Kids Minister

The Kids Minister leads The Mount Church’s Kids Ministry, carrying out the church’s mission of “Following Jesus Together” among children from birth through sixth grade and their families. Working alongside staff and volunteers, this leader creates safe, Gospel-centered environments where kids encounter biblical truth, grow as disciples, and experience the love of Jesus. The role calls for a passion for partnering with parents, developing volunteer leaders, and building an organized, welcoming ministry that helps families take meaningful next steps in following Jesus together.

The Kids Minister leads The Mount Church’s Kids Ministry, carrying out the church’s mission of “Following Jesus Together” among children from birth through sixth grade and their families. Working alongside staff and volunteers, this leader creates safe, Gospel-centered environments where kids encounter biblical truth, grow as disciples, and experience the love of Jesus. The role calls for a passion for partnering with parents, developing volunteer leaders, and building an organized, welcoming ministry that helps families take meaningful next steps in following Jesus together.

• Ensure Kids are growing as disciples of Jesus.
• Provide safe, welcoming, and excellent ministry environments
• Establish strong partnerships with parents and families
• Develop a healthy, equipped, and multiplying ministry team
• Create organized and sustainable ministry systems

• Kids Growing as Disciples
• Provide vision, strategy, and day-to-day leadership for Kids Ministry, ensuring alignment with The Mount’s mission, doctrine, and values.
• Lead and oversee weekly ministry environments for children from birth through sixth grade, including nursery, preschool, and elementary ministry.
• Distribute Gospel-centered, age-appropriate curriculum and teaching plans as approved by the Teaching Pastor.
• Ensure classrooms and large-group environments are engaging, relational, developmentally appropriate, and clearly focused on biblical truth.
• Create pathways that help kids understand and respond to the Gospel, grow in spiritual habits, and celebrate milestones such as salvation and baptism.
• Be present, visible, and engaged on Sundays, building meaningful relationships with children, parents, volunteers, and new families.
• Regularly evaluate ministry environments, curriculum, and discipleship strategies for effectiveness and improvement.
• Safe, Welcoming & Excellent Ministry Environments
• Champion a ministry culture in which the physical, emotional, and spiritual safety of every child is a clear priority.
• Implement and consistently enforce all Ministry Safe requirements, child-protection policies, check-in and check-out procedures, and emergency protocols.
• Maintain accurate records for volunteer screening, background checks, training, incidents, attendance, and child information.
• Train staff and volunteers in appropriate boundaries, classroom management, emergency response, and best practices for safely engaging children.
• Respond promptly and appropriately to safety concerns, incidents, and policy violations in coordination with church leadership.
• Ensure ministry spaces are clean, prepared, welcoming, secure, and supplied for each gathering.
• Strong Partnership with Parents & Families
• Partner with parents as the primary disciple rs of their children by providing practical, accessible resources and encouragement.
• Develop a regular rhythm of parenting workshops and training opportunities that equip parents with biblical, practical tools for discipling their kids.
• Connect with new families through intentional follow-up, personal invitations, and clear next steps.
• Communicate consistently with parents about ministry…