Student Ministry Coordinator

PARK COMMUNITY CHURCH • Chicago, IL

2d • $20 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

The Student Ministry Coordinator assists with implementing and executing ministry for junior and senior high students at Park Near North. The position provides leadership, direction, and management for the student ministry in a young and growing ministry. The coordinator helps students connect with the broader church, teaches the Gospel in ways teenagers can understand, builds relationships with students and parents, and develops a team of lay leaders and volunteers.

Requirements

• Two or more years of serving in an environment with students.
• Theological consistency with the doctrinal statement of Park.
• Proven experience discipling both leaders and students.
• Proven ability to teach the Gospel to teenagers.
• Proven track record as a leader of teens.
• Proven ability to provide leadership and mobilize a team of lay leaders and volunteers.
• Proven track record of equipping and releasing volunteers in ministry.
• Proven ability to develop and implement strategy.
• Proven ability to start and finish projects.
• Ability to understand the world of teenagers and communicate the Gospel in ways they can understand.
• Leadership gifts with a shepherd’s heart and a redemptive, transformational leadership style.
• Teachable spirit and willingness to develop personally.
• Gospel-centered framework that produces biblically sound ministry and communication, publicly and privately.
• Ability to balance a Gospel-centered approach to life and leadership with a culturally savvy understanding of urban teens.
• Contagious enthusiasm for teenagers and their families.
• Ability to navigate and find life in the city.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, focus on goals, and contribute to an entrepreneurial, innovative culture.
• Desire to network and build strategic coalitions.
• Functional level of administrative skills.
• Comfort and competence working in multi-ethnic and multicultural environments.
• Sufficient emotional and social intelligence to have credibility with parents and other adults.
• Commitment to starting and finishing projects.
• Life consistent with the qualities laid out in 1 Timothy 3 for an elder.
• Participation in a small group and/or having an accountability partner.
• Intentional pursuit of a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ through the Bible, prayer, and Christian community.
• Membership at Park or willingness to become a member.
• Reflect Christ in personal words and actions and model the Christian faith in personal life and ministry.
• Personal integrity, holiness, purity, and freedom from addictions.
• Must live within Chicago city limits.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a city or urban ministry.
• Previous experience working with youth from a variety of educational backgrounds, including public, private, Christian, and home-schooled settings.
• Previous experience working with urban youth from a variety of ethnic and economic backgrounds.
• Proven ability to develop strategic alliances with churches and para-church youth ministries.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Foster and encourage youth to feel connected and integrated within the greater church.
• Teach God’s Word in a way that resonates with youth and helps them understand the Gospel and its power to transform a teenager’s life.
• Consistently meet and connect with students beyond regularly scheduled programming times.
• Minister to parents by actively connecting with them, listening, and responding well.
• Build a growing team of lay leaders and volunteers through enlistment, training, development, and empowerment.
• Develop and implement strategy, and start and finish projects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed