Description

Position: Director of Youth & Sports (Grace & Cleats) Ministries        

Purpose: To provide leadership to two of our core ministries at Crossroads

YOUTH MINISTRY: to come alongside parents by leading a ministry that loves, serves, and teaches students (7th – 12th grade) in a way that moves them, by God’s grace, toward a personal, active, discerning, and maturing faith in Jesus Christ

GRACE & CLEATS: to utilize sports and recreational activity as a bridge to take the gospel to our congregation and community, teaching and demonstrating what it means to live and compete for the glory of God

Accountable To: The Session, reporting directly to the Executive Pastor

Qualifications:

·       A personal, active, discerning, and maturing faith in Jesus Christ

·       A strong knowledge of and commitment to teach the Bible and to the reformed system of doctrine laid out

in the Westminster Confession of Faith and its Catechisms

·       A love for students and an ability and passion to teach, shepherd, lead, counsel, engage and enjoy them in a

winsome, gospel-centered manner

·       An ability to relate to adults as well as students

·       A solid understanding of and passion to use sports and recreational activity as ministry

·       An ability to recruit and lead a volunteer leadership team

·       An ability to plan and execute youth and sports related events, leagues, retreats, etc

·       A four-year college degree; PREFER: prior youth ministry experience; PREFER: Seminary degree and

ordained/ordainable in the PCA

Primary Responsibilities – YOUTH MINISTRY:

·       Continue developing the ministry in line with our mission, vision, and core values

·       Plan and execute weekly Sunday School and Youth Group activities

·       Plan and execute retreats, social events, service projects, summer activities, and mission trips

·       Provide faithful teaching of God’s Word at Sunday School, Youth Group, etc

·       Provide/Seek opportunities to build relationships, evangelize, disciple, and counsel students outside of Youth

Group and Sunday School

·       Recruit, lead, and equip a volunteer leadership team to aid in all aspects of the ministry

·       Love and serve the parents of the students through effective communication, resources, and care for their

children

·       Attend annual training and engage with resources that spur continual growth in ministry

·       Participation in weekly staff meeting

Primary Responsibilities – GRACE & CLEATS:

LEADERSHIP:

·       Continue developing our current ministry activities in line with mission, vision, and core values. These

activities include, but are not limited to…

·       Open Gym Basketball (all year)

·       Open Gym Volleyball (all year)

·       Rev-Fit Classes (all year)

·       Men’s Softball (May – July)

·       Youth Sports Camps (Summer)

·       Youth Soccer League (August – October)

·       Grace & Cleats 3rd – 6th grade Basketball Teams (October – March)

·       Create new ministry activities as appropriate

·       Recruit, equip, and give oversight to leaders and volunteers

·       Cast vision for the ministry and actively promote ministry activities

·       Ensure proper spiritual leadership is present and active for each team and activity (this may require personal

participation in various ministry activities)

TEACHING:

·       Teach (or equip others to teach) devotions at various ministry activities

·       Create or find quality devotional materials to fit each individual ministry activity

ADMINISTRATIVE:

·       Effectively communicate via email, text, website, and social media

·       Manage the ministry budget

·       Manage sports equipment inventory and purchasing

·       Creating and monitoring online registration and payment processes

·       Generate marketing/promotional materials

FIELD MAINTENANCE (Coordinate or Accomplish)

·       Mowing of 3 acre sports fields

·       2-3x per week April – June

·       1-2x per week July – October

·       Fertilizer (4x per year) and herbicide applications (2-3x per year)

·       Maintain watering schedule

·       Maintain shed and all field maintenance equipment

·       Striping of sports fields

·       Softball (May – July)

·       Soccer (Aug – October)

·       Tasks related to the open/close of sports fields for each respective season

·       All other necessary field maintenance and repairs

Compensation:

·       Full-time position with compensation commensurate with education and experience

Requirements

How to Apply

Primary Contact: David Peters

Email: dpeters@crossroadspca.org

Phone: 3173850126

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