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JOB SUMMARY:

The Melissa Campus Student Ministry Pastor provides oversight and leadership to the Melissa Campus Student Ministry during an exciting and formative season of campus launch. Operating without a permanent facility, this role demands a creative, adaptable leader who can build a thriving student ministry from the ground up—utilizing community spaces, school campuses, homes, and temporary venues to reach and disciple students. They work to train, encourage, and support at the campus level while collaborating with centralized staff and other campuses to keep the ministry effective, integrated, and prepared to reach and serve students well. They are a key part of leadership development and have opportunities to host weekend services. This is a full-time position.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Student Ministry
  • Provide leadership and pastoral care for the Melissa Campus Student Ministry
  • Build the Melissa Student Ministry from the ground up—establishing culture, rhythms, and volunteer structures in a launch-phase environment
  • Plan and oversee execution of all weekly Melissa Student Ministry activities and events, adapting creatively to temporary and off-site venues as needed
  • Think outside the box to create engaging, excellent student ministry experiences without a permanent facility—leveraging school campuses, community spaces, parks, and homes
  • Recruit, train, develop, and encourage Melissa Student Ministry volunteer leaders
  • Be highly visible at local Melissa-area school campuses to connect with students and administration
  • Operate Melissa Student Ministry in keeping with approved budget
  • Work with the Melissa Campus Pastor to develop and implement the Melissa Campus Student Ministry Strategy
  • Work with other campuses’ Student Ministries to plan cross-campus events, and to develop and adapt programming that applies to the Melissa Campus
  • Celebrate others well and have fun!
• Melissa Campus
  • Actively participate and recruit students for weekly campus set-up and tear-down, understanding that in a launch phase, all hands contribute to creating excellent Sunday environments
  • Provide a physical presence during weekend services and Melissa Campus events to serve and connect with team members, parents, and students
  • Participate in Campus Meetings, Core Team Meetings, and assist the Melissa Campus Pastor in providing overall direction for the campus
  • Help develop and maintain systems and spaces for Student Ministry within the temporary venue context, ensuring consistency and excellence week to week
• Upfront Leadership at Campus
  • As one of a few pastors on the campus, the Melisaa Student Pastor has regular weekend responsibilities in the service (host space) and including: speaking, trainings, baptisms, etc. 
  • This person needs to be friendly and approachable.

CHASE OAKS STAFF PASTOR ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Commit to doing ministry as a team; develop interdependence among team members and be authentic with team members
• Commit to participate in the core functions of Chase Oaks Church
• Participate in and take responsibility for the execution of the Ministry Team planning process
• Consistently model a life of bridge-building
• Participate in Pastor-of-the-Day (POD) calls and Pastor-of-the-Weekend (POW) calls
• Be available to perform sacerdotal functions (weddings, funerals, communion, and baptisms)
• Regularly attend and participate in staff and pastoral meetings and/or leadership development opportunities
• Be available to assist other ministries and pastors with projects or by handling specific assignments
• Pursue an active, growing relationship with Christ

JOB PROFILE:

SPECIFIC SKILLS / STRENGTHS

• Catalytic Leader.  Requires leadership abilities to influence and follow through with plans through other people. Energetic. Thrives in ambiguous, start-up environments where the path forward must be created, not followed. 
• Team Builder.  Requires team-building abilities to invest in volunteer leaders and staff, set them up for success, and bring new leaders along.
• Quality Manager.  Understands their campus, develops plans, creates processes and efficiencies so ministries run well and people are cared for.  This entails administration and being a solution specialist.
• Owner. Requires the ability to multitask and work independently in carrying out assignments to completion.
• Communicator.  Requires approachability and the ability to communicate in all three realms … one-on-one, groups, and upfront. 
• Pastor.  Has a heart for people and the ability to have teams, systems, and personal space to care for people. Passion for Groups ministries and seeing people connect.
• Carrier of DNA.  Protects the unity and identity of Chase Oaks Church at their campus.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE DESIRED

• Education: Minimum of a college degree.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• The role would supervise any potential Student Resident or Intern.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to speak effectively and understandably on the phone. The ability to effectively present information and respond to common inquiries regarding the Chase Oaks ministry environment is also required. High attention to customer service.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook calendaring, and email
• Basic knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Data Entry skill & experience
• Familiarity with Databases

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Lifting 30-50 pounds is an occasional but essential requirement. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk or hear. The employee frequently is required reach with hands and arms. The employee may be asked to bend and kneel.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Qualifications for employment at Chase Oaks Church requires being a Christ-follower—whose work history and lifestyle shows a consistency to adhering to the scriptural principles of the Bible—and agreeing with the Purpose, Strategy, and DNA statements of Chase Oaks. We request that each staff member be “All – In” and be committed to the local body of Christ at Chase Oaks Church in the areas of worship, groups, service and giving.

CHASE OAKS CHURCH DNA

• Jesus Sets Our Tone.
• We're All In The Same Boat.
• We Are Here For Good.
• This Is Not Our Party.
• We Don't Go It Alone.
• We Are Not Set In Our Ways.
• We See Beauty In Diversity.
• Our Best Days Are Ahead Of Us.
• We Don't Sweat The Small Stuff.

CHASE OAKS CHURCH STAFF VALUES

• We cultivate because we believe in the good that is to come.
• We collaborate because we are better together.
• We celebrate because we can.

LEADERSHIP SKILLS

• Character - Being above reproach
• Self-Leadership - Practicing rhythms that allow personal flourishing
• Drive - Relentlessly pursuing excellence based on one's unique purpose, values, strengths, and passions
• Judgment - Demonstrating wisdom in action
• Influence - Impacting how other people think and act