Family Pastor

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

  for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

  or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to parse the posting: It includes "About Christ Covenant Church" description, then "Core Mission & Values", "Vibrant Ministry Life", "Engaged Community", "Locations & Gatherings", then "About The Role", then "What You'll Do" (list of duties), then "Qualifications" (Education & Experience, Licenses..., Physical Requirements). There's no explicit Benefits, Pay, Schedule sections. However there is mention of schedule: "Requires a schedule that includes Sundays, evenings, and occasional overnight travel for camps, retreats, and ministry trips, including outdoor activity in varying weather conditions." That's schedule info. So we can include a Schedule section. Benefits: none mentioned. Pay: none. So we should not create Pay or Benefits sections. We need sections: About the role (maybe we can combine with description? The posting already has "About The Role". We'll use

  About the role

  then prose summarizing? But we must preserve all substantive information; we cannot summarize away detail. However we can keep the prose as is, but we need to avoid duplication. The "About The Role" paragraph is present: "The Family Pastor leads Christ Covenant's Families department, setting the strategy and vision for how the church disciples children, students, and the parents who shepherd them from birth through graduation. This role directs Covenant Kids and Covenant Students as one connected pathway across every campus, and owns Family Worship as a churchwide rhythm of the Covenant Wheel, equipping parents to be the primary disciple-makers in their homes." We should keep that as prose under About the role. Then Responsibilities: The "What You'll Do" section includes multiple bullet-like paragraphs. We can turn each bullet into
• inside a
  . The content includes multiple paragraphs each starting with a bold heading? Actually the text: "Family Discipleship Strategy & Family Worship Own Family Worship as an emphasis of the Covenant Wheel, championing it churchwide as a regular, intentional rhythm of reading God's Word, praying, and singing together as a family.Set and communicate the strategy and vision for family discipleship at Christ Covenant, from birth through graduation.Develop and maintain Family Worship resources for the congregation that could include devotion guides, reading plans, catechism materials, and worship playlists that connect the home to what is taught on Sunday.Partner with the Discipleship team to equip group leaders to shepherd their members toward Family Worship.Advocate for the family and parent lens in churchwide planning, calendaring, and ministry decisions.Assess the health of family discipleship across the church and adjust strategy as needed." That's a long sentence; we can treat as one responsibility bullet. Then "Covenant Kids & Covenant Students Alignment Direct Covenant Kids and Covenant Students as one connected discipleship pathway, ensuring a child moves from the nursery to graduation without falling through the gaps between ministries.Build the handoff between Kids and Students, including the transition from elementary to middle school, so families experience one ministry rather than two.Align curriculum, teaching calendars, and discipleship emphases across both ministries and with the church's preaching calendar.Oversee the quality and consistency of the Kids and Students experience at every campus, including new campus launches, contextualizing where needed without losing a unified philosophy of ministry.Visit campuses on a regular rotation to evaluate ministry environments, encourage staff and volunteers, and ensure standards are being met.Partner with campus pastors and directors so family ministry is well integrated into the life of each campus." Another bullet. Then "Parent Equipping, Milestones & Child Dedications Build a parent equipping pathway that supports families at every stage, including new parents, parents of early elementary children, parents entering the student years, and parents launching graduates.Plan and lead parent gatherings, classes, and seminars at each campus, and recruit seasoned parents and elders to teach alongside you.Oversee child dedications churchwide, including parent preparation, scheduling with campus and worship teams, and follow-up with families.Define and shepherd family milestones, working with the Discipleship and Care teams on conversations around salvation, baptism, and the Lord's Supper.Develop a communication rhythm that keeps parents informed and equipped, in partnership with the Communications team.Connect families new to the church into Covenant Kids, Covenant Students, and a group, in partnership with the Assimilation team." Another bullet. Then "Teaching & Pastoral Care Prepare and deliver teaching in parent and family environments, including parent classes, seminars, and family worship gatherings.Provide pastoral care to families in the church, and partner with the Care Pastor, elders, and Counseling Ministry on complex or sensitive situations involving children and students.Build evangelistic and discipling relationships with parents, children, and students.Participate in the weekly rhythms of pastoral ministry, including staff meetings, membership processes, and shepherding responsibilities as assigned." Another bullet. Then "Staff Leadership, Budget & Minor Protection Direct the Covenant Kids and Covenant Students staff teams through weekly meetings and personal coaching, reviewing and planning all ministry activities.Lead the recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and performance management of Families department staff and interns.Set and manage the Families department budget, and steward ministry resources, curriculum purchases, and event spending.Oversee the volunteer strategy for Kids and Students across campuses, including recruiting, training, and retention, and manage Planning Center workflows and profiles for the department.Hold the Families department accountable to the church-wide Minor Protection Policy at every campus, including background checks, volunteer vetting, training, ratios, check-in and check-out procedures, and incident reporting.Partner with the Operations and Facilities teams on safe, well-prepared ministry environments at each campus.Perform other duties as assigned." Another bullet. Thus we can have a Responsibilities section with
  • each of those. Then Qualifications: The posting has "Qualifications Education & Experience Bachelor's (B.A.) in related field and Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree preferredAt least 5 years of ministry or pastoral experience, with significant experience in children's or student ministryDemonstrated experience leading staff and volunteer teamsExperience shepherding and equipping parents, and a personal conviction about the home as the primary place of discipleshipAbility to lead ministry across multiple campuses and locationsUnderstanding of and willingness to minister within the church's statement of beliefsCharacter congruent with the biblical requirements for leaders (1 Tim. 3:1-13; 2 Tim. 2; Titus 1:5-9)Membership at Christ Covenant, or willingness to become a member Licenses, Registrations, and Certifications Ordination or licensure, or willingness to pursue ordination through Christ CovenantCompletion of a background check and the church's Minor Protection Policy training prior to ministry with minors, and annually thereafter Physical Requirements This is an in-person role based on site, with regular travel between Christ Covenant campuses.Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear, and to use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.Frequently required to move throughout ministry spaces, including classrooms, hallways, stairs, and outdoor areas, and to sit or kneel on the floor at a child's level.Must be able to lift and carry up to 40 pounds occasionally, such as ministry supplies, curriculum boxes, and event equipment.Must be able to speak clearly and project to groups, with and without amplification, for extended periods.Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus, including sustained work on a computer screen.Requires a schedule that includes Sundays, evenings, and occasional overnight travel for camps, retreats, and ministry trips, including outdoor activity in varying weather conditions.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions." We need to split into sections: Qualifications (Education & Experience), Licenses..., Physical Requirements, and Schedule (maybe separate). The instruction says use headings for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can have Qualifications heading, and under it we can have sub-sections? Not required but we can keep as
    • for each bullet. However we need to preserve all substantive info; we can break into multiple
    • items. We also have a Schedule section: The schedule info is within Physical Requirements paragraph: "Requires a schedule that includes Sundays, evenings, and occasional overnight travel for camps, retreats, and ministry trips, including outdoor activity in varying weather conditions." We could either keep it under Physical Requirements or create a separate Schedule section. Since the posting explicitly mentions schedule, we should create a Schedule section with that info. But we must not duplicate. We could move that sentence to Schedule section and keep Physical Requirements without that sentence. However we need to preserve all info; moving is fine as long as we keep the content. Let's extract schedule sentence and put under Schedule

