Responsibilities and Duties

• The Children’s Minister, under the direction of church leadership, is responsible for developing and communicating a consistent Sunday morning and Wednesday evening experience for all children from birth through 6th grade.
• The Children’s Minister oversees the recruitment, training, and development of all Difference Makers (volunteers) in the greeter, nursery, early childhood, and elementary areas.
• The Children’s Minister is the first point of pastoral care interactions for the Difference Maker team.
• The Children’s Minister is responsible for overseeing and executing special ministry events such as, but not limited to, VBS, Promotion Sunday, Parent/Child Dedication, 5th & 6th-Grade Outings, etc.
• The Children’s Minister is responsible for the good stewardship of the ministry’s budget, supplies, and resources. They will also present teaching materials for approval.
• The Children’s Minister will communicate clearly and consistently with all Difference Makers via Planning Center Online.
• The Children’s Minister will work to equip parents and guardians to raise their children to be thoughtful and spiritually mature.
• The Children’s Minister will invest in kids’ lives by being the point of contact for pastoral care needs. They will also acknowledge or attend extra-curricular activities and other milestone celebrations for the children of the ministry.
• From time to time, the Children’s Minister will also collaborate with the Student Minister and the Community Impact Coordinator on activities and events.

Qualifications and Skills

• The right candidate must be spiritually mature, loyal, and steadfast to the truth that the Bible is the final authority.
• It is preferable that this candidate has earned B.A. in biblical or theological studies.
• Candidates must learn Planning Center Online, ProPresenter, Realm, and all other software/programs involved in executing Children’s Ministry requirements.
• This individual must be knowledgeable of the Restoration Movement and embrace its foundational principles.
• The Children’s Minister must value the culture of Crossroads and have a heart for community outreach.
• The right person for this position must exhibit Biblical knowledge and possess the wisdom to apply it with sound judgment.
• Ideally, the right candidate would have multiple years of Children’s Ministry experience in a church the size of Crossroads or larger or similar experience in a comparable field.