Children’s Minister Full Time

Job Description for Childrens Minister

Union Hill faith family and leadership believe in the value of children’s ministry to nurture faith in the generation the Lord gives us now.  We want to see children love Jesus Christ, and for families to grow.  We want to come along side of dads and moms to see them help lead their children in discipleship.  We are praying for the Lord to assist us in this vision.

The Childrens Minister  will be responsible for the leadership of children’s ministry from birth to 5th grade in unison with the vision set forth by the leadership of the church.  He/she will have the responsibility of providing a Biblical model of ministry to our children which helps parents to facilitate the spiritual and social development of their children.

*Responsibilities include:

1.  The development of discipleship strategy for children that works in conjunction with the overall vision of UHBC which includes programming of this strategy for Sunday morning children’s worship and Wednesday night programming.

2.   Lead, recruit, train, and develop volunteers for the children’s ministry.

3.  Scheduling of volunteers in conjunction with other ministries within the church.

4.    The coordination of all outside children’s events/retreats.  (summer camp,  trips, projects such as nursing home ministry, swim parties)

5.    Develop and implement strategy for whole-family discipleship; working with families to equip and encourage parents to disciple their children…example:  sending home Bible study recaps for the week, children’s books etc.

6.  Strategize and implement plan for our children to be part of the local body of UHBC…example: congregational singing, mission projects, church dramas, etc.

7.  Take the lead in talking with children about salvation needs and following in baptism—recognizing the different stages children are in this process.

8.  Outreach toward children/families…phone calls, cards, texts, visits to schools for lunch, sporting events

9.  Strategize and implement plan to reach/disciple special needs children and families

10.  Oversee a yearly Vacation Bible School

11.  Coordination of child discipleship strategy for at least 1 semester of small groups per year.

12.  Work with leadership to obtain back ground checks for all children volunteers.

13.  Work with leadership to create and manage budgets.

14.  Attend and participate in all staff meetings, taking a team approach with our staff.

15.  Assist the Pastor and leadership with anything set forth to help operate the functions of UHBC

*1 Ministry Assistant:

-Angela Talley currently reports to our Children’s Minister .  This positions  was created to help accomplish ministry goals for children and UHBC.  Angela leans toward the organization of Pre-K department.

*What we desire:

Passion: A passion and drive to see children grow closer to Jesus Christ through making relationships with them…we believe this is the model that Jesus displayed for us.  Making relationships with people is essential for making disciples.
Creativity:  We want you to have freedom to think and vision to create opportunities for children to experience the Gospel…creativity in discipleship planning…creativity in events.
Love: No one will love and protect children more than this ministerial position.
Self-starter:  Vision to understand what’s next…to communicate and to act upon where the Lord is leading
Communication: Communicate with staff and a willingness to be a team player with other ministries
*Character

A growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Be completely loyal to the pastor, staff, church, and church members
Be a team player within our staff…we want this position to take part in the development of our vision to reach children and families for the Gospel.  Operating as a strategic part of the team of our staff.
Mindful of social media posts and pictures

Please submit resume to [email protected]