ASSOCIATE PASTOR, STUDENT MINISTRY
REAL LIFE CHURCH OF LA (GLENDORA, CA)
JOB TITLE: Associate Pastor, Student Ministry DATE: 7/1/2024
REPORTS TO: Executive Pastor JOB CODE: Full-Time, Exempt
PURPOSE: To lead high school and middle school students to become followers of Jesus.
MEANS
Create an atmosphere in which Christian and uncommitted students are drawn to explore the faith. Provide leadership and supervision for youth programs, including Sunday morning programming, midweek programming, small groups, retreats, and special events. The primary role of this Pastor/Director will be as a team leader to facilitate these ministries.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
STUDENT MINISTRY VISION
We want to see students who don’t go to church come to church, students who are not Christians become Christians, and students who are Christians grow in Christ-likeness, knowledge of the Scriptures, involvement in the church, and outreach to their peers and families.
NECESSARY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
This person should be able to articulate the Christian faith in a way that engages students and families. They will have the highest standards of personal integrity in all contexts. They will be loving, collegial, and humble in their relationships with staff and families. They will be dynamic and energetic, able to demonstrate significant organizational and supervisory skills, creating teams around innovative ideas. They should have strong communication skills. They will be a trainer and leader of volunteer staff. This will require previous experience in leading dynamic student ministries.
Real Life Church exists to lead lost people to Jesus — a community of grace with a God-sized vision reaching from generation to generation.
Planted in 2016, Real Life Church has grown to over 500 people in attendance each weekend with hopes of planting future churches as we continue to lead lost people to Jesus.