NextGen Director

Vanderbloemen • Gilbert, AZ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The NextGen Director serves as a leader over all Christ Church NextGen Ministries and is entrusted to provide oversight to the NextGen staff team (Kids, Students, and Young Adults). This role is designed as a 3-to-5-year stepping stone for a visionary leader aspiring to eventually plant a church or become a lead pastor. To be successful in this role, this person must be an effective communicator, a strong supervisor, and a strategically-minded leader who is passionate about advancing the mission of Christ Church and partnering with families. The NextGen Director will lead publicly, preach, manage the Kids and Students Directors, and serve as the primary leader for the Young Adult Ministry.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of full-time church staff ministry experience.
• An undergraduate degree is required.
• Skilled expositor and communicator of God’s word.
• Communicate effectively across all layers of NextGen ministries; express optimism, faith, and encouragement.
• Adaptable, quick-thinking, and able to confidently and creatively solve problems.
• Efficiently allocate time and prioritize tasks appropriately.
• Assess ministry effectiveness through data analysis.
• A growing follower of Christ who meets the qualifications of a pastor outlined in 1 Timothy.
• Embodies the values, Complementarian theology, and culture of Christ Church.
• Humble, hungry, and smart. Must have a strong work ethic, high social EQ, strong leader.
• Deep desire to serve others and show the love of Christ to families.

Nice To Haves

• Seminary degree or formal theological training is highly preferred (or a willingness to pursue it).

Responsibilities

• Effectively handle God’s Word in NextGen ministry environments, parent forums, and weekly Young Adults gatherings. This leader must be a skilled expositor and communicator of God’s word who can biblically shepherd.
• Serve as the primary leader for the Young Adults ministry and gatherings. Develop, equip, coach and support volunteer leaders in the Young Adult Ministry, and deploy them into NextGen ministry.
• Provide overarching leadership to all NextGen ministries, including direct oversight and management of the Kids and Students Directors. Direct, develop, equip, coach, and support NextGen ministry staff and leaders, multiplying leaders who uphold the culture of Christ Church.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive discipleship strategy for birth through high school that aligns with the convictions and culture of Christ Church. Ensure the culture of Christ Church is caught, taught, modeled, and transferred across all ministry teams. Personally and appropriately engage in relationships with parents and students for the advancement of discipleship in families.
• Cast vision for NextGen ministries by clearly articulating direction and rallying staff and team members around that vision. Uphold the convictions and ministry standards of Christ Church, ensuring all NextGen playbooks remain current and aligned.
• Build, train, and deploy effective ministry teams to support current needs and future growth. Ensure ministry plans are executed with excellence, anticipating growth, solving problems, and efficiently prioritizing tasks.
• Articulate clear, measurable goals for each ministry area and utilize appropriate tools and data acquisition to evaluate ministry effectiveness. Ensure the ministry assets and budgets are properly managed, while following established policies and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager