Job Details
Job Location: Central Ministries - Whitestown, IN
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Job Shift: Sunday thru Thursday
Description
CULTURE & SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
Traders Point Christian Church defines our culture by these three gospel-centered values: humble, hungry and healthy. We expect and hold staff accountable to live out these values through their daily behaviors. We expect staff to humble themselves before God and others, work hard and unto God to advance His mission. We expect staff to focus on their health: relationally, physically, mentally and spiritually. We expect staff to be active members of the church who contribute to the church’s mission and vision. We expect staff to serve as spiritual leaders to our church body by being part of a small group, serving team, attending service regularly and tithing.
JOB SUMMARY
The Lead Youth Pastor is primarily responsible for leading Traders Point Youth, providing leadership to the Youth team, and setting clear goals aligning with the overall church vision. This role would also oversee and lead central youth content teams, leading the collaboration and work accountability among youth campus staff. This will require someone who is self-driven, collaborative and leads with a team mentality.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serves as a dotted line supervisor to campus youth staff and the Youth Operations Lead.
DUTIES/PRIMARY JOB PRODUCTS
- Provide leadership, direction, and support to TPY staff
- Defined vision, values, and staff role clarity for Traders Point Youth staff
- Effective equipping of all campus Youth staff members so they can lead their teams
- Effective one-on-one communication, relationship-building, and coaching
- Provide vision and direction for Youth staff team meetings and gatherings
- Model Kingdom collaboration by connecting with, resourcing, and networking with other Youth ministries
- Oversee the hiring process of new Youth staff
- When needed, lead change across the organization for TPY initiatives
- Actively growing in understanding and knowledge of adolescent development and trends
- Primary owner and stewardship responsibility of TPY budget
- Collaborate with Central teams
- Work with campus pastors to help them effectively lead TPY staff on their campus teams
- Initiate and collaborate with Creative team for all film, worship, and production support
- Represent and advocate for TPY in central ministry initiatives and to leadership
- Work with ministry (Outreach, Ministry Engagement/Guest Experience, Kids) and creative (Worship, Production, Film, MarComm) leads to effectively cross-collaborate in ministry
- Collaborate with the Youth Operations Lead/Pastor to ensure Youth staff are fully resourced and equipped at all campuses
- Parent initiatives
- Oversight of parent equipping resources and initiatives within Traders Point Youth – in programming/communication and in special events
- Contribute to parent content, resources, and events for TPY
- Provide leadership and direction for parent events within TPY across all campuses
- Collaborate with NextGen Pastor and NextGen Operations to provide support and vision for Next Gen parent events, resources, and initiatives.
- Perform other duties as required.
- Job description is subject to change based on the organization/department’s needs.
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS
- This position reports to the Next Gen Pastor.
- Participate as a full member of the pastoral staff, attending such meetings and special events as required
- Will be fully engaged at TPCC, fulfilling the expectations outlined in the Engagement Pathway
- Assist and equip assigned team staff and ministry leaders to achieve leadership and ministry effectiveness.
- Attend meetings of assigned ministry teams.
- Serve in rotations assuming normally expected roles of a pastor: weddings, funerals, hospital calls, teaching, preaching, minister on call during weekend services, general counseling, and premarital counseling, as requested.
REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES
- Excellent leadership skills
- Effective communication – both public communication, team leadership, and 1:1
- A proven passion for youth and family ministry
- Knowledge of generational trends
- Strong biblical and theological foundation
- Provide general pastoral care and support for guests and volunteers, such as counseling, praying, and visiting hospitals.
- Officiate, assist, and/or coordinate funeral services.
- Perform baptisms and lead baptism conversations.
- Optional sacerdotal duties: officiating weddings and leading pre-marital counseling.
PREFERRED SKILLS/ABILITIES
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft, ChMS (Rock), PlayLister, Planning Center
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree preferred or 5+ years of similar experience
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENTS
Constantly
- Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods
- Communicating with others to exchange information
- Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers
- Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
- No adverse environmental conditions expected
- Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing
- Possible lifting of 50+ pounds at set-up/tear down campuses
Occasionally
- Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
CLASSIFICATION
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Work Schedule: Sunday-Thursday
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