Children's Pastor

Reports To:Senior Pastor / Executive Pastor

Status:Full-time

Our Mission:At The Gathering Church we believe our calling in life is worth more than a title.

We are passionate lovers of Jesus, who see
prayer
and
feeding the poor
as great mandates for the church. We each use our gifts and talents for God’s Kingdom.

The Children’s Pastor will lead a young generation to walk in greater levels of praise, power, purity and prayer than the generation before them.

As a result, a strategy is formed for birth – 5 th grade to reach their full potential in the Kingdom of God.

The church will partner with the home for the formation of this young generation.

With age-appropriate teaching and guidance, we equip our children and families to walk in fullness of the power of God.

• Oversee all age levels of children from birth to 5 th grade .
• Manage Orange curriculum and continue to coordinate weekend and mid-week service experiences. (First Look, 252 Basics,)
• Utilize Orange Curriculum to its fullest capacity. Ex:
  
  Social Media, Take Home, Website.
• Coordinate extracurricular Family Ministry Events. Ex:
  Fall Fest, Easter, and Christmas.
• Engagement with parents for spiritual development of family outside of Sunday services.
• Ensure safety of children while on campus or attending church related functions using security, check in process and background checks.
• Development of Special Needs programming as needed.
• Must possess vision, passion, energy and zeal for children ages birth-5 th grade.
• Must possess high standards for clean, children’s environments.

• Maintain and update GKIDS social media platforms on a weekly basis, ensuring content is current, engaging, and aligned with the vision and values of the ministry.

• Demonstrate proficiency in Pro Presenter/Planning Center and utilize its full capabilities to support church-wide ministry needs. This includes creating and managing presentations for GKIDS services, volunteer training, curriculum delivery, and special events.

• Bachelor’s degree or Ministry related equivalent (i.e. Ministry School, experience, etc.)
• Demonstrate the ability to recruit, train and coach in area of ministry.
• Self-Starter: requires minimal management with an ability to be further developed
• Create and maintain an annual budget for the ministry area assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree or Ministry related equivalent (i.e. Ministry School, experience, etc.
• Demonstrate the ability to recruit, train and coach in area of ministry.
• Self-Starter: requires minimal management with a ability to be further developed
• Create and maintain an annual budget for the ministry area assigned.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
• Ready to work in a higher paced environment.

• Possess organizational skills, communication skills and conflict resolution skills.
• Must possess and/or develop the ability to “switch gears” on short notice and embrace flexibility.
• Be an encourager of people and demonstrate social awareness.
• Meet as needed with the Senior Pastor and Direct Supervisor providing staff and organization updates.
• Continually strive to seek education and training opportunities. Must develop the habit of reading material appropriate to your ministry and seek leadership-training opportunities.
• Exercise tact, courtesy and diplomacy in dealing with guests and church members, as well as the outside community.
• Must possess ability to manage self, time and projects with minimal supervision/coaching.
• A teachable person that possesses an ability to be coached to develop themselves.

• If questions arise that are not covered by the job description, be sure to…