MINISTRY SITE INTERN
Position Summary
The Ministry Site Director is responsible for spiritual and organizational leadership, working with and through other people, and strong communication skills. They must embody YFC's Cultural Attributes and implement relational ministry actions to develop Authentic Christ-Sharing Relationships with young people.
Essential Functions
Ministry Team Development (60%):
- Recruit, train, and maintain volunteer ministry leader team
- Create a strong connection between local churches and the ministry site
- Develop training materials and ministry site standards for ministry leaders
- Establish healthy 3 Story teams for each ministry site
- Ensure necessary support and guidelines for healthy and growing ministry at all sites
- Advocate for young people in the community
- Report progress and ministry updates to YFC
Relational Ministry Action Development (30%):
- Manage, facilitate, and serve in the Relational Ministry Actions (RMAs)
- Direct the 3 Story Team at their site in accomplishing RMAs standards
- Develop and provide programming materials
- Train and evaluate ministry site leaders in curriculum materials
Spiritual Responsibilities:
- Seek God’s guidance and wisdom through prayer and meditation
- Lead regular times of prayer, devotion, and worship
- Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at YFC staff meetings, conferences, camps, and events
- Model empathy, humility, and care for all people, including promoting equity and inclusion
Position Requirements
Knowledge & Skills:
- Embrace YFC’s vision, mission, and Statement of Faith
- Participate in YFC’s Blueprint for Leadership
- Understand YFC’s 5 Essentials and lead through this model
- Self-motivated
- Strong moral character and good repute
- Connect well with youth
- Well-spoken in front of youth and adults
- Manage a team of diverse volunteers
- Honors and pursues diversity of gifts, cultures, and ethnicities
- Excellent oral, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills
- Able to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities
- Good relationship building skills with adults and young people
- Perseverance through opposition and obstacles
Cultural Attributes:
- Enduring Humility
- Relentless Trust
- Joyful Camaraderie
- Courageous Faithfulness
- Kingdom Inspired Diversity
About Us
Our cultural attributes are not about competency. They are an obedience to the call of Christ on our lives. We believe spiritually healthy adults foster healthy relationships with our kids. We place a heavy commitment and emphasis on developing and equipping a Christ-centered life marked by these attributes.
Qualifications
Education: Ministry experience preferred
Fundraising Responsibilities: All YFC employees are expected to participate in fund raising activities.
EEO Statement
Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates within each leader role, the requirement to model, teach, share, and live the faith. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such does at all times and in all instances reserve the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character, and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry. We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training, and compensation. We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.