Youth Pastor

RIVER VALLEY CHURCH•Minnetonka, MN

56d•$48,000 - $52,000

About The Position

As part of the Next Gen Department at River Valley Church, the Youth Pastor 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 Crosstown campus.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Be directly accountable to the YTH Area Lead and Next Gen Pastor for all youth related expectations.
Aid in developing corporate youth strategy; champion the vision
Fill out and submit weekly Youth Reports
Participate and be in attendance at bi-monthly Youth Pastor meetings on Ministry Mondays.
Develop and attend all monthly 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, 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 for the evening at Wednesday night youth services.
Send out a weekly recap of Wednesday night youth services to your leadership team every Thursday
Run bi-monthly YTH Leader Meetings and Trainings to equip and develop your team.
Coordinate and plan Wednesday night youth services
Participate in message planning meetings and weekly production meetings
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.
Lead or co-lead one of the annual youth Global Project trips
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.)
Be available for campus Pastoral Care requests (i.e. mentoring and/or counseling, hospital visits, funerals, etc.
Other Campus-specific duties, as directed by the Campus Pastor.
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.
Individual will complete responsibilities in accordance with the church’s policies and applicable procedures as assigned. Ability to travel and other duties as assigned.
As a pastor of River Valley Church, you will be given the authority to perform “sacerdotal functions” according to IRS guidelines and “must be able to perform substantially all the religious functions of an ordained minister to be treated as a minister for social security purposes.” It is expected that you will fulfill your pastoral duties as needed to uphold the requirements put in place by the IRS