KIDS PASTOR
Status: Full-Time
Classification: Salaried
Type of Position: Exempt                                    
Time Required: 40+ hours per week

CONTEXT
True North Church is a group of faith-filled risk-takers committed to making an impact in the world where we live, work, and play. It is our desire to work together to point people towards life with God and others as we live out our values of equipping intentionally, loving well, serving all, giving radically, and praying boldly.

JOB SUMMARY
The Kids Pastor will work with the Families Pastor to provide pastoral leadership and organizational management to the Kids Ministry team in facilitating the development of a premier Kids Ministry that meets the needs of families in the Fargo-Moorhead area and serves as a model for Kids Ministry for the entire region.

RELATIONSHIPS
  • Reports to: Families Pastor
  • Supervises: All Kids Ministry Staff and Volunteers

FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
General
  • Spiritual Growth: Actively pursue and model a growing relationship with Jesus.
  • Collaboration: Work with the True North Church staff team at-large to create and promote unity and cooperation within the staff.
  • Stewardship: Display good stewardship in managing the Kids Ministry budget to support True North Church’s vision.
  • Excellence: Ensure all policies and ministry standards are met in Kids Ministry.

Strategic Discipleship
  • Work with the Families Pastor to define a spiritual growth plan for children. Ensure the spiritual growth plan is implemented in every programming and organizational management aspect.
  • Oversee the direction and utilization of curriculum resources that support the values of True North Church.
  • Lead in the development and effective facilitation of excellent weekly programming.
  • Lead in developing and implementing events that reach children and encourage families.
  • Lead in developing and implementing milestone events that facilitate spiritual growth in families (i.e., child dedication, baptism, etc.).

Leader Development
  • Work with the Families Pastor to ensure the ongoing leadership development of staff, adult volunteer leaders, interns, and children.
  • Seek professional growth opportunities for all Kids Ministry staff and interns.
  • Lead Kids Ministry staff team in weekly meetings that are encouraging, challenging, and productive in ministry planning and team alignment.
  • Oversee the designated processes for recruiting, onboarding and training Kids Ministry Adult Volunteer leaders.
  • Oversee the implementation of regular Adult Volunteer Leader training.
  • Contribute to the ongoing development of a digital resource hub for Adult Volunteer Leaders.
  • Work with Families Pastor in the ongoing development of a premier Kids Ministry Internship experience that trains the next generation of Kids Ministry professionals.

Parent Partnership
  • Challenge, equip, and encourage parents to fulfill their biblical role as spiritual leaders of their children.
  • Seek to know families in the community and those who come through the doors of True North Church.
  • Contribute to the ongoing development of a digital resource hub for parents.
  • Contribute to the development and delivery of digital and live parenting seminars.

Pastoral Care (Shepherding)
  • Relationally engage children towards knowing and sharing the love of Jesus.
  • Contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of resources for children.
  • Offer coaching and spiritual counsel to children and families, appropriately referring to a biblical counseling center as needed.
  • Respond promptly to families in crisis to communicate support, offer prayer, & connect with needed resources.
  • Regularly & specifically pray for children and seek opportunities to pray with children/families.
  • Oversee processes related to meeting physical needs/benevolence

Other
  • Ensure exceptional care of Kids Ministry facilities and resources. Communicate facility needs to the Executive Pastor.
  • Steward financial resources of the ministry, maintaining expected financial records & following organizational procedures.
  • Any additional responsibilities as directed by the Families Pastor.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
Education & Experience
  • A Bachelor’s Degree in a related field from an accredited university is strongly preferred
  • Must have at least 10 semester hours of Bible and/or Theology studies from a recognized source or must demonstrate that his or her prior ministerial responsibilities and duties involved significant practical Biblical knowledge and experience.
  • 4+ years of successful ministry experience in a large, complex ministry context.

Preferred Competencies
  • Relationship Building: Ability to build healthy relationships with staff, students, parents, and volunteer leaders.
  • Communication: The ability to effectively share information in various ways within the ministry (staff, volunteers, parents, & students) and promote the ministry at large to the church & community
  • Leader Development: The ability to encourage and empower leaders to serve the ministry’s mission. This competency involves effective delegation while maintaining and prioritizing self-growth
  • Team Leadership: Ability to facilitate alignment within the Kids Ministry staff and with other teams.
  • Time Management: Ability to facilitate productivity by effectively handling time. This includes appropriate time management for daily/weekly tasks, meetings, programming prep, professional development, personal time, and margin to accommodate crises as they arise in the ministry
  • Strategic Planning: Ability to plan strategically by forward-thinking, beginning with the big picture and working towards vital details. Budget management, systems development, and organization are key to successful strategic planning.
  • Conflict Resolution: The ability to courageously initiate tough conversations to seek agreement and facilitate peace between team members, students, or families when difficult situations or anger arise.
  • Flexibility: The ability to adapt and improvise when unexpected circumstances arise.
  • Multi-Tasking: The ability to focus on a single task without losing track of others, simultaneously managing many responsibilities, and switching between tasks as needed.
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