MBC Tysons Director of Next Generation Ministries
About The Position
MBC's 2030 Vision is a call to follow Jesus “into the deep” through everyday faithfulness and courageous obedience so that more people experience abundant life in Him. The Director of Next Generation Ministries plays a critical role in ensuring that this vision is not merely embraced by adults, but is formed, practiced, and multiplied in the hearts and lives of the next generation. This role provides primary leadership for the discipleship of children, students, and young adults of all abilities at the Tysons location. The Director ensures that every Next Gen environment, from nursery through young adulthood, is theologically faithful, relationally healthy, spiritually formative, and strategically aligned with MBC’s mission. This is a leader‑of‑leaders role. The Next-Gen Director builds and develops teams, aligns ministry strategy, equips parents, collaborates with location leadership, and ensures that Next Gen ministries are spiritually fruitful, operationally excellent, and positioned for long‑term faithfulness and growth.
Requirements
- A clear calling to ministry and a growing, Christ-centered life marked by integrity and humility (1 Timothy 3; Titus 1).
- Demonstrated experience leading children’s and/or student ministries, preferably in a multi-staff or large-church context.
- Experience leading multi-layered teams and overseeing multiple Next Gen ministry areas simultaneously.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complexity, growth, and change in a large-church or multi-site context.
- Proven ability to develop leaders, build teams, and execute vision.
- Strong communicator with the ability to teach, inspire, and connect with children, students, parents, volunteers, and staff.
- Bachelor’s degree required
Nice To Haves
- seminary training or graduate-level theological education preferred
Responsibilities
- Implement and oversee MBC’s discipleship pathway at Tysons in a way that intentionally connects children’s ministry and student ministry with the church’s mission, theology, and long-term discipleship strategy.
- Collaborate closely with MBC’s central Next Gen and ministry support teams to implement shared vision, policies, and best practices.
- Coordinate and align all Tysons next gen programming, events, and trainings in a way that serves families and aligns with MBC’s ministry calendar.
- Regularly assess ministry effectiveness and adapt strategies as needed while remaining biblically faithful.
- Recruit, hire, develop, and supervise all Next Gen staff (including but not limited to Children’s Ministry, Student Ministry, Access Ministry, Young Adult Ministry, interns, and other identified Tysons coordinators).
- Coach and empower staff leaders to build high‑capacity volunteer teams that disciple children, students, and young adults effectively.
- Establish healthy team rhythms marked by clarity, accountability, encouragement, collaboration, and joy in ministry.
- Identify, develop, and multiply emerging leaders, creating sustainable leadership pipelines for long‑term ministry impact.
- Oversee volunteer onboarding, training, placement, and ongoing development across all Next Gen ministries.
- Ensure volunteers are spiritually equipped, well‑supported, and appropriately cared for in each ministry area.
- Champion a culture that values servant leadership, faithfulness, multiplication, and shared ownership of ministry.
- Lead the development and execution of a comprehensive family discipleship strategy that equips parents as the primary disciples of their children.
- Provide training, resources, and relational support that help families form Christ‑centered rhythms at home.
- Partner with pastoral staff to provide wisdom and care in sensitive situations involving children, students, or families.
- Serve as a key member of the Tysons Leadership Team, contributing to the overall spiritual direction, strategy, and health of the Tysons location.
- Contextualize churchwide initiatives for the Tysons congregation while maintaining unity across MBC.
- Participate in strategic Tysons initiatives and events as assigned by the Location Pastor.
- Oversee Next Gen budgets, calendars, systems, and ministry infrastructure at the Tysons location.
- Ensure all child and youth safety policies, background checks, and best practices are followed consistently.
- Exercise good stewardship of resources while pursuing excellence in ministry execution.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
