Job Opportunities
Five Lakes Student Pastor
We're looking for our next Student Pastor.
About Our Student Pastor
The Student Pastor serves the vision of Five Lakes Church by leading junior and senior high (6th-12th grade) student life, development, and pastoral care.
Key Objectives
- Engage in students’ lives (i.e. engaging in schools, attending sporting events, hosting events, etc.)
- Create fun, engaging, and attractional environments
- Connect students with the vision of 5LC, integrating them into the larger life of the congregation
- Develop a team committed to leading students to take their next steps in relationship with Christ (i.e. salvation, baptism, participating in life groups, serving on teams, etc.)
Essential Responsibilities
Create Dynamic Student Ministry Environments
- Design programming, strategies, and curriculum to accomplish the objectives of 5LC
- Develop large-group meeting environments that connect students with God and the church
- Develop message content aligned with topics and vision cast by the Senior Pastor
- Organize and oversee all student events, conferences, retreats, and leadership opportunities
Recruit, Develop, and Lead Leaders
- Build teams involving students and empower them as leaders
- Provide ongoing student ministry training, preparing students to lead in every area of the church
- Recruit, develop, and lead the adult team members within the student ministry
Maintain Clear Communication & Build Strong Partnerships
- Leverage multiple communication platforms to connect and communicate w/ students & parents
- Coordinate and track follow up with student guests
- Intentionally build supportive and reciprocal relationships with other ministry areas
- Build presence and engagement with schools within the community to reach unchurched students and connect them with the Christ & the church
Pastoral Leadership
- Be available to host services, speak in adult services, host guests, and serve at events
- Relationally serve students’ pastoral care needs with the goal of helping each of them experience personal growth, healing, restoration, deliverance, freedom, and the process of redemption
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications
- Full-Time exempt position, 50+ hours/week availability and on-call as a pastor some weeks of the year
- Proven ability & desire build, equip, and empower teams, also developing leadership skills in others
- Proven record of effective pastoral involvement and leadership among adults and students
- Minimum of 3+ years of hands-on student ministry experience in a thriving student ministry environment
- Possess a college degree or equivalent in experience and continuing education
- Must be computer-literate and willing to learn new programs as needed
- Must be energetic and able to stand or sit for lengths of time as needed, able to lift at least 50 lbs
Personal Qualifications
- Love and passion for God and people, especially students
- Devoted to the call of God, either a member of 5LC or willing to become one
- Transformational leader with a servant’s attitude, a team builder
- Strong work ethic; pursues excellence and is a good steward of time and money
- Self-motivated and entrepreneurial.
- Committed and personally vested in the well-being and success of life groups at 5LC
Accountability Factors
- Vision, direction, coaching, and personal accountability will be to the Senior Pastor
- Budget and staffing accountability will be to the Executive Pastor
Interested?
Complete the application below and submit to our church office.