Ministry Director - Youth For Christ

Position Summary

Full job description

The Ministry Director will work with the Executive Director to be primarily responsible for the YFC ministry that takes place within the chapter. This includes the training local partners on YFC strategies, development of volunteer and staff teams, community relations, fund development, and participation in the YFC Executive team and leading the Ministry Leadership Team.

Key areas of this position include, but are not limited to:

Casting vision for YFC Ministry across the chapter.
Recruiting, training and empowering the YFC ministry team. Staff & Volunteers
Encouraging/pastoring/coaching the ministry leadership teams in their roles.
Leading the Ministry Leadership Team to create and provide streamlined trainings and other ministry tools to be shared across the chapter. Then to ensure those are implemented across all ministry areas.
Ability to work with the administrative team to ensure processes are streamlined and communicated to those on the front lines.
Working with the Ministry Leadership Team to plan events and trips to promote the use of RMAs with students in order to fulfill our mission.
Working to ensure the mission and vision of YFC are being met through the core ministries being implemented. This includes seeing lost kids involved in the ministry, kids coming to know Christ, kids being discipled and planted in local churches, and kids becoming lifelong followers of Christ across the chapter.
Building a strong financial base of support for the YFC ministry.
Casting the vision for YFC ministry in the community and pursuing relationships, partnerships and resources to see those growth goals come to life.
Building relationships with leaders in both the secular and church community who have a desire to partner with YFC.
Being an active part of the YFC staff team. Contributing leadership to chapter-wide staff meetings, fundraising, and ministry events

Work Location

In person

Position Requirements

Knowledge & Skills

A growing follower of Christ
Involved in & supporting a local church by serving, being engaged in the community and regularly attending
Sets a godly example for staff, volunteers and students in one’s personal life
Demonstrates a humble and teachable spirit
Commitment to meet regularly with a group or specific person for accountability
Passionate about the mission and vision of YFC
Willingness to submit and minister within the guidelines of YFC
Submit to an extensive background and reference check
3 or more years of direct ministry experience
Participate fully in the life of the staff, board and volunteers
Can effectively build and lead teams of people
Able to shepherd individual leaders
Skilled in problem solving

Our cultural attributes are not about competency. It is an obedience to the call of Christ on our lives. YFC believes that spiritually healthy adults fosters healthy relationships with our kids. We place a heavy commitment and emphasis on developing and equipping a Christ-centered life marked by Enduring Humility, Relentless Trust, Joyful Camaraderie, Courageous Faithfulness and Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Willing to demonstrate/or possesses the following:

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 and fosters authentic Christ-Centered relationships with people of various backgrounds and an inviting environment and empowers historically marginalized groups and indigenous populations (within the local context), through active listening, inclusion, advocacy of those who are vulnerable and respect of others’ experiences. (Kingdom Inspired Diversity)

Preferred Education & Experience

Prior ministry and/or education experience is required
Bachelors or above in ministry and/or educations fields preferred, but all applications considered.

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.

Benefits

Pay: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Parental leave
Relocation assistance
Vision insurance

EEO Statement

Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) 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.

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