Youth and Children's Minister Union Christian Church Richmond, KY, of Americ

Our congregation is well established in our community and enjoys a wonderful diversity of ages in membership. Eldership and ministry staff partner to provide spiritual oversight and instruction to strengthen the congregation and make the greatest impact in the community. Our Senior Minister has been faithfully serving with us for over 17 years. Our current Youth Minister has served with us for three years while pursuing a degree in accounting at Eastern Kentucky University.

He is approaching graduation and is excited to serve God in the public accounting sector. With his graduation nearing, we are seeking a new Youth Minister. We desire a man with a love for The Lord, passion for evangelism and a heart for people to partner with us. The position we seek to fill will complement existing areas of ministry and allow us to continue to grow by reaching others for Christ.

Although our congregation is in a rural setting we are only 5 miles removed from downtown Richmond and Eastern Kentucky University, less than 30 minutes removed from 3 other universities:
Asbury, Berea and University of Kentucky. Our congregation enjoys solid leadership and modern facilities, including a large addition less than 5 years old.

• Organization Name:
  Union City Christian Church
• Organization
  
  Location:
  
  Richmond, KY, United States of America
• Number of Employees: 4
• Average Weekly Church Attendance: 150

A suitable candidate for the position will exhibit the following:

• He shall believe the Bible is the inerrant Word of God and only source of faith and practice.
• He shall believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, our Redeemer and Lord over His kingdom, the Church.
• Salvation is found in no other name.
• He shall believe salvation is a free gift of God’s grace when a believer professes faith in Christ as Savior and is immersed into Christ for the express purpose of forgiveness of sin and the indwelling gift of the Holy Spirit as God’s seal for our coming redemption.
• He shall believe in the ‘priesthood of the saints’ expressed by every Christian serving Christ in His Kingdom as ‘salt and light’ in the world and ‘ambassadors’ of the Good News of Christ.
• He shall believe in accountability to the overseers (elders/pastors) of the local congregation as spiritual leaders of the congregation.

• He shall bear the fruit of the Spirit in respect to serving Christ by serving others.
• He shall partner with the Elders and Senior Minister in ministering to and caring for the spiritual needs of the congregation.
• He shall demonstrate transparency and accountability to the Eldership, in cooperation with the Senior minister, to ensure diligence in effective ministry.
• He shall participate in weekly meetings with the ministry staff under direction of the Senior Minister to strengthen efficiency and vision.
• He shall submit an overview of ministry goals/accomplishments in a monthly meeting with the Elders and ministry staff.
• He shall participate in monthly Eldership & ministry staff meetings with the deacons.
• He shall participate in a yearly ministry review with the Elders.
• He shall partner with the senior minister, who shall serve as a mentoring partner with ministry staff.

• He shall assist the Elders and Senior Minister with pastoral care as needed.
• He shall preach and/or teach as needed and in keeping with personal gifts/skills, under the oversight of the Elders.
• Regular preaching and teaching opportunities will be provided in cooperation with the senior minister.
• He shall develop ministry tools/programs, to enable/equip parents and families to provide spiritual instruction in the home.
• He shall develop a supplemental structure of learning ‘at church’ such as Sunday school, PM mid-week programs, Bible study, small groups, etc.
• He shall coordinate and participate in youth worship & learning environments during all worship services.
• He shall provide leadership, training, guidance and resources to youth volunteers to ensure successful programs for youth.
• He shall actively engage and participate in activities, programs and outreach in keeping with the vision of the Union City congregation.
• He shall…