Children's Pastor
Job posted: 03-26-24
The purpose of the Children’s Pastor is to build the teams that will carry out the vision of the children’s ministry in a way that helps people know God, find Freedom, discover purpose, and make a difference.
Main Responsibilities
Key Competencies
Attendance
Education and Experience
Relationships
Number of People Supervised: 5-10
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
Employee must have excellent work ethic and the capacity to work long hours when necessary.
The purpose of the Children’s Pastor is to build the teams that will carry out the vision of the children’s ministry in a way that helps people know God, find Freedom, discover purpose, and make a difference.
Main Responsibilities
- Set the Vision of Children’s Ministry
- Pray, plan, and work to align children’s ministry vision and mission to follow the overall vision of Calvary Church
- Build the Teams
- Build the staff and volunteers teams that will carry out the ministry
- Build volunteer coaches
- Develop teams around the coaches
- Develop the Staff to properly support and invest in the volunteer teams
- Maintain a working leadership pipeline that invests in future leaders
- Create and Manage Ministry Opportunities
- Develop ministry services, events, and outings that will effectively minister to kids and families
- Oversee ministry that helps kids know God
- Build small group experiences that help kids find freedom
- Develop programs to help kids discover their purpose
- Work with the Outreach department to give kids a chance to make a difference
- Coordinate Follow-up
- Work with staff, data, and records to find ways to properly follow up with visiting kids and families, while also tracking and supporting regular attendance
- Oversee Budget and Calendar
- Oversee the budget and calendar of Children’s ministry to assure proper stewardship of time and finances
- Support Calvary Vision and Events
- Be an advocate for Calvary vision by supporting and promoting leadership
- Serve at and support Calvary events at a pastoral level
- Ministering to Families
- Pray and encourage families in their life journey
Key Competencies
- Deep and personal relationship with Jesus Christ
- If married, a good family person (as described in 1 Timothy 3:1-13, Titus 2:1-10, Ephesians 5:21-6:4, Colossians 3:18-21. et al)
- Proven call to ministry
- Effective communication skills – from one-on-one to small groups to large groups
- Effective at promoting important messages and activities
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills
- Able to manage multiple schedules and projects, and discern work priorities without extensive need of immediate supervision
- Good team person and comfortable collaborating with peers
- Effective leader of volunteers
- Skilled in the use of Personal Computers, especially with MS Office programs (especially Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
- Experience with programs designed for event planning, project management, and create sharp presentations
- Excellent grammar skills
- Exhibits a teachable spirit and a servant’s heart
- Have a “Servant's Heart” and be a people person
- Knowledgeable of and experienced in Children’s Ministry with a church of at least 1000 in regular attendance
Attendance
- Regular and predictable attendance is an essential component of every job
- Keep regular office hours
- Serve faithfully as Pastor on Call
- Fulfill all duties as outlined in the Attendance Policy
Education and Experience
- Higher Education Degree
- Ministerial credentials, Pentecostal by theology and practice
- Good teacher of ministry-related skills
- Proven track record for volunteer recruiting, management, and motivation
- Able to work effectively with peers in a cross-departmental environment
- Experience managing administrative staff
Relationships
Number of People Supervised: 5-10
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
Employee must have excellent work ethic and the capacity to work long hours when necessary.