Student Minister Ridgecrest Baptist Church

Overview

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We are a growing, family friendly SBC church in Greenville, TX marked by elder led congregationalism, expositional preaching, and meaningful membership. We are seeking a student minister to lead in discipling our students and equipping our parents.

Position and Salary Package

Full Time Student Minister. Competitive, based on experience.

If you’re interested in applying, please send a (1) cover letter, (2) resume with at least 4 references, and (3) statement of doctrinal convictions and ministry philosophy to [email protected].

We’ll accept resumes through October 1, 2025, and will contact all applicants via email with an update on their status shortly afterwards, including next steps.

1. Polity:
We’re a congregation ruled by Jesus, led by elders, and governed by the congregation. We currently have 10 elders (3 staff, 7 lay) who are biblically qualified and affirmed by our congregation to lead in direction, doctrine, and discipline of RBC.

2. Commitments:
We want all RBC members to be committed to “Grow, Serve, Go.” This means growing in discipleship, serving as a way of life, and going on mission. We just finished a series defining who we are, emphasizing our identity, ideals, instincts, and impact:

• Identity:
  We’re a people who, for God’s glory and in the Spirit’s strength, look to Jesus alone for pardon, power, purpose, and pleasure.
• Ideals:
  Our core values are true biblical conversion and covenant community. God uses the Spirit, word, and people to create and keep His new covenant people.
• Instincts:
  Our instincts show the world who we are: a God-Centered Vision for Life, a Holy Life of Christlike Love, and a Stewardship Mentality.
• Impact:
  We’re called by King Jesus to impact our world by saving souls through evangelism and maturing saints through discipleship.

3. Staff:
We have 7 full-time ministry staff, plus a part-time nursery coordinator and financial assistant.

4. Doctrine and Membership:
We’re an SBC church affiliated with the Southern Baptist of Texas Convention. We have a statement of faith our members ascribe to, along with a membership process that includes a membership agreement.

5. Bible Study:
We offer 8 adult Sunday school classes, plus many for youth, children, and nursery. Our average attendance for Sunday School is between 250-300.

6. Worship:
Our normal Sunday morning worship attendance is 500-600. We offer nursery, children’s church (through 2nd grade), and a special needs ministry. Preaching is expository, worship style is blended leaning contemporary, and dress is casual for most.

7. Life Groups:
During the school year, we have 15 Life Groups that meet on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings, some in homes and some on campus to discuss the weekly sermon and build Christlike community together.

8. Mid-week:
Our mid-week program includes a meal followed by Awana, Ridge 5-6, Ridge Students, and 3 adult discipleship classes (men, women, and co-ed). The co-ed class, taught by our pastor, is called D3:
Doctrine, Devotion, Delight, alternating between biblical counseling topics in the Fall and doctrinal topics in the Spring.

9. Ministries:
We have active men’s and women’s ministries, a benevolence ministry to meet community needs, a Celebrate Recovery group, and we’re soon starting a Grief Share group.

10. Missions:
We have an Acts 1:8 team that oversees distributing church funds to adopted mission partners and church members for mission trips. There are many mission trip opportunities each year. We also host a local outreach called For the City, where area churches partner to be a light in our community through service projects and evangelism at the start of the summer.

Current Student Ministry

1. Weekly Meetings:
Our mid-week gathering is our largest meeting during the school year, featuring biblical teaching, student-led worship through song, and small group discussions with volunteer leaders. Recent topics have included Jonah, 1-2 Peter, Psalms, Romans 1-8, James, biblical conversion, church membership, and the “I am”…