Youth Pastor

Calvary Community Church is a growing, Bible-centered church in Lincoln, Nebraska, committed to reaching people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and helping believers become fully devoted followers of Christ.

We are seeking a Youth Pastor who has a genuine love for Jesus, a passion for students, a commitment to biblical truth, and the leadership ability to build a healthy and growing ministry to middle and high school students.

We are looking for more than someone who can organize youth activities. We are seeking a pastor, teacher, disciple-maker, and leader who will invest in students, partner with parents, develop leaders, and create a ministry where teenagers can know Christ, grow spiritually, build meaningful relationships, and reach their friends with the Gospel.

The Youth Pastor will provide spiritual, pastoral, and organizational leadership for Calvary's ministry to students in 6th–12th grade
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The Youth Pastor will be responsible for developing a vibrant student ministry that combines biblical teaching, discipleship, worship, relationships, outreach, service, and fun while remaining aligned with the mission, doctrine, philosophy, and leadership of Calvary Community Church.

The successful candidate should:

• Have a clear testimony of personal salvation through faith in Jesus Christ and demonstrate a growing relationship with Him.
• Demonstrate a consistent life of prayer, Bible study, worship, and personal spiritual discipline.
• Meet the biblical character qualifications for spiritual leadership described in passages such as 1 Timothy 3:1–7, Titus 1:6–9, and 1 Peter 5:1–4.
• Demonstrate spiritual maturity, humility, integrity, teachability, and personal accountability.
• Maintain high standards of personal morality and Christian conduct.
• Have a genuine love for teenagers and a desire to see them come to know Christ and mature in their faith.
• Be committed to the authority, truth, and practical teaching of Scripture.
• Demonstrate a heart for evangelism and reaching students who are disconnected from Christ and the church.
• Be able to enthusiastically support the doctrine, mission, values, and ministry philosophy of Calvary Community Church.
• Demonstrate a servant's heart and the ability to work under and alongside church leadership.
• Maintain healthy relationships with family, church staff, volunteers, parents, and students.

The Youth Pastor will develop and deliver engaging, biblically faithful teaching that helps students understand Scripture and apply it to everyday life.

The Youth Pastor will intentionally develop a discipleship strategy that helps students move from simply attending youth activities to becoming spiritually mature followers of Jesus.

This includes helping students develop habits of Bible study, prayer, worship, service, evangelism, generosity, and involvement in the life of the church.

Plan and lead excellent weekly student ministry gatherings that students are excited to attend and invite their friends to.

Weekly programming should incorporate biblical teaching, worship, small groups, relationship building, games and activities, and intentional opportunities for students to respond spiritually.

The Youth Pastor should continually evaluate programming to ensure that it is accomplishing the spiritual and ministry goals of Calvary rather than simply maintaining a schedule of activities.

Develop an outward-focused culture in which students are encouraged and equipped to invite friends, share their faith, and reach other students.

Build relationships within the community and look for appropriate opportunities to connect with students through schools, athletic events,…