Elementary Kids Pastor

Parkway Fellowship Church - Richmond, TX

Full-time - Entry Level

Richmond, TX

About the position

The Elementary Pastor at Parkway Fellowship is responsible for leading the Elementary Ministry, focusing on recruiting, training, and empowering volunteer teams, and ensuring the effective delivery of programming for children from Kindergarten to 5th grade. This role requires a mature Christ-follower with a strong commitment to the church's vision and mission, as well as experience in children's ministry.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, train, and empower volunteer ministry teams for all Sunday services in Elementary.
• Maintain a clear and concise system in training volunteers.
• Develop, recruit, train, and lead a coaching structure for weekend services for all Elementary Kids programming.
• Create and maintain an evaluation system for evaluating the health of the entire Elementary Kids Ministry.
• Maintain the vision of partnering with parents through the implementation of all major milestones.
• Purchase and prep all needed supplies for weekly lessons for Kindergarten - 5th grade classes.
• Effectively lead and recruit leaders for special events.
• Constantly evaluate current security system to ensure it provides the most security to kids and user-friendliness to parents.
• Edit curriculum and do all supply preparation and distribution for each series.
• Provide support for other locations and their Elementary programs.
• Handle all administrative responsibilities of the Elementary Kids Ministry, including record sheets, reporting attendance, and timely communication.
• Be actively involved with Kids Small Groups on Tuesday and/or Wednesday nights.
• Perform any other duties as required by the Senior Staff of Parkway Fellowship.

Requirements

• Mature Christ-follower
• Working knowledge of God's Word
• Extravagant financial giver
• Understanding of specific books related to children's ministry
• Exercises the characteristic of humility
• Fulfills the Biblical requirements in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 & Titus 1:5-9
• Proficiency with web-based software
• Strong commitment to the vision and mission of Parkway Fellowship
• Must have a 'whatever it takes' attitude
• Must have 2+ years' Kids Ministry experience in a church setting with both large and small groups.