Hour Expectations: Part Time (20-25 hours a week)
Responsible to: Lead Pastor and Church
Purpose: To organize and implement ministries that care for the spiritual, physical, and emotional lives of children and their families.
Context: Norman is a college town and the third largest city in Oklahoma. The church is a mix of academics and blue-collar workers, young families and older folk, liturgical and free church.
Qualifications
Ø A professing and practicing Christian
Ø An understanding and adherence to the Wesleyan Holiness tradition
Ø Pursuit of or holding some degree of theological education
Ø Continual education for the sake of bettering oneself and ministry
Ø Education or continued training in childhood development
Ø A strong, professional work ethic - Office hours are to be established in cooperation with the Lead Pastor. A part-time member of the pastoral team should expect to work 20—25 hours per week.
Ø A love for young people and a passion to see them actively engage in the Kingdom of God
Ø If married, a spouse that is in complete support of children’s ministry and the local church, willing to serve as a lay role model demonstrating what it means to be a committed Christian and follower of Jesus
Responsibilities of the Pastor to Kids and Families
1) Pastoral Care/Building Relationships
a. To serve as a Christian role model
b. To demonstrate care about each child and their family through invested time, prayer, and relationship building
c. To create opportunities for personal, corporate, and spiritual growth of young people and their families
2) Align Leaders
a. Have a Team Approach
b. Recruit and train lay leaders to be involved in all aspects of kids ministry
c. Align leaders to work together around a common strategy, values, and language
d. Champion intergenerational ministry throughout the church
e. Facilitate effective meetings to collaborate with key leaders in your organization
f. Manage budget and resources needed to make kids ministry successful
g. Organize Nursery workers and volunteers for Sundays and Wednesday evenings.
3) Sunday Morning
a. Give oversight to the operation of Children’s Sunday School
b. Work with the Lead Pastor to best engage children in discipleship through children’s church and family Sundays
c. Train children and equip them to be servant leaders in the church
4) Mid-Week Program
a. Engage in the spiritual development of young people through Wednesday evening programing
b. Understand methods that are developmentally appropriate
c. Produce strategic experiences to be relevant and engaging for kids
d. Address the social, physical, and emotional needs of young people
5) Nurturing Care
a. Work with our nurturing care team to work toward better meeting and engaging with families with kids on the spectrum.
6) Activities and Events
a. Design and implement at least one quarterly activity
b. Participate in community, district, and denominational events
c. Promote and support the activities occurring in our local church
6) Administration
a. Develop lay leaders
b. Office hours that include planning, strategizing, and organizing
c. Hold a parent meeting at least three times a year
d. Develop a Children’s Ministry budget
7) Communication
a. Provide an up-to-date calendar containing all useful information
b. Use social media platforms to communicate information and engage in spiritual development
8) Pastoral Staff Team Member
a. Be a supportive and loyal team member
b. Attend scheduled staff meetings
c. Be available for staff and church leadership training
d. Share in planning and coordinating of church calendar
e. Share in planning and coordinating of church services