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Director of Youth and College Ministries

Eastminster Presbyterian Church
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Candidates for this position are experienced ministry leaders who are passionate about Christ and excited to disciple and lead ministry to younger generations.

Other qualifications include the following:

  • A heart for ministering to youth, college-aged students, and their families
  • A growing and deepening faith in Jesus Christ
  • Experience coming alongside those who are spiritually seeking
  • Biblical teaching experience
  • A commitment to team ministry
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, and administrative skills
  • A self-starter who welcomes a challenge
  • Experience planning events and activities
  • Experience recruiting and equipping ministry team volunteers
  • A college graduate preferably with education and training in biblical studies
  • A willingness to embrace our denomination’s Constitution, including our Essential Tenets, Polity, and Rules of Discipline. Our denomination is ECO, the Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. Click here for more information.
  • Note: This is a non-ordained track position.

Our Director of Youth and College Ministries Will:

  • Lead our middle school, high school and college students towards a closerwalk with God, supporting their journey from participation to discipleship.
  • Demonstrate a personal, growing relationship with Christ and the ability to articulate that faith to others.
  • Develop, implement, and coordinate a single vision for the youth and college ministries. Unite into one seamless progression of faith
  • development, with benchmarks along with way.
  • Nurture, counsel, teach, disciple our 6-12th graders and college students and foster a mission mindset.
  • Develop relationships with our students and their families. Go to their extra-curricular activities and support school-based programs like FCA. Be a regular presence in their lives as a mentor and spiritual advisor.
  • Recruit, disciple and help train both adults and young people to be equipped for leadership responsibilities in the church’s student ministry.
  • Lead, or ensure leadership is provided for, Sunday School, Confirmation, Sunday evening youth gatherings and Wednesday Night Bible Studies.
  • Train youth for participation in worship, including our annual Youth Sunday service.
  • Coordinate youth engagement in special events such as churchwide BBQ or sporting events.
  • Plan and lead summer and holiday-season gatherings for youth and college students.
  • Plan and lead annual summer trips for high school and middle school students, such as Fun in the Son, Great Escape Conferences and periodic Youth Mission Trips.
  • Demonstrate self-direction, initiative, and exemplary moral character.
  • Pray for the youth in our church and the surrounding community that they may come to know Jesus Christ and mature into a fullness of faith.
  • Provide guidance for annual youth ministry budgeting.
  • Coordinate regular, year-round communication with college students with the goal of supporting and nurturing their faith, whether on-site or at school.
  • Participate in staff, Christian Education Team, and Youth Ministry Team meetings.
  • Consistently draw on an extensive study of Scripture and help youth learn how to apply God’s Word in their daily lives.
  • Affirm the Essential Tenets of our denomination, ECO.

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Candidates interested in exploring Christ’s work at Eastminster should submit the following in confidence via email to contact.us@epres.org:

  • Cover letter
  • Faith statement
  • Resume (experience in youth leadership is preferred)
  • Contact information for references