The Life Church Children’s Pastor is responsible for all aspects of ensuring the spiritual growth and development of children ages birth through 5th grade. This includes curriculum selection, volunteer recruitment and development, classroom management, and operational management necessary to ensure successful, continuously improving weekend children’s services and periodic special events.

Primary Qualifications:

Essential Job Functions

1. Lead a team of paid staff and volunteers in operating a children’s ministry, including weekend services and periodic special events.

2. Regularly select and/or develop a curriculum for a children’s Christian education program that is part of the church’s weekend service schedule.

3. Implement children’s registration, classroom management, and security policies/practices to support weekend services and periodic special events.

4. Direct the recruitment, training, and development of volunteers as needed to staff children’s ministry classrooms and special events.

5. Design and plan periodic child dedication services as required, meeting the needs and expectations of families attending the church.

6. Lead the creative use and proactive upkeep of children’s ministry facilities and grounds.

7. Assist in developing an annual budget for children’s ministries and manage spending to budget.

8. Function as a member of the church’s Pastoral Staff performing baptism services, weddings, funerals, etc., as part of a rotation schedule.

9. Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

This position requires at least 1-2 years of experience as a staff member or lead volunteer in a children’s ministry leadership capacity. Possession of a teaching or related degree is required. (Extensive ministry experience, in some cases, can be substituted.) The successful individual will be a strong leader with a solid work ethic, possess a passion for teaching children about God, and have the ability to administrate as a department head. Working knowledge of creative programming related to children’s classes and special events is a real plus.

Contact: Lyn Thomason