Assistant Pastor / Director of Student Ministries

$30,000 - $59,000/Yr

Covenant Theological Seminary - Pensacola, FL

Full-time - Entry Level

Pensacola, FL

Educational Services

About the position

Pinewoods Presbyterian Church (PCA) is a multi-generational, gospel-centered congregation that exists to glorify God and enjoy him forever by making joyful, connected, Spirit-filled, outward-facing disciples of Jesus Christ. The Assistant Pastor of Student Ministries (APSM) is responsible for helping Pinewoods students, their friends, and their families connect to Jesus and the church. The APSM is responsible for building teams and developing systems that will facilitate gospel-centered growth and maturity in the lives of our students, their friends, and family members.

Responsibilities

• Lead / Teach Middle School / High Sunday School (Sunday Morning)
• Lead / Teach Middle School / High Youth Group (Sunday Evening)
• Communicate as needed with students, parents, and volunteers
• Meet / disciple students in small group settings
• Cultivate relationships with families / parents by attending students' sporting events, performances, award ceremonies, etc.
• Speak / attend student chapels and Bible studies at local schools where Pinewoods students attend school
• Plan / lead local service events and outreach opportunities
• Plan / lead friendship-building events (games, concerts, movies, sporting events, etc.)
• Plan and lead student trips (retreats, conferences, RYM, Mission Trips, Ridge Haven, apologetics conferences, etc.)
• Assist with Missions Conference as needed
• Senior Graduation Celebration Lunch for graduating seniors and their families
• Help with (VBS) as needed
• Participate in weekly worship services at Pinewoods
• Participate in the preaching / teaching rotation as needed
• Attend denominational meetings (Session / Presbytery / General Assembly)
• Attend conferences to promote personal spiritual growth and development
• Responsible for Student Ministries budget and financial oversight
• Oversee the selection and implementation of curriculum
• Develop / implement communication plans to keep staff, volunteers and parents informed.

Requirements

• The APSM must be a joyful, hard-working, follower of Jesus.
• The APSM must meet the character qualifications for elders listed in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1.
• The APSM must have communication skills and a passion for personal evangelism, 1-on-1 and small group discipleship, mercy ministry, and missions.
• The APSM must maintain a humble spirit and commitment to teamwork with other pastors, directors, non-pastoral staff, elders, deacons, and church members.
• The APSM must maintain appropriate discretion and confidentiality regarding personal information that may be shared during 1-on-1 discipleship, counseling, session meetings.
• The APSM must have an earned M.Div. or related graduate degree. (Church History, Biblical Studies, Counseling, etc.) Current students will be considered, with the expectation of graduation.
• The APSM must be an ordained or ordainable teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America.
• The APSM must have ministerial experience with Student and Family ministries in a local church context.