Student Pastor

Community Bible Church•San Antonio, TX

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Student Pastor – Campus supports the vision and mission of CBC Students by providing pastoral leadership, discipleship, and oversight of the student ministry at their assigned campus. This role exists to help students grow in their relationship with God and His people and become the good news of Jesus in every place. Working alongside the Campus Pastor and Navigation Student Pastor, this individual leads all aspects of the campus student ministry, develops volunteer leaders, shepherds students and families, builds relationships throughout the surrounding community, and ensures the successful execution of the CBC Students ministry strategy. Because this individual will typically serve as the only student ministry staff member at their campus, this role requires strong ownership, initiative, volunteer development, and the ability to lead effectively with limited staff support.

Requirements

Strong biblical knowledge and theological understanding.
Gifted communicator and teacher who can contextualize biblical truth for middle and high school students.
Proven leadership, team-building, and volunteer-development abilities.
Ability to lead and execute ministry with limited staff while empowering volunteers to carry meaningful responsibility.
Strong organizational, administrative, and strategic planning skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
High-capacity leader who thrives in a fast-paced and changing ministry environment.
Ability to recruit, develop, motivate, care for, and retain volunteer leaders.
Relationally driven with a genuine heart for students, parents, leaders, and the local community.
Self-starter who demonstrates ownership, initiative, problem-solving, and follow-through.
Ability to work independently while remaining collaborative and aligned within a multisite ministry structure.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and execute weekly ministry with excellence.
Ability to handle sensitive, confidential, and crisis situations with wisdom, discretion, and pastoral care.
Commitment to developing both students and adults into mature followers of Jesus.
Bachelor’s degree required.
Demonstrated experience recruiting, leading, and developing volunteer teams.
Experience teaching and communicating God’s Word to students.
Strong understanding of middle school and high school development, discipleship, and ministry strategy.
Experience partnering with parents and providing pastoral care to students and families.
Experience leading weekly ministry programming, groups, events, and outreach initiatives.
Must exemplify The CBC Way of Honor, Hospitality, Hustle, High Capacity, and Humility.
Maintain a lifestyle consistent with CBC’s beliefs, values, and leadership expectations.
Be a CBC member or actively pursue membership.
Demonstrate an active and growing relationship with Jesus through prayer, Scripture, worship, accountability, generosity, and participation in the local church.
Support the mission, vision, doctrine, leadership, and multisite strategy of Community Bible Church.
Willing to work evenings, weekends, conferences, mission trips, retreats, and special events as needed.
Maintain appropriate boundaries and comply with all CBC safety, MinistrySafe, background-check, and minor-protection policies.

Nice To Haves

Two to five or more years of student ministry leadership experience preferred.
Familiarity with The Rock, ESpace, Planning Center, or similar ministry-management systems preferred, or willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

Lead all aspects of Middle School and High School Ministry at the assigned campus.
Champion the vision of CBC Students while contextualizing the ministry to effectively reach students within the unique culture of the campus and surrounding community.
Plan, coordinate, and execute weekly MDWK gatherings in alignment with the CBC Students Playbook.
Oversee MDWK Groups and Community Groups, ensuring healthy, safe, and effective discipleship environments.
Recruit, onboard, train, coach, shepherd, and develop volunteer leaders.
Build a strong volunteer leadership structure that allows the ministry to grow beyond the capacity of one staff member.
Build intentional relationships with students, parents, schools, coaches, administrators, churches, and community partners.
Establish a consistent presence in local schools and at student-focused community events.
Provide pastoral care, counseling, spiritual direction, and crisis support to students and families.
Partner with parents and equip them to serve as the primary spiritual influence in their students’ lives.
Lead and oversee campus participation in Freedom Conference, mission trips, retreats, City Nights, and other CBC Students initiatives.
Partner closely with the Campus Pastor and Navigation Student Pastor to maintain alignment in vision, culture, programming, teaching, systems, and ministry strategy.
Participate in CBC Students meetings, training, planning rhythms, and collaborative initiatives across campuses.
Teach and communicate God’s Word during MDWK, conferences, retreats, mission trips, and other ministry environments as assigned.
Develop student leaders and create meaningful opportunities for students to serve, invite, lead, and live on mission.
Oversee first-time guest follow-up, new-believer follow-up, baptism next steps, attendance tracking, and other established ministry processes.
Maintain accurate and current ministry records using The Rock, ESpace, Planning Center, and other CBC systems.
Manage campus-specific communication with students, parents, and leaders in alignment with the broader CBC Students communication strategy.
Collaborate with campus staff, central ministry teams, worship, production, communications, events, and other departments to advance the mission of CBC Students.
Steward the campus student ministry budget, resources, facilities, and equipment responsibly.
Evaluate ministry health, identify areas for growth, and develop plans to increase attendance, leader capacity, group participation, and spiritual engagement.
Perform other duties as assigned.