FT or PT Direct Ministry Associate for Shawnee HeightsTopeka, KS

Job Description

Topeka Specific Job Description

Spiritual Development

• Develop a yearly personal growth plan fostering a vibrant spiritual life including time for solitude, retreat, reflection, prayer, and a sincere commitment to understanding God's Word.
• Seek and maintain relationships and disciplines in the context of active participation in a church community.
• Actively participate in the spiritual life of the Young Life community.
• Lead teams and individuals in spiritual development.
• Keep prayer as our first strategy and maturity in Christ as our end goal for everyone involved in ministry.

Leadership Development

• Meet with volunteer leaders and area leadership on a regular basis.
• Learn to recruit and train new leaders to build a leadership team that reflects the community.
• Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners and camping to other leaders.
• Assist in training leaders, team leaders, and committee members in how to work effectively in teams.
• Develop a yearly ministry strategy.

Resource Development

• Fundraising an agreed-upon dollar amount.
• Keep donors up to date and invested in the ministry.
• Participate in city-wide fundraising events.
• Engage the Young Life committee as they work to develop resources.
• Remember that ministry resources include time, talent, and treasure, all of which need to be developed.

Direct Ministry

• Contact Work - Young Life staff lead the charge as they build a team that goes where kids are, earning the right to be heard.
• Campaigners - Young Life staff not only lead their own campaigner group (small group), but set up volunteers to do the same.
• Club - Leading the team that plans and executes a Young Life club with excellence.
• Camp - Young Life summer camp is the best week of a student's life. Trips to Young Life camps also happen in the fall for Weekend Camp. We also ask Young Life staff to be available to serve on a summer assignment (3-4 weeks) at a Young Life camp property.

Ministry Support

• Adhere to all Young Life policies and procedures and maintain professionalism concerning office hours, dress, conduct, and time management.
• Manage finances with stewardship, accountability, and transparency using the mission-wide applications.
• Maintain accurate information on kids, leaders, and donors for area records.
• Provide clear, prompt, appropriate, and professional communication to everyone involved in ministry.
• Perform other duties as assigned and congruent with gifts, experience, and area needs.

Training

• We want to invest in our staff! Young Life staff are lifelong learners, so we offer and require different training to ensure continued development.
• This includes local training: Leadership I, Leadership II, Biblical Interpretation, and others as assigned by your supervisor.
• Winter Training: New Staff Training, New Testament Survey, Systematic Theology, Christology, Old Testament Survey, Ministry as a Person, Area Director School, etc.

Qualifications

• College degree preferred.
• Paid or unpaid experience in student ministry.
• Proven relational skills with both kids and adults.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to serve as part of a team and lead a team.