led by the Lead Pastor/Elders.

We build a ministry where teenagers are adopted, discipled, and sent, creating a church culture where students feel genuinely known and safe, surrounded by consistent adults who walk alongside them over time.

The Youth Minister leads the student ministry with warmth, steadiness, and intentionality, establishing clear rhythms and a simple, repeatable framework that connects every student to caring adults and ensures youth ministry is woven into the broader life of the congregation.

• Shepherding & Discipleship
• Lead weekly youth gatherings with Bible‑centered teaching.
• Build one‑on‑one and small group discipleship relationships.
• Pursue students relationally, not just programmatically.
• Partner with parents as primary disciple rs of their teens.
• Create a culture of belonging where every student feels known.
• Walk with students through life's major moments and transitions.
• Create a youth outreach plan to bring more teens into Santa Clara Church.
• Team & Culture Building
• Recruit, train, and coordinate a sustainable volunteer team.
• Develop adults into consistent, caring mentors for students.
• Integrate youth ministry into the whole life of the church.
• Maintain clear, dependable communication between staff, elders, and the church.
• Collaborate with elders and pastoral staff on vision and strategy.
• Build simple systems that others can carry and replicate.

• Loves teenagers and sees them as image‑bearers worthy of deep investment.
• Can teach the Bible faithfully and accessibly to high school students.
• Is warm and relational, yet organized and systems‑minded.
• Earns trust slowly and keeps it carefully—students, parents, and staff.
• Thinks about ministry in terms of culture, not just calendar.
• Knows how to recruit volunteers and release responsibility well.
• Is steady under pressure and doesn’t need the spotlight to thrive.
• Equips young people to strive toward being believers of service.

• Personal, active Christian faith and church membership.
• Demonstrated experience in student ministry or pastoral care.
• Ability to teach and preach from Scripture with clarity and depth.
• Strong relational and organizational skills.
• Alignment with the church's theological convictions within the Restoration Movement framework.

• Bachelor's degree in theology, ministry, or related field (M.Div. or equivalent a plus).
• Experience building and leading volunteer teams.
• Background in family ministry or intergenerational church models.

Shepherd‑hearted – loves the flock and shows up consistently.

Steady – calm, dependable, unshaken by difficulty.

Intentional – moves with purpose, not just activity.

Humble – builds others rather than building a platform.

To apply, please submit a resume.