Associate Minister Jobs in Indiana (NOW HIRING)

This position exists to reach 11-19 year olds with the Gospel through authentic Christ-sharing relationships by leading Campus Life ministry within the local community. This includes casting vision, implementing strategies, establishing fruitful and sustainable ministry while maintaining YFC USA’s policies for compliance.

• Implement YFC's Relational Ministry Actions (RMA) Frameworkbelow to develop authentic Christ-sharing relationships withyoung people.
  • Contacting: meet new students, learn names &develop relationships through weekly school involvement, as well as other places where students gather
  • Building times: spend time in shared experiences withstudents to build new relationships and grow existingones
  • Appointments: meet with students to focus on their individual needs
  • Small groups: meet with several students to have an interactive discussion about relevant topics & connectthem to God’s truth
  • Core: develop a team of Christian leaders whotogether, follow Jesus in a way that naturally invitesfriends to discover Jesus with them
  • Club: create community with a welcoming, high energy,large group meeting designed to help lost peoplediscover who Jesus is by connecting relevant topics toscripture
  • Participate in trips and events

• Develop a growth strategy to reach every young person at this site (more ministry leaders, partnerships, and ways to engage lost kids in 3 story.

• Recruit, train and empower a team of ministry leaders to carry out weekly ministry using the RMAs
• Meet weekly with at least one current or potential ministryleader
• Plan & prepare for club, meetings, events, etc.
• Attend weekly staff meetings (when available), trip & event planning meetings, & meetings with supervisor as scheduled
• Complete weekly & monthly ministry reports
• Ensure that all ministry leaders complete & comply with annual training requirements

• Work with the Ministry and Regional Directors on a community support team (CST) to join you in prayer, ministry, fundraising, & community relations
• Develop a strong relationship with the school system
• Develop relationships with pastors & youth workers to partner together in the mission
• Develop relationships & provide good communication & support with parents
• Conduct weekly appointments with like minded partners
• All leaders will be given the opportunity to be involved in the stewardship functions of YFCNIN to a degree that is commensurate with their roles. These activities may include but are not limited to: Circle of Influence, golf outings, campaigns (WBIY), See the Story, luncheons, rallies, etc. The leadership team will work with employees to set an appropriate funding strategy & to offer fundraising training.

Youth for Christ is a Christian faith-based, 501c3 organization that requires all staff to be actively living out their Christian faith and committed to a local church body.

Because the overriding religious purpose and mission of Youth for Christ USA is to communicate and introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ to young people and their families, and in that regard to make, educate and encourage lifelong disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is very important that you as an employee in the movement of Youth for Christ be recognized as an associate minister of the Gospel.

As an employee and a minister of the Gospel, YFCNIN expects all leaders to:

• Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole as well as for specific ministry initiatives.
• Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC.
• Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at YFC staff meetings, conferences, camps and events.
• Model empathy, humility and care for all people. This includes promoting equity and inclusion in word and in the practice of facial expression.

Additionally, YFCNIN leaders will have an opportunity to be commissioned or licensed as a minister of the Gospel through the established YFC process, and/or ordained by an outside body recognized by YFC USA.

• An authentic and abiding personal relationship with Jesus Christ
• Passionate about seeing lost young teens find hope in Jesus
• A genuine hope for community transformation
• Ability to coach, motivate, and lead teams of adults, volunteers, and student leaders
• Spirit of collaboration with like-minded partners (individuals, churches, businesses)
• High level of spiritual & emotional maturity
• Strong interpersonal communication & problem solving skills
• Teachable team player
• Motivated self-starter
• Self mandatory self-starter
• Ability to learn mission & relationship based fundraising techniques

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Experience in youth ministry (preferred)

On The Job Training: Yes

Travel Requirements: Possible student trips:Retreats, Camps during the summer

Possible staff training: YFCNIN staff retreat (spring), New Leader Cohort, Campus Life team retreat (fall)

Manages Budget: No

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates within each leader role, the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such does at all times and in all instances reserve the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry.

We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation.

We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.