MINISTRY SITE LEADER

About the role

The purpose of this position is to provide leadership that is focused on and dedicated to one YFC high school or middle school ministry site. The site leader will coach a team of adult ministry volunteers to develop personal relationships with lost teenagers that lead to life-changing encounters with Jesus, through which life-long followers of Christ are developed.

Primary Responsibilities

• Learns how to lead effective ministry through regular supervision and online training sessions. (1& 1/2 hours per week)
• Develops and empowers ministry and task volunteers through team meetings and individual interactions. (1 hour per week)
• Prepares club activities and communicates roles and responsibilities to team members. (2 hours per week)
• Collections and records accurate ministry records and work logs. (1/2 hour per week)
• SUBMIT bi-monthly prayer requests and contributes to a quarterly support letter. (1/2 hour per week)
• Leads weekly club activities, maximizing the gifts and talents of ministry team members. (2 & 1/2 hours per week)
• Conducts ministry personally with teens, working alongside volunteers and leading by example. (2 hours per week)
• (Optional, but encouraged) Participates in at least one off-site YFC ministry retreat or conference.
• (Optional, but encouraged) Participates in a YFC New Cohort, which involves 2 in-person retreats and 12 months of training with other participants online.

Spiritual Responsibilities

• Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole as well as for specific ministry initiatives.
• Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC.
• Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at YFC staff meetings, conferences, camps and events.
• Model empathy, humility and care for all people. This includes promoting equity and inclusion in word and in the practice of faith expression. YFC employees will have an opportunity to be commissioned or licensed as a minister of the Gospel through the established Youth for Christ process, and/or ordained by an outside body recognized by Youth for Christ USA.

Know-how

• Must possess a vital relationship with Christ that is evidenced by prayer, strong character, and a passion to reach the lost.
• Strong leadership and communication abilities in order to lead a ministry team to reach lost teens.
• A good understanding about teenagers and the culture in which they live.

Fundraising Responsibilities

• All YFC employees are expected to regularly and actively participate in faithful activities that advance the stewardship functions of YFC USA. These activities will include—but are not limited to—extending invitations to fund raising events, recruiting personal circle of influence/YFC donor contacts, sending letters, handwritten notes, personal calls, and personally ministering to donor contacts.

Qualifications

• Ability to humbly serve and honor others even in difficult situations with prayer, consistency, transparency, and resilience. (Enduring Humility)
• Demonstrates proper reliance on God, others, and self through generous giving of time and skills, by collaboratively incorporating others’ ideas, welcoming candid input, recognizing others’ need for grace and extending forgiveness and empathy. (Relentless Trust)
• Prioritizes others’ needs for a missional outcome, characterized by joy, with active listening and problem-solving skills, while encouraging and empowering fellow believers. (Joyful Camaraderie)
• Trusts God with new approaches and changes, and communicates needs and limits with emotional intelligence, while seeking confidence and wisdom in Christ. (Courageous Faithfulness)
• Seeks authentic Christ-Centered relationships with people of various backgrounds, fosters an inviting environment and empowers historically marginalized groups and indigenous populations (within the local context), through active listening, inclusion, advocacy for those who are vulnerable and respect of others’ experiences. (Kingdom Inspired Diversity)

Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics.
• Reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.