Job Title: Pastor of Student /Young Adult Ministries (Pastoral)

This is a full-time salaried position in a multi-staff team environment.

Position Summary

Student Ministries (Primary)

The Student Pastor oversees all aspects of the Elevate Church Student Ministry, covering sixth through twelfth grade. This includes the development and execution of the strategic ministry plans and objectives for the student ministry, ensuring that they align with the vision and mission of Elevate Church. This role will also seek to create a partnership with parents to disciple students. In addition, the Student Pastor has overall responsibility for the professional, administrative and ministerial growth of the leaders and volunteers for the Student Ministry. The Student/Young Adult Pastor will also oversee and develop the worship ministry of Elevate Students, as well as keep a regular calendar of student ministry activities. The Student/Young Adult Pastor will demonstrate both passion and involvement in reaching the school campuses within the community. This includes the development and execution of strategic outreaches, campus groups, See You At The Pole, and public relations to align with the passion to reach the unreached and unchurched within the community and on the public school campuses.

Young Adult Ministries (Secondary)

The Student/Young Adult Pastor will oversee the Young Adult Ministries of Elevate Church covering ages 19-29. This includes Small Group Ministry, Leadership Development within this age group, and activities/outreaches that target this season in life.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities For The Student/Young Adult Pastor:

Overall responsibility for the Student/Young Adult Ministry, including the vision cast, planning, content, flow and overall execution of the mid-week student services and small group programs.
Continuously identify, develop and implement process and structure to advance the student ministry, as well as outreach to public school campuses.
Implement an ongoing strategy to develop and deploy student leaders and adult leaders to fulfill the vision of the Student Ministry and Church.
Final responsibility for the planning and execution of all student ministry events, including student camps, volunteer staff events, mission trips, etc.
Lead the recruitment, assessment, development and motivation of the volunteers and leaders who assist in the development and execution of the student ministry plan.
Final responsibility for the development and management of the student ministry budget.
Participate in all collective staff activities such as meetings, pastoral care, and prayer.
Oversee the discipleship, pastoral care and counseling of the Youth and Young Adult Members.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must possess and model the qualities described in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:7-9.
Minimum of a Bachelors Degree in ministry or equivalent experience.
Experience in the areas of leadership, organizational strategy, operations, process improvement, and project management.
Must be a self –initiator
Must be a consistent team builder who is able to multiply leaders
Solid relationship management experience, essential to balance the needs of the ministry with the expectations and needs of the staff, volunteers, students and parents.
The ability to accurately assess the performance of the student ministry leaders and volunteers, and provide the necessary coaching, direction and encouragement that result in continuous growth and development.
A systems thinker with the ability to successfully oversee the planning and performance of multiple projects, volunteer teams, and events simultaneously.
Media and/or music proficiencies are a dominant plus.

Resume and references required with a cover letter and picture.

Email: Lorib@myelevatechurch.com

Website: www.myelevatechurch.com

About Us:

Elevate Church started in 2008 as a new church plant in the northeast part of the Dallas. We also have a heart for a strong presence on the public school campuses. We currently have a staff of 4 pastors who serve either part-time or full-time. Our team consists of 7 staff. Our target audience is young families between 25-45 years of age (although we have all ages). We have two Sunday services each week. We also have a mid-week student service. We are a Spirit-filled church affiliated with the Assemblies of God. However, many of our attendees come from diverse religious backgrounds or none at all. We also have a bold vision to reach our community and world for Christ. Our website is www.MyElevateChurch.com

What makes us who we are?

Four Culture Statements of Elevate Church:

At Elevate Church, No One Walks Alone—Culture of Community

Everyone Invites Because Everyone Matters—Culture of Reaching Others

The Best Is Yet To Come Because Our Hope Is In God—Culture of Bold Faith

We Give Our All Because He Gave His All—Culture of Worship

Staff Cultural Qualities:

Culture of Entrepreneurship

Since our inception, we have always been willing to try things that are new and “out of the box”. We think like church planters when it comes to experimenting with fresh ideas in order to reach people and make our church relevant to our community.

Culture of Reaching the Unreached and Unchurched

Our unique mission is to be a church for people who are unreached or unchurched. The average church in America is focused primarily on reaching the 40% of people who are church attenders. We are intentional about focusing on the 60% who aren’t. Matthew 9:13 “For I have not come to call the righteous but sinners.”

Culture of Teamwork

We believe passionately in doing church as a team; therefore, as a staff we work to not only to grow ourselves but to make each other better. We do this through authentic relationships. Our desire as leaders is to move from doer, to equipper, to multiplier. We teach our core values of Teamwork to every volunteer and leader. They include: Invitation (welcome new people), Connection (build relationships), Motivation (equip and encourage), Preparation (spirit of excellence), and Celebration (celebrate every win). We call them the High Fives of Teamwork. John 17:20-21 “My prayer is…that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you sent me.”

Culture of Personal and Ministry Growth

We believe that change and the Kingdom are linked. Wholeheartedly following Jesus means constantly and intentionally engaging change in our lives. Growth requires change. Things that are not growing are dead. Living a vibrant life with Christ means becoming more like Him continually. The moment we think we’ve arrived is the moment we start to die. Colossians 1:10 “Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.”

Culture of Vulnerability and Transparency

When people begin to relate with us as a group, they tend to be taken back by the transparency of our relationships. We believe that living in the light includes making sure there are no hidden things that trick us into a false sense of righteousness. The first thing recorded in the Bible that God said was, “Let there be light” - God works in the light but the enemy works in the darkness. 1 John 1:7 “If we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his son purifies us from all sin.

Elevate Church Mission Statement

Worship: We will become a regional church in the northeast quadrant of Dallas/Collin County reaching people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. We will be known as a people who worship God with authenticity and passion. We will be a strong witness of biblical truth, love, acceptance, and unity to the communities around us.

Connect: We will reach all generations including the next generation of teenagers and children. We will minister spiritual, emotional, and relational healing to men and women, marriages and families, millennials, and single adults by connecting them to God’s family and to each other.

Grow: We will grow in faith by helping every believer discover and deploy their purpose and spiritual gifts in ministry. This will include developing leaders, as well as affirming and preparing those who sense a call from God to vocational ministry. We will be the church of Ephesians 4:11-13:

11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

Serve: We will serve the gospel to our world by deploying an intentional strategy for missions and outreach, investing a minimum of 10% of our annual income to serve the gospel to our community and world.

Multiplication: We will practice leadership and church multiplication by developing new leaders and launching new churches/revitalizing established churches. These churches will provide opportunities to reach people in new fields of harvest.

Team: We will build our staff leadership team with people of passion, skill, and excellence for each new level of our church advancement. They will develop leaders and equip believers for ministry in the church and marketplace.

Housing the Vision: We will facilitate this vision by establishing a central campus to house the vision of God for His church, as well as other campuses to carry on the mission of Christ through Elevate Church.

Conclusion: These goals reflect Christ’s mission for His church to reach the unreached and unchurched people of our community and world. We will accomplish each of these purposes for the ultimate GLORY OF OUR GREAT GOD we serve.

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21