Children’s Ministry Director

FPC Children's Ministry Director# FPC Children's Ministry Director Jackson, MS 39202## Overview Category Ministry ## FPC Children's Ministry Director##
** FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA)**##
** Jackson, Mississippi**“First Presbyterian Church exists to glorify God by making disciples in our neighborhood, our communities, and the world”##

Job Description for Children's Ministry Director### OVERVIEW AND MISSION OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH First Presbyterian Church of Jackson exists to glorify God by making disciples in our neighborhood, our communities, and the world. In His providence, God has placed us on the corner of North State and Pinehurst Streets, in midtown Jackson. We resolve to be good neighbors and gospel witnesses in the neighborhoods around our church campus.

We draw members and visitors from the entire metro-Jackson area. We will continue to make disciples in our city by equipping believers to live for Christ in their homes, their workplaces, and in their neighborhoods across our region. For more information please visit our website, First Presbyterian Church.### CHILDREN'S MINISTRY AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHOur vision for children's ministry at First Presbyterian Church is to reach children for Christ and to equip them in the knowledge of God and in living out their faith at home, at school, and in the world.

Scripture describes the Church as a living spiritual house with Christ as its foundation and cornerstone, and each believer as a stone (1 Peter 2:4–5; Ephesians 2:19–22). We want our children to understand that they are living stones in this particular house of God, and that each time they come here they are reminded that they belong to the Body of Christ.

We pray that they will trust in Christ at an early age and be equipped so that they, like us, are built into a living temple where Christ reigns. We are the household of God, and children are fully part of that household.### JOB SUMMARY First Presbyterian Church is seeking a mature, gifted, and Christ-centered Children's Ministry Director to lead and oversee FPC's ministry to children (K3 through 6th grade) and their families.

This includes the content (ensuring all instruction is consistent with the Westminster Standards), staff, volunteers, children's ministry budget, facilities, and safety of every children's program, including Sunday instruction, Children's Church time, catechism instruction and recitation, communicant preparation, Vacation Bible School, and seasonal and special events.

The Director carries out the children's ministry vision under the supervision of the Minister of Students and Families and with the counsel of the Students and Families Committee. The Director is accountable to the Senior Minister, Executive Minister, and to the Session through them. The Director supervises various staff helping with midweek and catechism classes, as well as children's ministry volunteers.

The Director meets weekly with the Minister of Students and Families for reporting, planning, and pastoral care, and shares any shepherding concerns that arise in the children's ministry. The Director attends all Students and Families Committee meetings; the Committee advises on and approves ministry direction, curriculum, and major programs, and the Director is responsible for carrying them out. The Director gives an annual in-person report on the children's ministry to the Session.

This is a full-time position reporting to the Minister of Students and Families.###

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Spiritual Leadership and Vision
* Be a person of prayer who lives daily in God's grace and shows godliness in family, church, and community.
* Pray for and give spiritual counsel and encouragement to the children of the church and their families…