Associate Students Pastor

The Crossing Church • Las Vegas, NV

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Students Pastor will play a key leadership role in supporting the vision, health, and execution of The Crossing Students ministry. Working closely with the Student Ministries Pastor, this role helps translate vision into reality - driving alignment across middle school and high school ministries, strengthening systems, and developing leaders. This role is both pastoral and operational in nature, serving as a bridge between high-level vision and day-to-day ministry execution. The Associate Students Pastor will invest deeply in staff and volunteer leaders, contribute to teaching and content development, and help create a unified, healthy culture across The Crossing Students. This position plays a key role in helping the church accomplish its mission through fostering and engaging in Godly relationships among students, parents, volunteers, congregants, staff and internal ministry teams. This position is ideal for a leader who thrives in both strategy and execution. Someone who is relational, organized, spiritually mature, and passionate about developing others. The person in this role will bring a strong theological foundation, leadership instincts, and the ability to build clarity, alignment, and momentum across a growing ministry. A copy of The Crossing, A Christian Church’s Statements of Belief | Faith, Sexuality & Practices can be found at: t.ly/OR-P7 .

Requirements

• Minimum Education: High School Diploma
• Minimum Experience: Five years in a full-time students position, with at least three years supervising staff in an equivalent church setting or combination of education and experience
• Demonstrates strong leadership ability and a positive, Godly influence to students and the next generation
• Demonstrates strong technology experience (Gmail, Google Docs, Word, Excel, Rock, etc.)
• Must pass a pre-employment background check
• Proof of legal authorization to work in the United States
• The heart of a servant
• Exhibit spiritual maturity
• Pursue Christ-likeness daily
• Commitment to The Crossing as your home church and regular, intentional involvement in relational community at The Crossing
• Align with The Crossing’s Statements of Belief | Faith, Sexuality & Practices. Found at: t.ly/OR-P7 .
• Participate in staff Prayer Days
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills
• Attend needed cross-functional meetings and department meetings
• Attend monthly All-Staff meetings and occasional staff events
• Attend any required conferences or seminars

Nice To Haves

• Preferred Education: A bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university
• Preferred Experience: Seven years of full-time work on the students team, with at least five years supervising staff in an equivalent church setting or non-profit organization

Responsibilities

• Volunteer Leadership & Development: Own leader onboarding, placement, and development across Middle School and High School ministries (in partnership with admin support for backend systems). Design and lead a clear, sustainable Leader Recruitment Strategy for The Crossing Students. Build and maintain leadership pipelines to ensure long-term ministry health and scalability.
• Systems, Structure & Sustainability: Design and as needed, improve processes and structures for all TCS volunteer roles, including Coaches and the broader leadership framework. Ensure clarity in roles, expectations, and organizational structure across all volunteer teams. Serve as the primary driver of systems that support consistency, communication, and execution across ministries.
• Leader Care & Pastoral Support: Provide pastoral care, support, and discipleship for volunteer leaders. Manage and triage leader-related crisis situations in collaboration with the Student Ministries Pastor and team. Help ensure appropriate care pathways based on context, sensitivity, and leadership structure.
• Training, Development & Discipleship: Lead and execute leader training environments, including: Semester-based leadership trainings, Monthly orientations, Ongoing development and discipleship rhythms. Continuously evaluate and evolve development pathways to support leader growth and effectiveness.
• Leader Health, Engagement & Culture: Oversee leader appreciation, celebration, and care rhythms. Ensure leader-to-student ratios, coverage, and overall team health are strong and sustainable. Champion a culture of ownership, discipleship, and leadership across the volunteer community.
• Team Integration & Support: Serve as a key “glue” leader across the TCS team, helping align people, priorities, and communication. Partner closely with MS and HS Pastors to ensure leader health directly supports ministry effectiveness. Contribute to overall ministry systems, communication, and organizational clarity.
• General: Other related duties as needed.
• Sacerdotal Duties: As a licensed pastor you will perform sacerdotal duties including, but not limited to: Conducting marriage ceremonies, Conducting funerals and memorial services, Performing and leading sacraments of the church including; communion and baptisms, Providing pastoral care in various settings, Observing one full prayer day per month, Participating in pastoral counseling which may include premarital and marital counseling, Responding to prayer requests, Serving as pastor on call on a rotating basis, Hospital visits, House blessings, Responding to requests for assistance in spiritual warfare.

Benefits

• Health & Protection: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, Life insurance, Short- and long-term disability
• Financial & Time Off: 403(b) retirement plan, Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, and parental leave, Paid prayer days, Paid mission trip hours
• Growth & Support: Support on your spiritual formation journey, Counseling support, Continuing education, Group study scholarships, Will and trust preparation
• Everyday Perks: Free snacks and coffee, Staff swag, A Christ-centered workplace with a fun, relational team

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED