Children & Family Pastor

About the Church

Urbancrest Baptist Church is a highly missional congregation of Southern Baptists located in Lebanon, OH. We have a healthy staff team led by Pastor Geoff Prows and are ready to add a Children & Family Pastor. The church offers two identical modern worship services on Sunday mornings, with the first service also live-streamed. We average 550 attendees at our in-person gatherings and are completely debt-free.

Our 70-acre campus includes a 1,000-seat worship center, a 100-seat student worship area, full education space, a high school-sized gymnasium, an outdoor pavilion, a 9-hole disc golf course, a fishing pond, a camping area, Red Barn Ministry, and two parsonages. Urbancrest maintains strong relationships with the local community and schools, with Lebanon High School (1,271 students) located one mile away. The Jr. High has 1,231 students, a newer elementary school has 2,186, and there are 422 preschool and kindergarten students. Nearby colleges include Cedarville University, University of Cincinnati, and University of Dayton, all within a one-hour drive.

Responsibilities

• Execute the mission of the church through the Children’s ministry.
• Shepherd volunteers, workers, and families in the Children’s ministry.
• Provide an exciting, engaging, age-appropriate experience for children on Sunday mornings during the two worship hours.
• Offer a quality AWANA or similar program on Wednesday evenings during the school year.
• Build a solid core team of Children’s volunteers.
• Calendar regular activities for children and families that foster spiritual growth and fellowship.
• Oversee, train, recruit, and execute the entire VBS experience.
• Provide an annual summer camp for grades 1-6.
• Work closely with the complete staff team in accomplishing the church mission.
• Cast vision, oversee the budget, lead by example, and educate the church family.

Requirements

• Clear testimony of salvation.
• Clear, evident ministry calling.
• Some college/seminary experience.
• Minimum 5 years of full-time ministry experience.
• Ordained, with pastoral experience.
• Humble, healthy, hardworking, and a team player.
• Complete agreement with the 2000 Baptist Faith & Message.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience and education.
• Medical and life insurance.
• Retirement benefits.
• Vacation and sick days.
• Bonuses.

This position reports to the Senior Pastor.