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STUDENT MINISTRY APPROACH
WHAT IS THE HUB?
The HUB serves and ministers to Students (6th–12th grade) and their parents. They seek to provide opportunities for students to connect with one another and Jesus through Life Bible Study, weekly gatherings, mission trips, fun events, and with adult leaders.
As a ministry, everything they do is to help students have King Hearts and live Kingdom Lives.
They seek to connect teenagers to God, to each other, and to adults who are passionate about making a godly impact on their lives. Leadership seeks to create engaging and relational environments for those in middle school and high school. It focuses on creating large and small group settings for all ages through activities, worship, teaching and relationships.
WELCOMING
One of the desires for the HUB is to create a place where all students (whether coming from a church background or not) are loved and cared for by staff and leaders who express Christ’s love to them and help them to better understand the Gospel. The ministry is always seeking to reach those who don't know Jesus and help mature those who do have a relationship with Jesus.
VALUED WELL
Houston's First places high value on the Student Ministry. The church is equipped with ample resources to create environments for all to have a blast. All campuses have student-staff members and spaces uniquely designed for students to build community and engage spiritually.
Sunday mornings at the HUB is designed for students to engage in grade and gender based small groups, where they discuss lifes issues and apply God's Word to their lives.
The High School Ministry uses both the HUB (at The Loop) and three homes (in strategic locations) for their Wednesday evening programming. Students & families do not have to battle traffic and can choose a convenient location to engage in community and invite their friends into the fold.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH
The student ministry has a fantastic history to build upon and is primed for growth moving forward. Students are engaged in the weekly programming, jumping into leadership opportunities and making a difference in their community through service projects, camps and missions.
CHALLENGE & OPPORTUNITY
MASTER-CONNECTOR
Because the high school ministry has two major programmed times (Sunday morning and Wednesday evening) and four different Wednesday night (Seven7) locations the ministry can feel large and spread out. Though a challenge, the diversity of locations lends and the intimacy of the small groups lends itself to being a big ministry but one that is very interpersonally connected.
The new High School Minister should be a person who is highly relational and loves to connect with students, leaders and parents. In addition to having great upfront gifts/skills the new leader should have the ability to "work the room" and help everyone feel seen, known and connected.
This new leader will need to be connected to his team in such a way that he knows how to put the right people in the right places so that on any given Sunday (or Wednesday) ministry runs smoothly with whomever is upfront.
VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP
As the high school ministry continues to grow, especially at the house locations on Wednesdasy, it is imperative that the new High School Minister designs and recruits for a leadership structure that is scalable. The student ministry has volunteers, but the group must be assessed, built into, built up (new recruits) and become more equipped to meet the masses.
TEAM
The High School Minister will be joining a super talented team in the Hub. This team has a good balance of new and experienced personnel. The team is united in spirit and has a lot of fun together. The work atmosphere is driven and led by Tony Bianco, the Student Minister. Tony is collaborative, creative and fun. He has a shepherd's heart even with his Staff and will work hard to make sure everyone feels part of the team. He is highly strategic and organized and wants others around him to be so as well.
Tony and the team know they need differences as well. They seek to be "one body, many parts" (1 Cor. 12). So the new leader should bring his own gifts, skills, talents and thoughts to the table and speak into the overall ministry (while also being a great listener).
FRESH & CREATIVE FOR THE RELATIONAL
The ministry is in need of fresh ideas that still lead back to solid relationships. Currently there are aspects of the week in and week out ministry that could use some "refreshers" to make sure new ideas are being implemented.
Because of the differences in the types of students who attend the new leader (and team) should program in such a way that athletes and non-athletes, gamers and non-gamers, churched and non-churched, etc., are all drawn to aspects of the ministry. However, other events, activities and connection points for ministry to take place can and should be dreamt up and implemented.
DIVERSITY
The church doesn't have a reputation for being very diverse, but in recent years this has grown tremendously (ethnicity, socio-economics, etc.), espeically in the NextGen ministries. Because of this growth, the student ministry will need to explore even more ways to diversify the ministry opportunities to meet the needs of the growing population.
The new high school leader would do well to explore new avenues of connection and diversifying the student ministry to better meet the needs and desires of all types of students.
GENERAL PROFILE OF THE ROLE
Job Description:
Summary of Position: The High School Minister is responsible for creating and casting vision to the High School Students (9th-12th) while remaining under the umbrella of The HUB Student Ministry vision cast by the Student Minister. This person must be able to plan effective events, mission trips, and experiences for this age group that points students to Jesus. They must also organize and coordinate roles and responsibilities of adult volunteers for Life Bible Study, Wednesday Night activities, and other events involving these students. The High School Minister must also be active in ministering to the parents of high school students so that they can feel equipped to disciple and develop their student in growing with Jesus through the NextGen model, Grow@Home.
Purpose: To give leadership and structure to The HUB’s ministry to High School Students and their families. This is best accomplished by working closely with the Student Minister and team to accomplish The HUB Student Ministries vision to see students Gather, Grow, Give and Go in order to see students have King Hearts and live Kingdom Lives.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Work closely with the Student Minister to keep his vision and direction of the Student Ministry consistent across all grades.
Dream for High School Students to come to know Christ, grow in their walk with Him, and then be equipped to go out and advance His Kingdom daily
Equip parents of High School age students with opportunities to learn how to disciple their student through the NextGen Grow@Home Model
Be available to counsel families and individual High School students
Coordinate and execute programming on Wednesday (Seven7) and Sunday’s (Life BibleStudy)
Lead and direct volunteers behind the vision and goals of The HUB Student Ministry
Cultivate community with adult leaders & volunteers
Be involved in High School students and families lives outside of the church building i.e. Campus Ministry, extracurricular activities, lunches, etc.
Work well with all Student Ministry team members and Houston’s First Staff
Organize and lead students in leadership growth and training within the vision of The HUB Student Ministry
Build on-ramps for The HUB Student Ministry to be active and involved in High School’s across Houston
Coordinate, plan, and execute The HUB Missions Pathway in association with our multisite Student Ministries.
Facilitate meetings for special events, camps, retreats, and weekly services
Partner with the Student Minister to develop new areas of growth and experiences for High School Students
Preach weekly or involve others to do so
Have a passion for students that drives tasks
This job description is not all-inclusive and can be modified verbally and in writing by the position supervisor.