City Life Site Director

Youth for Christ Vision 

As a part of the body of Christ, the vision of Youth for Christ is to see every young person in every people group in every nation have the opportunity to make an informed decision to be a follower of Jesus Christ and to become a part of a local church. 

Position Summary: 

This leader will recruit, equip, and empower teams of volunteers that are reaching kids with the gospel at Roosevelt High School, Tehipite Middle School and at YFC’s Downtown Teen Center (DTC) using YFC’s Campus Life and City Life models of ministry. 

The purpose of City Life programming at the DTC is to run fun and engaging programming that connects kids into Christ-sharing relationships. This person will ensure that programming takes place 4-5 times per week via teams of volunteers, seeking to engage 200+ kids from the zip code. Find out more about City Life (http://www.yfc.net/citylife/about/) as a division of Youth For Christ. 

Campus Life programming reaches lost teenagers with the gospel by faithfully executing the Relational Ministry Actions (Contacting, Building Times, Club, Appointments, Small Groups, and Student Leadership) and the Five Essentials of Fruitful and Sustainable Ministry Sites. More on Campus Life at https://yfc.net/ministry/campus-life/ 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

Campus Life Programming at Roosevelt and Tehipite: (40% time, ~16 hrs/week) 

● All RMA’s are in operation and regularly provide kids with the opportunity to make an informed decision about becoming a follower of Jesus Christ. 

● Leaders are recruited, trained, equipped, challenged, supervised, and encouraged as team members (1 leader per 7 kids). Leaders are oriented to the mission of Youth For Christ. 

● All administrative details of effective communication and reporting are attended to in a timely manner. ● Students are connected to local church youth ministries. 

● All details for the Campus Life programming are attended to, including but not limited to: planning of Club and programmed activities, meeting with students, parents, and teachers, following all school rules and acquiring permissions, supervising and training volunteers, developing, submitting and managing a program budget, establishing ministry goals and objectives. 

● Managing program budgets. 

Downtown Teen Center Programming: (40% time, ~16 hrs/week) 

● Recruiting, equipping and empowering volunteer teams. 

● Ensuring 4+ weekly programming opportunities with relevant and wholistic programming that engage kids in Christ-sharing relationships with mentors and each other. 

● Outreaches to kids and teens in the community 

● Teen Center Care: Addressing building needs including alarms, vendors, repairmen, weekly walkthroughs to straighten up/spot clean. 

● Managing the DTC budget. 

General Staff Expectations: (8% time, ~8 hrs/week) 

● Participate in all staff meetings, retreats, and YFC functions.

● Fulfill ministry fundraising expectations (including but not limited to sending quarterly Support Letters, seeking in-kind donations, asking for support for the ministry directly, and participating in every “all-staff” ministry or fundraising event unless excused by the Executive Director, etc). 

● Carry out the agreed-upon work schedule, communicating variations in advance. 

● Maintain a vital and growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ and demonstrate that relationship through a morally upstanding lifestyle that is in keeping with biblical principles (see and sign YFC Living the Life of a Leader). 

● Demonstrate involvement in a local church through regular attendance, relationships with other members, and participation in ministry programs and events. 

● Fully embrace the Youth For Christ vision and mission, and statement of faith. 

● Other duties as assigned. 

Spiritual Responsibilities 

Because the overriding religious purpose and mission of Youth for Christ USA is to communicate and introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ to young people and their families, and in that regard to make, educate and encourage life-long disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is very important that you as an employee in the movement of Youth for Christ be recognized as an associate minister of the Gospel. 

As an employee of Youth for Christ and an associate minister of the Gospel, YFC expects all employees to: 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. 

Additionally, 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. As such, the following additional responsibilities of a spiritual nature will apply to this position: perform sacramental functions such as the taking of communion and leading times of corporate prayer, confession, and praise, and perform and lead religious ceremonies such as weddings, baptisms, and funerals when called upon by staff and other members of the YFC community.