Kids Ministry Director (Part time or Full Time)

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: The Kids Ministry Director helps FBCW lead each family and every generation to know and follow Jesus by leading FBCW’s ministry to kids (1st-5th) and their families.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Be a member of FBCW or be willing to become a member.
• Align with FBCW’s beliefs, missions, and values.
• Have previous experience serving on staff or as a volunteer in a kids ministry or related ministry.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Brainstorm, cast, and implement vision for FBCW’s Kids Ministry.
• Determine and implement the most effective strategies for leading kids to know and follow Jesus.
• Recruit, equip, mobilize, and provide ongoing support for a team of kids ministry volunteers.
• Administrate FBCW’s weekly Kids Ministry environments on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights.
• Oversee FBCW’s Kids Ministry budget and expenses.
• Determine (or develop) and implement curricula for all pertinent Kids Ministry environments.
• Foster a ministry partnership with parents in the discipleship of their kids.
• Develop and administrate FBCW’s yearly and seasonal Kids Ministry programs and events (VBS, etc.)
• Manage FBCW’s yearly calendar of events pertaining to the Kids Ministry.
• Keep the church and parents informed of all Kids Ministry related items throughout the year.
• Manage attendance and visitor engagement processes for the Kids Ministry.
• Manage supplies for the Kids Ministry.
• Oversee the use of all Kids Ministry spaces to ensure proper guidelines are followed.
• Oversee decision counseling for kids at FBCW.
• Create strategies for reaching unchurched families within the community.
• Represent the interests of kids and their families in staff meetings and in the making of decisions.
• Collaborate with church staff to strategize effective ways of including kids into the life of the church at large.
• Implement and enforce child safety measures within the Kids Ministry.
• Attend regular staff meetings.
• Prepare for and attend meetings as scheduled with direct report.
• Other duties as assigned.
• NOTE: The full-time version will also incorporate all duties of the Pre-School Ministry Director Position. 

REPORTS TO: Discipleship and Communications Pastor

PEERS WITH: Other Director Level Positions

POSITION TYPE: Full-Time Salaried OR Part-Time Salaried, 25 hours/week (flexible schedule) 

COMPENSATION: Full-Time and Part-Time ranges available upon request.

ABOUT THE CHURCH: First Baptist Church Wentzville is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Our passion is to lead each family and every generation to know and follow Jesus! We are a community of believers who are being transformed by the power of Christ for Kingdom impact! We equip believers to pursue God, worship Jesus Christ, proclaim the Gospel, and serve others. Our multi-generational church seeks to be gospel-centered in all that we do. We have a budget of approximately $1.4 million and an average attendance of approximately 350 in worship.

ABOUT WENTZVILLE: The city of Wentzville, with a population over 40,000, has been the fastest growing city in Missouri, by percentage population increase, for two consecutive decades from 2000 to 2020. Located just 40 miles west of St. Louis, Wentzville residents enjoy the suburban lifestyle while benefitting from the proximity to world-class medical institutions, universities, and entertainment.. The highly rated Wentzville School District has been the fastest growing school district in Missouri for the past 20 years. With excellent schools, both public and private, churches, parks, and clubs, Wentzville is still a quiet, pleasant, peaceful community, rich in history and identity