QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION: Director of Children and Early Teen Ministry

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:
Seminary training; Master Degree in Christian Education or equivalent.

Doctrine:
Theological position must be consistent with our doctrinal statement: "What We Believe" and "The Baptist Faith and Message" as stated in the Southern Baptist Declaration of Faith, June 2000.

Experience:

• preferably a minimum of 2 years children's ministry experience in North America.
  

Language: English speaking

Marital Status: Single or married. Maintains a strong family relationship. If married, preferably with experience in raising children. Spouse and children are supportive of the minister's ministry.

Family Values: A Scripturally healthy family, (Psa. 78:3-8; 1 Tim. 3:1-7; Tit. 1:5-9).

Spiritual Maturity:
Teach and live accordingly; love and compassion toward others (especially toward the children and their families), as well as sensitivity toward the needs and feelings of the entire congregation; teachable. (1 Tim. 3:1-7; 2 Tim. 2:24-25).

Interpersonal skills:
A healthy personality and on that gets along well with others and commands respect; and ability to work in a multi-staff culture.

PREFERENCES:

• Ability to interface with Chinese culture,
• Ability to give counsel (parents and children) and direct them to others more qualified,
• Willingness to consider a long-term commitment.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Director of Children and Early Teen Ministry will serve as a spiritual leader and shepherd; shall strive to integrate children and early teen ministry into the overall total church life; and will work as a part of the pastoral staff to coordinate the children and early teem ministry under the direction of the Pastor-in-Charge or his designate.

General Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development, organization, coordination, and review of the children and early teen ministries (Nursery through Junior High),
  
  
• Sunday school, Children's Worship, Children's Prayer Meeting, Church Training, discipleship, Children and Youth Bible Drill, fellowships, and camps
  
  
• Develop, implement and apply the church vision to the children and early teen ministries,
  
  
• Attend Pastoral Staff meetings, Officers' meetings, Quarter/Special Business meetings and other church meetings as needed
  
  
• Communicate the concerns and needs of individual children or early teens to the families and church leaders.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Develop a strategy for the children and early teen ministry in the area of worship, Sunday School, evangelism, visitation, and counseling.

• Recruit, train, coordinate, and oversee the leadership team for the children and early teen ministry, with special emphasis in developing team cohesiveness and the mutual feeling and caring of team members,

• Recommend appropriate curriculum for children and early teen ministry in the area of Bible teaching, discipleship, discipline, and personal evangelism.
  
  
• Oversee and manage Child Safe Policy.
  
  
• Oversee budgeting and fund-raising events to children and early teen events.
  
  
• Prepare and present Bible-based, life-relevant teachings for the children and early teens.
  
  
• Outreach to new children and early teens, and their families, when evangelistic opportunities arise,

• Visit with children and early teens, and their families, especially in times of crisis,
  
  
• Recognize, develop and utilize the spiritual gifts of early teens as ministry opportunities arise.
  

10-02-2007