Director of Youth and College Ministry

Slingshot Group•Marietta, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Youth & College Ministries will provide spiritual and strategic leadership for Eastminster’s ministry to middle school, high school, and college students, helping young people move from participation toward meaningful discipleship and a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. The Director will create a unified vision for student ministry, build relationships with students and families, develop volunteer leaders, and provide biblical teaching and meaningful opportunities for worship, mission, fellowship, and service. This is an opportunity to build upon an established youth ministry while developing Eastminster’s growing ministry to college students. The next Director will join a healthy, multigenerational congregation that values relationships, biblical teaching, missions, and investing in the faith of the next generation.

Requirements

A growing, vibrant, and demonstrable relationship with Jesus Christ.
A genuine calling and passion for ministry with middle school, high school, and college aged students and their families.
Previous experience leading or serving in student, youth, college, or next generation ministry.
Strong biblical teaching skills with the ability to communicate Scripture clearly and help students apply biblical truth to everyday life.
Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with students, parents, volunteers, and ministry colleagues.
Experience recruiting, developing, training, and empowering volunteer leaders.
Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and administrative skills.
Experience planning and leading ministry programs, events, retreats, trips, and other student experiences.
A collaborative ministry approach combined with the initiative and self direction necessary to lead a growing ministry.
A college degree is expected, with biblical, theological, or ministry training preferred.
Alignment with Eastminster’s theological convictions and willingness to embrace the Constitution, Essential Tenets, Polity, and Rules of Discipline of ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians.

Nice To Haves

A relational and spiritually mature ministry leader who genuinely enjoys being present in the lives of students and families.
Someone who is passionate about helping middle school, high school, and college students develop a personal and lasting relationship with Jesus Christ.
A gifted biblical teacher who can communicate Scripture in ways that connect with students and help them apply God’s Word to everyday life.
A leader who can develop a unified discipleship strategy for youth and college ministry rather than simply maintaining a calendar of programs and events.
Someone who enjoys recruiting, developing, and empowering adult volunteers and student leaders rather than attempting to carry the ministry alone.
A collaborative teammate who can work effectively with pastors, staff, parents, volunteers, and Eastminster’s Christian Education and Youth Ministry teams.
A self motivated and organized leader who can balance relationships, teaching, programming, communication, events, trips, and administrative responsibilities.
A candidate who resonates with Eastminster’s Reformed theological identity and can enthusiastically affirm the Essential Tenets and commitments of ECO.

Responsibilities

Provide spiritual leadership and overall direction for Eastminster’s ministries to middle school, high school, and college students, helping students progress from participation toward discipleship.
Develop and implement a cohesive vision for youth and college ministries with intentional benchmarks for spiritual growth and faith development.
Teach, disciple, mentor, counsel, and nurture students while cultivating a biblical worldview and mission minded faith.
Build meaningful relationships with students and families, including being present at extracurricular activities and connecting with students beyond scheduled church programming.
Recruit, disciple, train, and equip adult volunteers and student leaders to serve effectively within student ministry.
Provide leadership for Sunday School, Confirmation, Sunday evening youth gatherings, Wednesday Bible studies, and other regular student ministry environments.
Plan and lead retreats, mission experiences, conferences, summer activities, special events, and seasonal gatherings for students and college aged young adults.
Develop meaningful opportunities for students to participate in worship and the broader life of the congregation, including Eastminster’s annual Youth Sunday.
Maintain consistent year round communication and connection with college students, including students living away from East Cobb while attending school.
Partner with parents and families as they disciple their children and navigate the transition from adolescence into young adulthood.
Participate as an active member of the Eastminster staff team and collaborate with the Christian Education Team and Youth Ministry Team.
Provide guidance and oversight for the annual youth ministry budget and related administrative responsibilities.