Children's Pastor / Director

Position Summary

Level Grove Baptist Church is seeking a passionate, spiritually mature, and highly relational leader to serve as our next Children's Pastor/Director. This individual will provide vision, leadership, and oversight for all ministries involving 400+ children from birth through 5th grade, partnering with parents and volunteers to help children know, love, and follow Jesus. The Children's Pastor/Director will lead a growing ministry that prioritizes biblical teaching, Gospel-centered discipleship, volunteer development, family engagement, and outreach to our community. This position reports directly to the Senior Pastor and serves as a key member of the church leadership team.

About Level Grove Baptist Church

Level Grove Baptist Church is a thriving Southern Baptist congregation of 1400-1500 in weekly worship, located in Habersham County in the beautiful Northeast Georgia mountains. Our church is committed to reaching people with the Gospel, making disciples, and equipping families to follow Christ. We place a high value on biblical preaching, authentic worship, missions, and next-generation ministry.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for all children's ministries from birth through 5th grade.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive discipleship strategy for children and families.
• Ensure all teaching environments are biblically sound, engaging, age-appropriate, and Gospel-centered.
• Create a welcoming and safe environment for children and families.
• Volunteer Development
  • Recruit, train, schedule, and encourage volunteer leaders.
  • Build and maintain healthy volunteer teams for Sunday mornings, Wednesday evenings, special events, and outreach opportunities.
  • Foster a culture of excellence, teamwork, and spiritual growth among volunteers.
• Parent Partnership
  • Equip and encourage parents as the primary spiritual leaders of their children.
  • Communicate regularly with families regarding ministry opportunities, discipleship resources, and upcoming events.
  • Aid families in understanding salvation, baptism, and spiritual growth.
• Programming & Events
  • Oversee all Sunday morning children's ministry programming.
  • Lead and coordinate Wednesday night children's ministry activities.
  • Plan and execute annual ministry events including Vacation Bible School, Kids Camp, children's mission opportunities, mission trips, and seasonal outreach events.
• Administration
  • Manage ministry budgets responsibly.
  • Maintain ministry policies, procedures, and safety standards.
  • Utilize church management software and communication tools effectively.
  • Participate in weekly staff meetings and ministry planning.

Qualifications

• Spiritual Qualifications
  • Growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
  • Clear calling to children's ministry.
  • Agreement with the Baptist Faith and Message 2000.
  • Demonstrated Christian character and servant leadership.
• Ministry Qualifications
  • Experience leading or serving in children's ministry preferred.
  • Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
  • Ability to recruit, train, and lead volunteers effectively.
  • Heart for discipleship and family ministry.
• Education
  • Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • Seminary training beneficial but not required.
  • Equivalent ministry experience considered.
• Time Commitment
  • This is a full-time ministry position requiring a minimum commitment of 40+ hours per week.
  • Responsibilities include Sunday ministry leadership, Wednesday evening programming, staff meetings, volunteer development, family ministry events, outreach opportunities, and seasonal initiatives including Vacation Bible School, Kids Camp, and mission experiences.
  • Some evenings, weekends, and overnight events are required throughout the year.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. To Apply Qualified candidates should submit a resume, ministry experience summary, and references for consideration to applications@levelgrove.com

We are praying for the individual God is preparing to help lead the next generation of children and families at Level Grove Baptist Church.