Youth Pastor

Youth Pastor
Temple City Church - Selma, North Carolina

Temple City Church is seeking a passionate, relational, and visionary Youth Pastor to lead the next generation of students into authentic relationships with Jesus Christ.

This is an opportunity for a leader who loves students, believes discipleship changes lives, and is excited to build a ministry that reaches the lost, equips believers, and develops young leaders for the Kingdom.

We’re looking for someone who isn’t simply interested in planning events or preaching messages; we’re looking for a pastor who desires to know students by name, invest in families, develop volunteers, and create a culture where every student feels seen, heard, loved, and challenged to follow Jesus.

Temple City YTH is a vibrant, growing student ministry serving middle and high school students every week.

More than just creating exciting services, our heart is to build a ministry where students experience genuine community, grow in biblical truth, discover their identity in Christ, and become disciple-makers themselves.

We believe the local church should partner closely with parents to help students develop a faith that lasts long after graduation.

The Youth Pastor will inherit a ministry with strong momentum, a big group of committed volunteers, healthy systems, a youth assistant, and significant opportunity for continued growth and innovation.

The Youth Pastor will provide spiritual, pastoral, and organizational leadership for all aspects of the student ministry.

This includes developing volunteers, preaching and teaching, discipling students, partnering with parents, planning events, partnering with First Priority of America to reach students in our school systems, overseeing and executing our annual summer camp called Revivefest, building leadership pipelines, and helping students discover and live out their God-given purpose.

This leader will report directly to the Executive Director and serve alongside a healthy, collaborative pastoral staff.

• Cast vision for the student ministry
• Prepare and communicate biblically sound, engaging messages
• Disciple students toward spiritual maturity
• Create environments where students can encounter Jesus and respond to the Gospel
• Develop student leaders and encourage ownership of their faith

• Recruit, train, and shepherd volunteer leaders
• Build healthy leadership culture
• Equip leaders to disciple students effectively
• Foster strong relationships among volunteers

• Build authentic relationships with students
• Be present at student activities when appropriate
• Provide biblical counseling and pastoral care
• Celebrate milestones and walk with students through difficult seasons

• Communicate consistently with parents
• Equip parents to disciple their teenagers at home
• Build trust and healthy relationships with families

• Plan weekly gatherings/services, retreats, camp, and outreach events
• Manage ministry calendar and budget
• Oversee safety procedures and volunteer onboarding
• Utilize Planning Center and other ministry systems effectively

• Create opportunities for students to invite friends
• Build connections with local schools and the community
• Develop outreach strategies that help students engage their peers with the Gospel

• A growing and vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ
• Clear calling to student ministry
• Minimum of 3–5 years of youth ministry leadership experience
• Strong biblical teaching and communication skills
• Experience building and leading volunteer teams
• Organizational and administrative excellence
• Ability to work collaboratively within a staff team

• Bible college or ministry degree (or equivalent experience)
• Experience in a growing and fast paced church environment
• Experience planning camps, retreats, and events
• Familiarity with Planning Center and church management software

• Passionate about reaching students with the Gospel
• A relational leader who genuinely loves teenagers and volunteers
• A strong communicator of God’s Word who is passionate…