Director of Student Ministry

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a missionary-minded Student Ministry strategy that reaches, disciples, and sends middle school and high school students across Loudoun County with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
• Build a culture where every student is encouraged to reach one person with the hope of the gospel, take next steps as a disciple of Jesus, and live as a witness in their schools, teams, neighborhoods, and friend groups.
• Recruit, inspire, equip, and shepherd a Serve Team of adult leaders who joyfully do the work of ministry by helping students feel known, loved, challenged, and sent.
• Faithfully teach God’s Word in Student Ministry environments in a way that is biblically grounded, culturally aware, and compelling for churched, unchurched, dechurched, and spiritually curious students.
• Disciple and develop student leaders who are growing in Christ, serving the church, and taking personal responsibility for the mission of God in their generation.
• Partner with parents by providing encouragement, resources, and practical tools that help them disciple their students in the everyday rhythms of life.
• Create welcoming and intentional environments where students can build meaningful relationships, hear the gospel clearly, ask honest questions, and take next steps toward Jesus.
• Collaborate with the MBC Student Ministry team to plan and execute church-wide moments such as Winter Camp, Summer Camp, and other strategic events that help students encounter Jesus and grow as disciples.
• Establish and maintain clear safety, security, and care practices that protect minors and create trustworthy ministry environments for students, parents, and leaders.

Qualifications

• A passionate disciple of Jesus Christ who continually seeks to abide in Christ and demonstrates the biblical qualifications for spiritual leadership.
• A proven disciple-maker who has helped others grow as followers of Jesus and is able to equip students and leaders to make disciples.
• A spiritually mature and emotionally healthy leader who demonstrates humility, wisdom, integrity, and consistency in both personal and public life.
• A theologically grounded leader who is in agreement with MBC doctrine and teaching.
• A servant leader who can inspire, equip, and shepherd adult leaders to joyfully do the work of ministry.
• A missionary-minded leader with a demonstrated burden to reach unchurched, dechurched, and spiritually curious students.
• An effective implementer who can take vision and build clear ministry rhythms, leader development pathways, and student discipleship environments.
• A humble learner who continually seeks feedback, evaluates ministry effectiveness, and develops ways to strengthen Student Ministry at MBC Loudoun.
• An effective communicator who can teach Scripture faithfully, communicate clearly with parents and leaders, and connect meaningfully with students.
• A collaborative team member who works well with others and resolves conflict in a biblical and healthy way.