Religious | Presbyterian Church in America
Full-Time
Posted: Oct 21, 2025
Application Deadline: Dec 7, 2025
Description
General Description
The Youth Director/Pastor is a full-time ministry staff member who gives direction to the youth ministry, personally ministers to young people, recruits volunteers to carry out the work of the ministry, and oversees other members of the youth staff. The person must be a professing Christian who displays spiritual maturity and be in agreement with evangelical reformed theology (see http://pcanet.org/general/beliefs.htm ). The person will have significant interaction with the youth, their parents, and volunteers who work with the youth.
Church Profile
Peace Church is a 45 year-old congregation in Cary, North Carolina, an affluent, growing, family-friendly suburb of the Research Triangle. The church has 575 members with a weekly average attendance of 460, primarily families, with 50+ active youth. Students are in public school, private school, and homeschool. We currently have 4 full-time pastoral staff, a full-time female assistant youth director, a full-time office manager/facilities director, and 8 part-time staff. The mission of Peace Church is to honor God, to help people grow in the grace of Jesus, and to equip them for their purpose in God’s Kingdom.
Organizational relationships
- Reports within the Pastoral Staff
- Supervises other members of the Youth Staff
- Recruits, trains, and supports adult volunteers serving the Youth
Key Responsibilities
1. Provide leadership to the youth programs of the church (6th-12th grade)
2. Oversee the youth staff and volunteers
3. Personally participates in ministry to the youth, both churched and unchurched
4. Disciple youth and teach the whole counsel of God in various settings (large group, small groups, one-on-one, etc.)
5. Encourage youth to deepen their relationships with one another as well as those outside the church
6. Encourage youth to serve others through both local and short-term missions opportunities
7. Create exciting relationship-building activities for youth
8. Manage youth budget to achieve ministy goals
9. Serve on the Children’s & Youth Ministry Center
Salary: $60K-$89K
Requirements
Skills, Experience and Educational Requirements
- Must possess a four-year bachelor's degree
- Candidates without a seminary degree must be willing to undergo seminary training
- Must be adept at using social media applications to communicate with youth and parents
- Ordained or ordainable in the PCA
- Proven Christian educator with teaching skills
- Ability to recruit and train other ministry leaders
- Ability to minister to students and their parents
How to Apply
Please submit copies of a cover letter and resumé or CV by email.
Thank you.
Primary Contact: Chris Florence
Email: chris@peacepca.org
Phone: 9844770696
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