Sherwood Church of Christ, Odessa, Texas
Youth and Family Minister Job Description
Responsibilities to the Church
1. Actively support the overall direction and vision of the church, with a primary emphasis on how it effects the youth through teachings, events, and activities.
2. Be active in the worship service through the service rotations (to lead opening prayer, communion thoughts, lead singing, scripture reading, etc.)
3. Preach when needed.
Responsibilities to the Office/Staff
1. Serve and work alongside the other ministers and staff of the church.
2. Participate in shared staff responsibilities (hospital visits, visitor follow-up, etc.)
3. Participate in elder’s meetings.
4. Maintain consistent office hours with the understand that ministry is flexible and requires out of office duties as well.
Job Description
1. Coordinate and lead the Youth Ministry of Sherwood Church of Christ.
2. Develop a relationship with the youth and their parents in the Youth Ministry.
3. Recruit, organize, and train volunteers, as needed.
4. Participate in summer youth camps, retreats, and trips.
5. Plan, coordinate and lead teen activities
6. Create a calendar of the yearly activities and communicate that in a timely manner with elders, staff, and parents.
7. Communicate clearly though modes of texting, texting apps, and email with parents, volunteers, ministers, and elders.
8. Develop and maintain a yearly youth budget.
9. Keep up with current youth culture and events.
10. Participate in continuing education opportunities through conferences like NCYM, workshops, etc.
11. Mentor students by spending time with them in church and out of church.
12. Mentor parents by keeping them updated with books, articles, or other resources on various issues that may arise in their family and culture.
13. Attend youth events to encourage students and build report.
14. Develop a relationship with the younger students (not in youth group yet) to prepare them and a relationship with yourself in the years to come.
15. Organize KFC (Kids for Christ) events for the younger group of kids.
16. Be able to teach/organize the youth group into older/younger groups for specific activities and lessons as well as being all together as one big group.
17. Be able to break up high school and junior high classes for specific teaching purposes as well as combining them together for other classes.
18. Must be able to pass a background check.
Job Requirements
Qualified applicants should have a degree in Bible from a university or Bible institute or equivalent experience with emphasis on youth. Preferred candidates should also have a minimum of two years’ experience as a youth minister, an Educator, or as an Associate Minister with youth ministry experience. The candidate must be mature and tested in his faith.
The ideal candidate for the Youth Minister position would be a married man who has been raised in the church of Christ as well as his wife.
Benefits
Health insurance is provided, continuing education budget is provided, 14 days of paid vacation, as well as observing 9 federal holidays.
Please email resume and a link to a sermon to church@sherwoodcofc.org