Associate Pastor of Student Ministry Full Time

Associate Pastor of Student Ministry

The Student Pastor leads Bethel Baptist Church’s ministry to students and their families, endeavoring to lead them to maturity in Christ so that they love the Lord with their whole beings and love their neighbor as themselves.  To that end, he is responsible for the overall planning, coordinating, promoting, and leading a variety of programs and activities that will develop and strengthen students in their Christian walk.

Ministerial Duties
1.       Plans, organizes, coordinates, and evaluates the education programs of the Church for students in Grades 6-12.

2.       Plans and conducts special projects, spiritual activities, and fellowship events to further BSM (Bethel Student Ministry).

3.       Develops a yearly plan of work to implement the goals and objectives of BSM with approval of the Senior Pastor.

4.       Supervises ongoing weekly student activities (Middle School and High School), including oversight of Bible Fellowship and BSM worship gatherings.

5.       Oversees the enlistment, training, and support of student leaders, parents, and volunteers.

6.       Seeks to lead students and their families to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ through evangelism, discipleship, worship, prayer, ministry, and fellowship.

7.       Engages students outside of church by finding ways to spend time with them, attending extracurricular activities (band concerts, sports events, etc.) whenever possible.

8.       Collaborates with the Senior Adult Team on planning events and activities to encourage intergenerational interaction between BSM and Bethel senior adults.

9.       Maintains communication with parents regarding BSM activities and events.

10.   Prays regularly for children, students, and their families.

11.   Performs other ministerial and administrative duties as assigned.