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Youth Pastor
Church of the City New YorkNew York, NY, USA
Student ministry in New York City is unique and challenging. Educational pressure, secularization, and the cross pressures of urban life conspire against students to find and live in the way of Jesus. As a result, very few churches in the city have been able to figure out how to do student ministry in a sustainable way that captures the imagination of students in New York. Our church has a vision to CHANGE THIS and build something that redefines youth discipleship in our time. This Youth Pastor would be the overall ministry leader and pastoral figure for the Church of the City (COTC) Youth. A true understanding of different types of students such as private, public, charter, and homeschooled youth is a definite need in the NYC setting. A youth pastor with a vision to shape and impact discipleship and formation for a generation of students raised in the midst of a secular culture. We are looking for someone willing to pour themselves out to break the status quo and build a movement of youth discipleship. We are looking for a visionary dreamer, yet with a bias towards action and a pragmatic bent. We are looking to set the bar high, and will match this with a commitment and care from our church and staff that will help to make this vision possible.
Requirements
Essential Duties / Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned):
Facilitating the Sunday COTC Youth gatherings and the high school mid week community group gathering services in person and online.
Attend 4 hours in the prayer room weekly.
Collecting Stories and testimonies to communicate the work of God in this ministry bothinternally to staff as well as supplying the narrative for external communications about what this ministry is about. (Website content, instagram, group me, collecting photos, videos, with all proper release forms)
Envisions, regularly updates, and implements an effective strategy for a growing and thriving Student Ministry.
Staff and programs ministries that impact the life of a student in ways that glorify God and reflect the values of COTC.
Facilitates staff and volunteer leadership recruitment, development, and discipleship.
Primary communicator in COTC Youth, but will utilize current and develop newvolunteers to run COTC Youth Sunday and mid-week gatherings.
Manages administrative tasks for COTC Youth including calendar, budget, and adheringto all HR policies: background checks, legal waivers, and rental agreement procedures.
Connects with and supports parents by providing resources and giving clear andconsistent communication.
Collaborates internally with other ministries to promote and encourage the youth toattend church wide worship, fun events, prayer room activities, etc.
Attend assigned staff retreats, check-ins, and meetings.
Staff reviews seasonally for any hires
Youth Budget Oversight
Book a youth retreat once per church season (3 per year).
Use existing and build-optional summer camp resource list for parents, as well as any other resource list for ministry needs that become relevant.
Oversight of COTC Youth staff and worship.
Required Competencies/Skills:
Gather, cast, and execute vision.
Passion to help students deconstruct the secular stories and ideologies of our day and lay a compelling biblical foundation.
Solution generator - proactively engages with new initiatives to build the youth ministry.
Strives for reconciliation. Assumes the best.
Seeks facts and understanding. Collaboration preference.
Organized, creative, servant leader.
Highly empathetic listener.
Holds team accountable - encourages, equips, and empowers them.
Sunday through Tuesday Special
Requirements/Preferences:
Organizational skills. Passion for systems and database accuracy. Technical capacity.
Vision for proactively starting and building systems.
Passion to teach others systems basics.
Attend annual training opportunities to expand and cultivate vision.
Basic understanding and monitoring of communication among all church locations.
Heart to see Gods Kingdom built.
We are looking for something from a charismatic conviction, who knows how to move in the gifts of the Spirit and bring kids into an encounter with Jesus.
Heart to build and collaborate with youth leaders across the city.
Hours: worked out seasonally with manager.
Education Required/Preferred:
Bachelor's degree in related field or 5 years experience with similar systems required.
Masters degree or similar experience in related field preferred.
Understanding of non-profit sector preferred.
Benefits
COTC is an At-Will and equal opportunity employer. All of our employment decisions (e.g., recruiting, hiring, training, promoting, compensating and terminating) will be made in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.