Youth Pastor/Ministry Lead

River Valley Church•Mound, MN

20h•Onsite

About The Position

As part of the Next Gen Department at River Valley Church, the Youth Pastor/Ministry Lead is responsible for overseeing all elements of ministry to youth at the campus, from 6th grade through 12th grade. This includes overseeing all things pertaining to Youth services, events, and administration. This position also acts as the lead for all Youth specific interns at the Minnetrista campus.

Requirements

Strong Interpersonal skills
Proficient in public speaking
Solid sermon-writing skills, including understanding of Biblical exposition skills
Experience in managing teams and developing others
Ability to work effectively in a team environment
Ability to raise up leaders (reproduce yourself)
At least 2 to 4 years related ministry experience.

Nice To Haves

A four year Bachelor’s Degree is strongly encouraged, with preference given to a pastoral or other ministry-related degree.
Qualified Candidates should either have ministerial credentials or be working towards obtaining credentials.
Credentials with the Assemblies of God are preferred.

Responsibilities

Be directly accountable to the Lead Youth Pastor
Aid in developing corporate youth strategy; champion the vision
Fill out and submit weekly Youth Reports
Participate and be in attendance at Youth Pastor meetings
Develop and attend all campus youth leader meetings
Responsible for the organization and running of the youth ministry at your respective campus.
Preach for YTH at their campus for the majority of Wednesday night services.
Strategically develop the campus’ youth ministry
Create and develop Leadership Teams for Youth Group that will serve on Wednesdays, at YTH+, and for all outreach and Global Project efforts
Recruit new leaders
Build connections with leaders to increase the longevity of their service and encourage their ongoing growth and development as a leader.
Send out an email to all Youth Leaders with a service agenda and what to expect prior to the Wednesday night youth services.
Send out a weekly recap of Wednesday night youth services to your leadership team every Thursday
Lead YTH+
Develop Leadership Teams that will serve at YTH+
Recruit new leaders
Build connections with leaders, encouraging their ongoing growth and development as a leader.
Coordinate and plan Wednesday night youth services
Participate in message planning meetings and weekly production meetings when possible
Weekly collaboration with other Youth Pastors on message content to ensure the focus is presented cohesively
Plan the visuals for the message, as necessary
Direct the room and stage set up for Wednesday night service
Act as point person for Wednesday night structure
Key all connect cards into the church database (PCO) in a timely manner
Develop interns and engage them with an excellent ministry experience
Be available for counseling needs with student leaders, students and their families.
Steward campus budget and submit expense reimbursements as necessary on a monthly basis.
Recruit students, coordinate your respective campus’ signups, and attend as needed large campus-wide youth events i.e. Youth Camp, Minnesota Youth Convention (MYC), Revival Nights, Youth Conference, etc.)
Other Campus-specific duties, as directed by the Campus Pastor.
Lead or co-lead a youth Global Team, as needed.
Assist in leading pre-service huddle
Be on time and lead engagement for staff, volunteers, and attenders
Be available, as needed, for platform announcements
Work lobby before and after service, engaging with newcomers, serve team members, parents, etc.