Kids Pastor

The Crossing Church•Fenton, MO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Kids Pastor provides leadership, vision, and oversight for Kids Ministry at a campus, ensuring it reflects the mission, vision, and strategies of KidsCrossing. The role leads, develops, and equips volunteers and, where applicable, paid staff to create safe, engaging, and spiritually formative environments for children. The Kids Pastor builds meaningful relationships with children and families and equips parents to help their children know, follow, and trust Jesus. In partnership with Central Services and campus leadership, the position is responsible for the health, effectiveness, and execution of Kids Ministry at the campus. The ideal candidate is passionate about Jesus Christ, The Crossing, and helping kids and families take meaningful steps in their spiritual journey. They demonstrate strong relational, communication, and leadership skills, and are committed to The Crossing’s beliefs and expectations for all staff.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree, or at least 5 years of experience leading kids’ ministry.
3–5 years of experience in children’s ministry or education.
Experience leading volunteer teams.
Knowledge of child development and current kids’ culture.
Display a calling to Kids Ministry and The Crossing.
Demonstrate strong spiritual health.
Maintain healthy boundaries and relationships, resolve conflict biblically, and demonstrate self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
Effective written, interpersonal, and verbal communication skills.
Ability to relate to and interact professionally with both children and adults.
Ability to read situations and solve problems in the moment.
Passionate about a relationship with God; baptized after making a thoughtful decision to follow Christ; regards the Bible as God’s final authority in Christian life; wholeheartedly affirms The Crossing’s Statement of Faith, including its view on Baptism; and lives consistently with scriptural principles.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading paid staff.
Experience in a multi-site children’s ministry or education setting.
Helpful spiritual gifts include leadership, discernment, and administration.
Desired traits include humility and teamwork, an unflappable nature and ability to navigate pressure, teachability and coachability, and self-direction.

Responsibilities

Translate and clearly and frequently cast vision so volunteers are incorporated into The Crossing’s culture.
Develop and invest in the volunteer team using the principles in the Cultivate Playbook.
Build a dynamic leadership team (Coaches) that can take on ministry responsibilities and help lead others through the Volunteer Pipeline.
Foster relationships with families and provide family care, discipleship, and pastoral support as needed, including through one-to-one conversations, classes, digital communication, and milestone events.
Implement systems, policies, and procedures established by the KidsCrossing team to support unity and consistency across sites, safe and secure environments, and efficient use of staff and volunteers.
Lead, develop, encourage, and support kids’ staff at the campus, if applicable.
Collaborate with the Director of Kids’ Ministry to develop and oversee the budget, using church resources wisely and maximizing ministry opportunities.
Demonstrate knowledge and confidence in Scripture.
Effectively lead a Serve Profile or pastoral conversation.
Champion unity throughout The Crossing’s ministries and campuses.
Be accessible, including outside office hours, to volunteers, families, and other attenders for pastoral care.
Participate in pastoral meetings and perform other duties assigned to pastors at The Crossing.
Attend a service at one of The Crossing campuses weekly.
Live out the staff expectations of a passionate relationship with God, baptism after thoughtfully deciding to follow Christ, regarding the Bible as God’s final authority in Christian life, affirming The Crossing’s Statement of Faith including its view on Baptism, and living consistently with scriptural principles.