Director of Youth Ministries

Location

Greensboro, NC | United States

Job description

Christ United Methodist Church

Greensboro, North Carolina 27410

Full Time

• Embrace, teach and positively reinforce United Methodist theology
• Lead, coordinate and grow CUMC’s youth ministries while serving as an effective faith leader and authentic role model
• Collaborate with church staff, lay leaders and volunteers in team-first ways that maximize the gifts and talents of all
• Build disciples by developing and implementing a comprehensive approach to CUMC’s ChristYouth ministries through sustainable group building, discipleship, worship, mission and outreach
• Plan, develop, implement and oversee effective weekly, seasonal and annual ChristYouth activities - including but not limited to Sunday School groups, United Methodist Youth Fellowship (a.k.a. Sunday-evening youth group) and small groups dedicated to youth in grades 6-12 in collaboration with church staff, lay leaders and congregational volunteers
• Serve as an advocate for youth and educate CUMC’s congregation about the hopes, concerns and needs of youth at CUMC and in the Greensboro metro area
• Guide and support the service of CUMC’s ChristYouth leadership team - which should be comprised of youth-age leaders and adult volunteers alike - in evaluating the vision and goals of youth ministries. Facilitate regularly scheduled planning sessions accordingly.
• Develop interactive and impactful ChristYouth programming, participating in continuing education events and training opportunities in support of that development
• Manage CUMC’s ChristYouth budget in partnership with CUMC’s executive director and director of discipleship
• Keep records of ChristYouth engagement and participation
• Ensure frequent and effective communication with church staff and leadership, parents and the congregation as a whole. Communicate in a timely manner using all available resources (phone, text, email, social media, website, newsletters, bulletin boards, etc.).
• Mentor and support CUMC youth beyond ChristYouth activities (such as shared lunches at school, attendance at extracurricular activities, family visitation, times of crisis, etc.)
• Develop ways for CUMC youth to recognize their gifts and avenues to grow as disciples of Jesus - and potentially Christian leaders - in and beyond the church
• Ensure that CUMC’s Safe Sanctuaries policy is understood and observed in all ChristYouth settings
• Recruit, train and sustain a volunteer team to work effectively with youth in all aspects of ChristYouth ministries, ensuring sufficient volunteer support and adult-to-youth ratios at all times
• Regularly evaluate the needs of ChristYouth ministries, assessing when new adult volunteers are required and when current adult volunteers need to transition into new roles in or beyond ChristYouth ministries

For more information and to apply, visit christgreensboro.org/careers

Organization: Christ United Methodist Church

Contact: Brian Styers

Phone: 3362991571

Closing Date: 03/31/2024

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