TVC Youth Pastor

The Vineyard Church•Urbana, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The TVC Youth Pastor will provide overall leadership, vision, and direction for TVC YTH, cultivating a ministry culture that helps students encounter God’s love, experience transformation in Jesus, and learn to extend the miraculous. This role involves leading the planning, execution, and evaluation of Junior High weekend services and Sunday night YTH gatherings, ensuring every environment is welcoming, safe, engaging, and Spirit-led. The Youth Pastor will develop and oversee the spiritual formation strategy for students, creating pathways for salvation, discipleship, leadership development, and ministry involvement. They will serve as the primary shepherd and spiritual leader for students, volunteer leaders, and families connected to TVC YTH. Additionally, in collaboration with the Ministry Department Lead, they will establish, track, and regularly evaluate ministry metrics to assess engagement, growth, and ministry effectiveness. This role also oversees ministry calendars, budgets, volunteer schedules, and communication systems, and leads the planning and execution of youth events, retreats, camps, conferences, and ministry experiences that support the overall discipleship strategy of TVC YTH. The Youth Pastor will also serve as the primary communicator for TVC YTH, while recruiting, equipping, and developing additional communicators and teachers. They will oversee the development of youth ministry curriculum, teaching series, discipleship resources, and small-group content that align with TVC’s vision, values, and theology, and create opportunities for students to encounter God through worship, prayer, Scripture, ministry times, and Spirit-led experiences. This role includes recruiting, training, developing, and pastoring volunteer leaders (Crew Leaders, Communicators/Teaching Team, Café Team, Welcome Team), providing coaching, encouragement, accountability, and ongoing development opportunities. They will lead regular leadership gatherings and identify, mentor, and develop student leaders. The Youth Pastor will also build strong relationships with students and families, serve as a trusted pastoral presence, develop systems for new members to connect, and maintain consistent communication with parents. Pastoral care responsibilities include officiating weddings and funerals, providing care through meetings, visits, and being available during times of need, engaging with people during weekend services, participating in church events, and helping teach classes. The Youth Pastor will serve as part of the pastoral team and faithfully carry the responsibilities of an elder within the life of the church.

Requirements

Spiritual leadership and ministry oversight.
Ability to provide overall leadership, vision, and direction.
Experience in cultivating a ministry culture.
Proficiency in planning, execution, and evaluation of services and gatherings.
Skill in developing and overseeing spiritual formation strategies.
Experience in shepherding students, volunteer leaders, and families.
Ability to establish, track, and evaluate ministry metrics.
Experience in overseeing ministry calendars, budgets, volunteer schedules, and communication systems.
Experience in planning and executing youth events, retreats, camps, conferences, and ministry experiences.
Strong communication skills, serving as a primary communicator.
Ability to recruit, equip, and develop communicators and teachers.
Experience in developing ministry curriculum, teaching series, discipleship resources, and small-group content.
Ability to create opportunities for spiritual encounters.
Experience in recruiting, training, developing, and pastoring volunteer leaders.
Proficiency in coaching, encouraging, and holding volunteer leaders accountable.
Experience in leading leadership gatherings.
Ability to identify, mentor, and develop student leaders.
Skill in cultivating a healthy leadership culture.
Ability to build strong relationships with students and families.
Experience in developing systems for new member connection.
Proficiency in maintaining consistent communication with parents.
Ability to provide pastoral care, encouragement, and support.
Willingness to officiate weddings and funerals.
Experience in providing pastoral care through various means.
Ability to engage with and minister to people during services.
Willingness to participate in church events and gatherings.
Ability to teach and facilitate classes, trainings, or discipleship environments.
Willingness to serve as part of the pastoral team and fulfill elder responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Provide overall leadership, vision, and direction for TVC YTH.
Lead the planning, execution, and evaluation of Junior High weekend services and Sunday night YTH gatherings.
Develop and oversee the spiritual formation strategy for students.
Serve as the primary shepherd and spiritual leader for students, volunteer leaders, and families.
Establish, track, and regularly evaluate ministry metrics.
Oversee ministry calendars, budgets, volunteer schedules, and communication systems.
Lead the planning and execution of youth events, retreats, camps, conferences, and ministry experiences.
Serve as the primary communicator for TVC YTH.
Recruit, equip, and develop additional communicators and teachers.
Oversee the development of youth ministry curriculum, teaching series, discipleship resources, and small-group content.
Create opportunities for students to encounter God through worship, prayer, Scripture, ministry times, and Spirit-led experiences.
Recruit, train, develop, and pastor volunteer leaders.
Provide coaching, encouragement, accountability, and ongoing development opportunities for volunteer leaders.
Lead regular leadership gatherings.
Identify, mentor, and develop student leaders.
Cultivate a healthy leadership culture.
Build strong relationships with students and families.
Develop systems that help new students and families connect quickly.
Maintain consistent communication with parents regarding ministry vision, events, discipleship opportunities, and student development.
Provide pastoral care, encouragement, and support to students and families.
Officiate weddings and funerals as needed.
Provide pastoral care through pastoral meetings, hospital visits, phone calls, and responding during times of need or emergency.
Engage with and minister to people during weekend services.
Participate in all-church events and ministry gatherings.
Help teach and facilitate classes, trainings, or discipleship environments.
Serve as part of the pastoral team and faithfully carry the responsibilities of an elder.