Direct Ministry - Chesterfield County, VA

Young Life • Midlothian, VA

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About The Position

Chesterfield County boasts a long-standing Young Life history with a vibrant adult committee and dedicated volunteer leaders who have cultivated deep roots in the community. As part of our large, collaborative staff team, you will step into an area characterized by stability, wisdom, and a shared commitment to reaching the next generation. This role is centered on opening ministry at a high school that already has a significant foundation of community support. Rather than starting from scratch, you will be mobilizing an expectant community that is eager for a staff person to lead the way in reaching students. This is a unique opportunity to provide leadership to a "primed" school while being fully supported by the resources and unified partnership of a seasoned, well-established area.

Requirements

• Must have completed Core Training —Phase One.
• Must have 1 or more clubs
• Experience in direct ministry.
• Proven relational skills with both kids and adults.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Nice To Haves

• College degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Spiritual Development — “Following Jesus” includes prayer and spiritual disciplines, fellowship, growth and health and church relationships. Maintain a genuine and sincere commitment to understanding God’s Word and the disciplines of personal and corporate prayer. Seek out and maintain relationships and disciplines, in the context of active participation in a church community, that lead to a vibrant spiritual life. Actively participate in the spiritual life of the Young Life community. Lead teams and individuals in spiritual development. Develop a yearly personal growth plan that fosters a vibrant spiritual life, including time for solitude, retreat, reflection, prayer and Scripture reading.
• Leadership Development — “Equipping leaders, committee and staff” includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision and vision casting. Meet with your volunteer leaders on a regular basis. Learn principles of leadership and recruitment and training of new leaders to build a leadership team that reflects the makeup of the community. Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners and camping to other leaders. Attend and be involved with area leadership as assigned. Assist in training leaders and committee how to work effectively in teams. Train and lead a team in developing a yearly ministry strategy.
• Resource Development — “Fueling the ministry” includes events, major donor care, public relations (branding) and TDS team. Raise financial support as directed and maintain good donor care practices. Communicate ministry updates and progress to personal donor partners. Observe and learn principles to develop strategic relationships with key adults in the community, including: principals, pastors, parents, potential committee members and more as assigned by the area director. Learn to plan and execute area fundraising events under the direction of an area supervisor. Become a respected Young Life steward to the community for both kids and adults. Attend committee and adult functions as necessary and assigned.
• Direct Ministry — “Proclaiming and modeling” includes contact work, club, Campaigners and camp. Actively engage in all three levels of contact work. Lead a team to plan and implement a regular outreach meeting with excellence. Lead Campaigners meetings with excellence as assigned by the area director. Lead a team to implement a summer and school-season camping strategy for a ministry. Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life camp each year. Research community and school demographics to assess ministry effectiveness and support the area’s effort in reaching “Every Kid.”
• Ministry Support — “Taking care of business” includes accounting, administration, communication (internal), data management and strategic plan. Adhere to all Young Life policies and procedures and maintain professionalism concerning office hours, dress, conduct and time management. Manage finances with stewardship, accountability and transparency using the mission-wide applications. Set yearly ministry and personal goals and objectives; review them on a regular basis. Maintain accurate information on kids, leaders and donors for area records. Provide clear, prompt, appropriate and professional communication to everyone involved in ministry. Perform other duties as assigned and congruent with gifts, experience and area needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees