Youth Director

Aletheia is a family who exists to see a greater worship of Jesus through disciple making and church planting. The elders shepherd the flock, make disciples, train leaders, and plant churches. The Teleios Youth Director is responsible for helping Aletheia cultivate a culture of gospel-centered discipleship, biblical maturity, community, and mission among middle and high school students. This role is Part-Time working 20 hours a week, alongside the pastoral team.

This role provides relational and strategic leadership for Teleios Youth, developing intentional environments and pathways that help students move from attending church to following Jesus, growing in Christ, serving others, and making disciples. The Teleios Youth Director will provide leadership, relational care, and strategic oversight for Aletheia’s youth ministry while equipping parents and volunteer leaders to disciple students and carry the ministry forward.

This position reports directly to the Executive Pastor and works closely with the Teaching Pastor and the rest of the Pastors.

How we know this person is successful in their role:

• Teleios Youth is healthy, gospel-centered, biblically faithful, and aligned with Aletheia’s mission, vision, and theology.
• Students are growing in their love for Jesus, understanding of Scripture, and commitment to His mission and have clear next steps to grow as disciples and disciple others.
• Youth gatherings, small group time, events, and other ministry environments are healthy and producing spiritual growth.
• Students are developing meaningful relationships with mature Christian leaders and peers.
• Parents are informed, supported, and increasingly engaged in the spiritual formation of their students.
• Youth leaders are recruited, equipped, supported, and developed.
• Emerging student and adult leaders are identified and entrusted with increasing ownership.
• Students are being equipped to live faithfully for Jesus at home, at school, and in their communities.
• Teleios Youth is increasingly marked by evangelism, service, leadership development, and multiplication, and both local and global missions.
• Communication, resources, systems, and ministry rhythms are clear and well-managed.
• The ministry operates through healthy leaders and systems, not dependence on the Teleios Youth Director.

Primary areas of ownership:

• Lead and oversee Aletheia’s Teleios Youth ministry.
• Develop and implement the Elders’ vision and strategy for youth discipleship.
• Establish a clear discipleship pathway for middle and high school students.
• Provide primary oversight for weekly youth gatherings, small groups, and discipleship environments.
• Recruit, train, equip, and care for youth ministry volunteers.
• Partner with parents in the spiritual formation and discipleship of their students.
• Establish a unified discipleship philosophy with the Aletheia Junior Director that flows into Teleios Youth environments.
• Ensure each youth ministry environment is gospel-centered, biblically faithful, relational, age-appropriate, and missionally focused.
• Create clear pathways for students to move from participation to spiritual maturity and disciple-making.
• Develop systems that encourage multiplication of students, leaders, and ministry environments.
• Identify and develop emerging adult and student leaders who can take increasing ownership of ministry.
• Provide care and relational investment in students and families.
• Evaluate the health and effectiveness of Teleios Youth and make recommendations for improvement.
• Collaborate with Elders, Church Staff, Deacons, Ministry Leads and Parents, as needed.
• Ensure clear communication and alignment between Teleios Youth, parents, and the broader church.

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