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Director of Student Ministries

Goshen Baptist Church, West Chester, Pennsylvania

October 2023

Position Summary

The Director of Student Ministries is a member of the professional staff of the church and the position is a full-time position. This person is responsible to plan, organize and administer a middle school, high school, and college-age ministry that is fully integrated within the life of the congregation. Leading the volunteer staff, this individual will develop a student ministry which incorporates a healthy blend and balance of worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and mission that is distinct yet well integrated with the doctrinal beliefs and multigenerational life, vision and ministry of Goshen Baptist Church.  The Director of Student Ministries serves under the leadership of the Senior Pastor and church Elders.

Spiritual Prerequisites

The Director of Student Ministries must have strong, deeply rooted beliefs and ministry values that are consistent with those of Goshen Baptist Church as stated in the Mission and Vision, Statement of Faith, and Church Covenant (click to access documents).  Specifically, this individual must believe the following points of doctrine (which serve to summarize the GBC Statement of Faith):

1. The Bible is the authoritative Word of God, inerrant in the original manuscripts.
2. The triune Godhead in Three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
3. The deity of Jesus Christ, his virgin birth, sinless life, death, and bodily resurrection.
4. Man is a sinner by nature and choice and therefore is spiritually dead apart from Christ.
5. Salvation is by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
6. The everlasting blessing of the saved and the everlasting punishment of the unsaved.
7. Christ’s commission to the church to go and make disciples among neighbors near and far, even reaching out to all the people groups of the world.

Responsibilities

1. Plan and direct all aspects of the middle school, high school, and college-age ministries, with the goal of befriending, evangelizing, and discipling students within the church and from the community.
2. This position requires both regular office hours and varying amounts of time spent out of the office ministering to students and connecting with their families.
3. Recruit, train and supervise the volunteer leadership staff working with and teaching middle school, high school, and college-age students.
4. Oversee Sunday school for middle school, high school, and college age students.
5. Foster spiritual growth through small groups for middle school, high school, and college-age students within the student ministry of GBC.
6. Organize, plan, and promote times of fellowship and activities for students, such as retreats, conferences, camps, ministry events, and other activities, for the purposes of relationship building and spiritual growth.
7. Provide timely updates, communicate to, and involve parents of students in the activities of the ministry, and seek to integrate new students and their parents into the body of GBC.
8. In consultation with the Senior Pastor, be responsible to choose and/or develop the teaching curriculum for each of the student programs, ensuring that all materials are in accord with the doctrinal beliefs of GBC and appropriate to the needs of the students.
9. In consultation with the Senior Pastor, communicate with and, as appropriate, plan and organize events with other like-minded local churches and youth groups.
10. Work to integrate students into congregational life and church ministries beyond student- centered gatherings and activities.
11. Recommend and manage the approved annual student ministries budget.
12. Submit a yearly statement of goals and objectives for consideration in one’s performance review by the Senior Pastor.
13. Be responsible for involving youth and college-age students with local, national, and international mission trips, consulting with GBC’s Outreach and Missions Teams for such projects.
14. Serve actively within the overall ministry of GBC, including by being available to assist in congregational worship or other activities, as directed by the Senior Pastor and Elders.