Youth Ministry Director at Fort Benning, Georgia
About The Position
The Youth Ministry Director leads and oversees the overall Young Life Military program, known as Club Beyond, which is ecumenically focused and outreach oriented. The role serves military teens by building relationships, walking alongside them, and creating a safe community where they can develop friendships, experience laughter, build hope, and grow in resiliency through the truth of God's love and purpose. Staff provide incarnational ministry on military installations and must live near the community where they serve. The director works with teens, adults, families, volunteers, chaplains, the local community, the military installation, and chapel community. The ministry includes outreach to teens who are not involved in church, discipleship for Christian teens, and hands-on middle and high school Christian youth programs. The position operates in a military community with frequent turnover among teens, families, chaplains, and volunteers.
Requirements
- Deep love for Christ and for lost teens.
- Competent communication with youth, parents, and senior military leaders.
- Teachable heart.
- Willingness to make a three-year commitment.
- Willingness to raise part of the budget through personal support.
- Commitment to a relational ministry approach.
- Energetic disposition.
- Small event planning skills.
- Strong initiative.
- Must live near the community where ministry is performed.
Nice To Haves
- Minimum of three years of youth ministry experience preferred.
- College degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee the overall Club Beyond program.
- Develop healthy relationships with adults and teens and build relationships with the local community, military installation, and chapel community.
- Serve as an incarnational role model and help develop outreach to unchurched teens and discipleship for Christian teens.
- Lead and equip volunteers to deliver hands-on middle and high school Christian youth programs.
- Work effectively amid frequent turnover among teens, families, chaplains, and volunteers.
- Respect and embrace the military culture of the community.
- Live out the Club Beyond Core Value Statement, including its Christ-centered, military-focused, incarnational, ecumenical, partnership-oriented, professional, and stewardship values.
- Raise part of the ministry budget through personal support.
Benefits
- Full health coverage, including dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Expense reimbursement for office- and ministry-related mileage.
- Training and career development built into the job.
- Cost of Living Adjustment may be available depending on location.
- Annual national funding of $16,667.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
