Career Opportunities
Woodland West Church of Christ is an enjoyable workplace that enables its staff to effectively serve God's will.
We currently have an opening for a Youth Minister. Details about this position and how to apply are outlined through out the remainder of this page.
Youth and Family Minister Job Description
The primary objective of the youth and family minister, in partnership with parents and families, will be to shape the hearts and minds of young people for Christ through all kinds of discipleship experiences intended for spiritual formation. Our Youth and Family Ministry is committed to building relationships with teens and parents, to bring people into a relationship with Jesus Christ, and help them grow in their faith and service. We value family very highly, we want families walking with their children of all ages as they mature and grow deeper in their faith.
High Priorities
The highest priorities of this ministry are to lead young people to Christ and then to help them grow deeply in the Lord — through both teaching and experiences — so that they learn to keep in step with the transforming Spirit of God living within them. Among the many things that this will include, the youth minister will attempt to help them to grow and learn how to:
- Seek and submit to the will of God.
- Love, accept and encourage one another.
- Sacrifice in order to serve others in meaningful ways — both personally and through ministries or missions of the church and other Christian organizations.
- Seek and accept forgiveness when they have sinned.
- Show mercy and forgive others.
- Share Jesus with others.
- Identify themselves with a deep sense of belonging to the family of God.
- Seek truth by respectfully asking honest and difficult questions concerning the Christian faith, the church, our world and ourselves in such a way that it results in a greater appreciation of the challenging call of Christ on our lives, cultivates a desire to know God better, and transforms our attitudes into conformity with Christ's.
- Build and strengthen families through the spiritual development of the whole family.
It is imperative that the youth minister teach and lead by example in all of these things.
Among the Expectations
- Seek and foster partnership relationships with the parents of the youth in pursuing the objectives, goals and priorities of the youth ministry.
- Plan and lead weekly Bible studies for the youth.
- Recruit additional teachers for youth Bible classes.
- Seek out opportunities to interact with the youth in their homes, at school activities, and so on.
- Recruit and encourage volunteers to work with the youth.
- Participate in the weekly staff meeting.
- Participate in the monthly planning meeting with shepherds and staff.
- Participate in the monthly prayer meeting with shepherds and staff.
- Maintain scheduled office hours for personal study and planning.
- Be a part of a small group leadership team.
- Plan and coordinate various annual youth trips: summer camp, work camp, retreats, missions, etc.
- Work with the Children's Minister to effectively bridge the Children's and Youth ministries.
- Help prepare youth for the important life transition of becoming young adults.
- Preaching opportunities will be dependent upon the desire and giftedness of the youth minister.
How to Apply
To apply for the youth minister position, submit the following information to us in a single PDF file using the form below.
- A current resume with a cover letter.
- A statement of your philosophy of ministry.