MINISTRY DIRECTOR

About the role

The Ministry Director reports to the Executive Director and serves as a key part of the leadership team. Primary responsibilities include overseeing all ministry models for the chapter, shepherding and developing ministry staff, resourcing staff to implement effective ministry, developing future ministry sites, fostering community collaboration, and leading fund development.

Responsibilities

• Ministry Health
  • Build a team culture that embodies the 5 Essentials
  • Lead staff meetings and ministry communication to unify team and ministry efforts
  • Supervise site leaders across various ministry models
  • Assess ministry sites and leaders against stated goals
  • Create systems and plans that coordinate healthy day-to-day ministry work
  • Keep Executive Director and Board informed of ministry health, progress, and challenges
  • Oversee ministry-oriented trips and events
  • Model ministry by remaining involved with teenagers
  • Develop a missional community with the staff
• Ministry Growth
  • Develop long-term vision for ministry in coordination with Executive Director and Board
  • Identify and develop new potential ministry areas and possibilities
  • Work with partners, churches, and donors in new areas
  • Lead the hiring process for Ministry Site Directors
  • Oversee training of new ministry staff during initial launch
• Leadership Development
  • Build a culture of leadership development within the chapter
  • Invest in direct reports’ leadership development
  • Aid new ministry staff in completing the YFC Credentialing process
  • Participate in regional and national movement gatherings for continued growth
  • Oversee volunteer ministry leader recruitment, training, and retention systems
  • Oversee internship programs to raise up young leaders
• Donor Development
  • Oversee Community Support Team development in appropriate communities
  • Participate in all team-oriented fundraising efforts
  • Win, retain, and steward donors in your purview
  • Collaborate with the Executive Director on pursuing significant donors
• Stewardship Responsibilities
  • May be assigned Primary Stewardship of volunteers, donors, vendors, chapters, or processes/standards/best practices
  • Serve as Secondary Steward supporting Primary Stewards on specific management issues such as compliance, legal, risk, strategic planning, fund development coaching, staff development coaching, new ministry site development, process stewardship, or other equipping roles
• Spiritual Responsibilities
  • Seek God’s guidance and wisdom through prayer and meditation for the organization and specific initiatives
  • Participate in and lead regular times of prayer, devotion, and worship as part of the role
  • Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at staff meetings, conferences, camps, and events
  • Model empathy, humility, and care for all people, promoting equity and inclusion in word and practice
  • Have opportunity to be commissioned, licensed, or ordained through Youth for Christ processes or recognized external bodies

Requirements

• Growing follower of Christ
• Involved in and supporting a local church through service, community engagement, and regular attendance
• Sets a godly example for staff, volunteers, and students in personal life
• Demonstrates humility and a teachable spirit
• Commits to regular accountability with a group or individual
• Passionate about the mission and vision of Youth for Christ
• Willing to submit to and minister within YFC guidelines
• Submits to an extensive background and reference check
• Three or more years of direct ministry experience
• Participates fully in the life of the staff, board, and volunteers
• Able to build and lead teams effectively
• Able to shepherd individual leaders
• Skilled in problem solving

Preferred Attributes

• Enduring Humility: Humbly serve and honor others even in difficult situations with prayer, consistency, transparency, and resilience
• Relentless Trust: Rely on God, others, and self through generous giving of time and skills, incorporating others’ ideas, extending grace and forgiveness
• Joyful Camaraderie: Prioritize others’ needs for missional outcomes with joy, active listening, problem-solving, and empowerment
• Courageous Faithfulness: Trust God with new approaches, communicate needs and limits with emotional intelligence, seek confidence and wisdom in Christ
• Kingdom Inspired Diversity: Foster authentic Christ-centered relationships with people of diverse backgrounds, empower historically marginalized groups, and respect others’ experiences