Family Ministries Pastor

Pennington Park Church•Fishers, IN

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Family Ministries Pastor provides vision, leadership, and oversight for the discipleship of children, students, and parents at Pennington Park Church. This position exists to make disciples by equipping parents as the primary spiritual leaders of their homes and by providing visionary leadership for the church's ministries to children and students. This pastor develops leaders, shepherds families, and builds healthy ministries that help the next generation know Jesus, love Jesus, and make Him known. A successful Family Ministries Pastor will cultivate healthy ministries where parents are equipped, volunteers are flourishing, children and students are growing as disciples, Family Ministry staff and lay leaders are being developed, and every ministry aligns with the mission of Pennington Park Church: To Know Jesus and Make Him Known. The Family Ministries Pastor reports to the Pastor of Ministries and serves as a member of the elder team, helping advance the mission of Pennington Park Church. This is a new role due to the continued growth of the church. Pennington Park currently serves ~500 children and students on a weekly basis, with a volunteer base of 250+. Weekly attendance at Sunday services is approaching 1,400.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree; seminary degree strongly preferred
Demonstrated experience leading children's, student, or family ministry in a local church of at least 5 years
Proven ability to recruit, equip, and shepherd volunteer leaders
Agreement with the doctrine, philosophy of ministry, and leadership values of Pennington Park Church
Able to cast vision and lead ministries through staff/volunteer teams rather than doing ministry alone
Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills
Demonstrated supervisory experience and proven ability to develop others
Strong biblical teaching ability for students, parents, and leaders
Excellent relational skills with children, students, parents, volunteers, and staff
Demonstrates wisdom in leadership, conflict resolution, and pastoral care
High degree of discernment and strategic problem-solving ability
Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple ministries, events, and calendars simultaneously
Effective communicator both verbally and in writing
Self-motivated leader, adaptable, and committed to continuous improvement
Passionate about the vision and mission of Pennington Park Church
Demonstrates a genuine calling to shepherd and disciple the next generation and equip parents as the primary spiritual leaders in the home
Desires to see children and students become lifelong followers of Jesus through faithful gospel-centered ministry
Exhibits the fruit of the Spirit mentioned in Galatians 5:22-23
Lives out a commitment to prayer and the study of God's Word
Committed to spiritual growth and being in community with other believers
Meets the biblical qualifications for pastoral leadership consistent with 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9
Models humility, integrity, and servant leadership

Responsibilities

Provide Vision and Leadership for Family Ministry
Develop and implement an overarching discipleship strategy for birth through high school
Ensure theological, philosophical, and discipleship alignment and cohesiveness across all ministries serving children, students, and parents
Recruit, hire, train, and conduct regular coaching, goal-setting, and performance development for Family Ministry staff
Lead, coach, develop, and support Children's and Student Ministry staff and key volunteer leaders
Periodically teach in all Family Ministry settings, and ensure curriculum development and teaching across all ministries is age-appropriate, biblically saturated, and Gospel-oriented
Evaluate ministry effectiveness and pursue continual improvement
Develop and steward the annual Family Ministry budget
Equip Parents for Discipleship
Champion a disciple-making culture that prioritizes biblical depth, gospel transformation, meaningful relationships, and family discipleship over merely creating entertaining programs and events
Uphold a philosophy that parents are the primary disciple-makers of their children
Provide resources, classes, and coaching that strengthen families spiritually
Develop intentional milestones that help parents lead their children through key stages of spiritual growth
Build relationships with families through pastoral care, encouragement, and counseling when appropriate
Develop Healthy Ministries and Volunteer Teams
Provide oversight that ensures every Family Ministry environment is physically safe, spiritually healthy, and compliant with church child protection policies, including volunteer screening procedures
Oversee the recruitment, ongoing training, development, and retention of volunteer leaders across all family ministries
Ensure safe, welcoming, and spiritually engaging ministry environments
Work with staff and ministry leaders to plan curriculum, events, camps, retreats, and outreach opportunities
Serve as a Pastor and Staff Leader
Participate in pastoral responsibilities including teaching, baptisms, membership, weddings, funerals, hospital visitation, counseling, and shepherding as needed
Collaborate with all ministry departments to create a seamless discipleship pathway from birth through adulthood
Participate with the pastoral staff to accomplish church-wide initiatives and ministry goals
Participate in staff meetings, direction team meetings, elder council meetings, and retreats
Support the overall health and unity of the church through servant leadership and teamwork