Interim Children’s Ministry Director Dayton Avenue Baptist Church

The Interim Children’s Ministry Director will oversee the preschool and children’s ministries of Dayton Avenue Baptist Church (Birth-5th grade), with special focus on managing programs and supporting families.

This interim position is expected to maintain and develop the children’s ministry during a period of church leadership transition, with primary responsibility for organizational leadership and program implementation.

Position Type:
Interim position for approximately 12-24 months during church leadership transition.

• Must be a spiritually mature and growing believer with demonstrated leadership experience in children’s ministry.
• Must have a demonstrated ability in managing children’s programs and supporting family participating in church activities.
• Must become a member in good standing of DABC, in full agreement with the DABC statement of faith, ministry purposes, and ministry philosophies.
• Must be supportive of church leadership in word and deed.
• Must have education or experience commensurate with the responsibilities of this role.
• Must have minimum proficiency with computers to perform ministry functions (MS Office and Macintosh proficiency).

• This is a temporary administrative position intended to maintain ministry operations during the church’s transitional period.
• The interim nature of this role will be evaluated as the church completes its refocus process and senior pastoral search.
• Position has potential to transition to permanent status based on mutual agreement and church leadership needs.
• Hours expected: 40 hours per week depending on season and ministry needs.
• Primary focus is on program continuity, volunteer management, and administrative functions.

• Meet regularly with the pastoral staff for planning and evaluation; attend pastoral staff meetings and retreats. Work extensively with other church leaders to build ministry partnerships to coordinate ministry calendars and ensure programmatic alignment.
• Oversee the children’s discipleship ministries of DABC: this position requires effective planning, teambuilding, delegation, budgeting, scheduling, and administration.
• Coordinate the work of volunteers and teams by meeting regularly with them to plan for regular ministries and special events; ensure proper volunteer scheduling, training, and appreciation.
• Communicate with ministry leaders, teams, and members (via web, flyers, social media, etc.). Maintain accurate records, contact information, and ministry databases. Form and work with a parent advisory team.
• Implement effective systems for curriculum selection, resource management, classroom organization, and procedural compliance.

• Provide administrative oversight of the children’s ministries (Birth-5th grade) of DABC under the supervision of the lead transition pastor.
• Ensure effective implementation of age-appropriate curriculum and programs that include:
• Knowledge of God and His character.
• Basic understanding of plan of salvation and foundational Bible stories.
• Recognition of basic moral obligations such as obedience, telling truth, and loving one another.
• The characteristics of spiritual development for children (1st – 5th grades) include:
  Basic understanding of the plan of salvation, foundational Bible stories and passages, and the core doctrines of the faith;
  Assurance of personal salvation;
  Ability to memorize and read the Bible.
• Ensure effective procedures for child check‑in and classroom conduct:
• Maintain a safe, organized, and welcoming environment for all children’s ministry spaces.
• Ensure proper check‑in/check‑out procedures are consistently followed.
• Manage classroom ratios and volunteer scheduling.
• Oversee curriculum implementation and resource distribution.
• Maintain ministry supplies and equipment inventory.
• Administer budget for children’s ministry programming.
• Develop training and procedural guidance for pre‑school and children workers as needed.
• Provide leadership in establishing an adequate number of ministries to facilitate the spiritual discipleship of children (e.g., Sunday School, Avenue Kids, AWANA,…