Family Pastor

Christ Covenant•Atlanta, GA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The Family Pastor leads Christ Covenant's Families department, setting the strategy and vision for how the church disciples children, students, and the parents who shepherd them from birth through graduation. This role directs Covenant Kids and Covenant Students as one connected pathway across every campus, and owns Family Worship as a churchwide rhythm of the Covenant Wheel, equipping parents to be the primary disciple-makers in their homes.

Requirements

Bachelor's (B.A.) in related field and Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree preferred
At least 5 years of ministry or pastoral experience, with significant experience in children's or student ministry
Demonstrated experience leading staff and volunteer teams
Experience shepherding and equipping parents, and a personal conviction about the home as the primary place of discipleship
Ability to lead ministry across multiple campuses and locations
Understanding of and willingness to minister within the church's statement of beliefs
Character congruent with the biblical requirements for leaders (1 Tim. 3:1-13; 2 Tim. 2; Titus 1:5-9)
Membership at Christ Covenant, or willingness to become a member
Ordination or licensure, or willingness to pursue ordination through Christ Covenant
Completion of a background check and the church's Minor Protection Policy training prior to ministry with minors, and annually thereafter

Responsibilities

Own Family Worship as an emphasis of the Covenant Wheel, championing it churchwide as a regular, intentional rhythm of reading God's Word, praying, and singing together as a family.
Set and communicate the strategy and vision for family discipleship at Christ Covenant, from birth through graduation.
Develop and maintain Family Worship resources for the congregation that could include devotion guides, reading plans, catechism materials, and worship playlists that connect the home to what is taught on Sunday.
Partner with the Discipleship team to equip group leaders to shepherd their members toward Family Worship.
Advocate for the family and parent lens in churchwide planning, calendaring, and ministry decisions.
Assess the health of family discipleship across the church and adjust strategy as needed.
Direct Covenant Kids and Covenant Students as one connected discipleship pathway, ensuring a child moves from the nursery to graduation without falling through the gaps between ministries.
Build the handoff between Kids and Students, including the transition from elementary to middle school, so families experience one ministry rather than two.
Align curriculum, teaching calendars, and discipleship emphases across both ministries and with the church's preaching calendar.
Oversee the quality and consistency of the Kids and Students experience at every campus, including new campus launches, contextualizing where needed without losing a unified philosophy of ministry.
Visit campuses on a regular rotation to evaluate ministry environments, encourage staff and volunteers, and ensure standards are being met.
Partner with campus pastors and directors so family ministry is well integrated into the life of each campus.
Build a parent equipping pathway that supports families at every stage, including new parents, parents of early elementary children, parents entering the student years, and parents launching graduates.
Plan and lead parent gatherings, classes, and seminars at each campus, and recruit seasoned parents and elders to teach alongside you.
Oversee child dedications churchwide, including parent preparation, scheduling with campus and worship teams, and follow-up with families.
Define and shepherd family milestones, working with the Discipleship and Care teams on conversations around salvation, baptism, and the Lord's Supper.
Develop a communication rhythm that keeps parents informed and equipped, in partnership with the Communications team.
Connect families new to the church into Covenant Kids, Covenant Students, and a group, in partnership with the Assimilation team.
Prepare and deliver teaching in parent and family environments, including parent classes, seminars, and family worship gatherings.
Provide pastoral care to families in the church, and partner with the Care Pastor, elders, and Counseling Ministry on complex or sensitive situations involving children and students.
Build evangelistic and discipling relationships with parents, children, and students.
Participate in the weekly rhythms of pastoral ministry, including staff meetings, membership processes, and shepherding responsibilities as assigned.
Direct the Covenant Kids and Covenant Students staff teams through weekly meetings and personal coaching, reviewing and planning all ministry activities.
Lead the recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and performance management of Families department staff and interns.
Set and manage the Families department budget, and steward ministry resources, curriculum purchases, and event spending.
Oversee the volunteer strategy for Kids and Students across campuses, including recruiting, training, and retention, and manage Planning Center workflows and profiles for the department.
Hold the Families department accountable to the church-wide Minor Protection Policy at every campus, including background checks, volunteer vetting, training, ratios, check-in and check-out procedures, and incident reporting.
Partner with the Operations and Facilities teams on safe, well-prepared ministry environments at each campus.
Perform other duties as assigned.