      Schedule

      Requires a schedule that includes Sundays, evenings, and occasional overnight travel for camps, retreats, and ministry trips, including outdoor activity in varying weather conditions.

      Then Physical Requirements section: we can keep the rest. We also have Licenses, Registrations, and Certifications: we can treat as a subsection under Qualifications or separate heading? The instruction list includes Qualifications, Skills, etc. Licenses could be part of Qualifications. We'll keep under Qualifications as a
      • maybe. We also have Education & Experience: we can make a
        • for each bullet. Thus final HTML:

          About the role

          The Family Pastor leads Christ Covenant's Families department, setting the strategy and vision for how the church disciples children, students, and the parents who shepherd them from birth through graduation. This role directs Covenant Kids and Covenant Students as one connected pathway across every campus, and owns Family Worship as a churchwide rhythm of the Covenant Wheel, equipping parents to be the primary disciple-makers in their homes.

          Responsibilities

          • Family Discipleship Strategy & Family Worship: Own Family Worship as an emphasis of the Covenant Wheel, championing it churchwide as a regular, intentional rhythm of reading God's Word, praying, and singing together as a family. Set and communicate the strategy and vision for family discipleship at Christ Covenant, from birth through graduation. Develop and maintain Family Worship resources for the congregation that could include devotion guides, reading plans, catechism materials, and worship playlists that connect the home to what is taught on Sunday. Partner with the Discipleship team to equip group leaders to shepherd their members toward Family Worship. Advocate for the family and parent lens in churchwide planning, calendaring, and ministry decisions. Assess the health of family discipleship across the church and adjust strategy as needed.
          • Covenant Kids & Covenant Students Alignment: Direct Covenant Kids and Covenant Students as one connected discipleship pathway, ensuring a child moves from the nursery to graduation without falling through the gaps between ministries. Build the handoff between Kids and Students, including the transition from elementary to middle school, so families experience one ministry rather than two. Align curriculum, teaching calendars, and discipleship emphases across both ministries and with the church's preaching calendar. Oversee the quality and consistency of the Kids and Students experience at every campus, including new