Mountain Lake Area Director - Youth For Christ

Position Summary

Position Purpose

Direct ministry with local high school and middle school students by fostering the following five essentials:

Widespread Prayer

Loving Relationships

Faithful Bible Teaching

Collaborative Community Strategy

Adults Who Empower

Key Objectives

Deliberately engage with many Christians to intercede on behalf of the ministry site-prayer must strategically permeate all values, areas, and actions of your daily ministry.

Consistently pursue high schoolers and middle schoolers, engage them in life-long relationships with Jesus using the following seven Relational Ministry Actions which are Campus Life’s Specialized skill set to move loving relationships forward:

•Appointments

•Building times

•Contacting

•Clubs

•Small Groups

•Student Leadership

•Summer Youth Camps

Accurately handle Biblical truth, regularly coaching high schoolers and middle schoolers to apply it in their lives. Focus on competent preparation and relevant presentation

Intentionally work together with local churches, agencies, and other partners to provide sustainable youth and family ministry

Strategically develop leaders to reach young people from every people group. Campus Life staff build and lead teams of Christian adults (and students) who are committed to investing in the relational ministry process with lost teens.

Essential Job Functions and Duties

Camp: Residential and Wilderness Camping Ministry

South Central Minnesota Youth for Christ owns and operates Prairie River Camp—www.prairierivercamp.org An important part of this job is to be an active participant in planning and executing three weeks of summer camps.

Office Work Daily

Check e-mail

Respond to phone calls

Plan your schedule

Weekly

New student information for your use

Plan out High School Ministry

Meet with Ministry Director

Monthly

Monthly ministry reports

Monthly receipt letters

Monthly support letters

Lead local YFC Ambassador Team

Monthly staff meeting

Quarterly

Newsletter Information

Supervision

Youth For Christ Impact online reporting-weekly

Contact with supervisor-weekly

Attend weekly South Central Minnesota Youth for Christ ministry staff meeting

Evaluation yearly

Funding Responsibilities

Participate in community fundraising events (only when appropriate)

Maintain positive budget account and write a periodic support letter

Training

Attend training events if possible

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.

Position Requirements

Knowledge & Skills

Administrative abilities

High level of spiritual and emotional maturity

Passion for the evangelism and discipleship of youth

Strong interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills

Ability to manage and minister to people

Ability to work in the “YFC culture”

Ability to lead and motivate people

Experience with computer hardware and general office equipment

Motivated “self-starter”

Ability to prioritize based on integrity and values over outcomes Teachable and can take input from supervisors and peers

Ability to learn mission and relationship based fundraising techniques

Recruit and oversee / manage building care

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 and/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 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)

Credentials Required & Preferred Education

2 + years

Salary

To be determined

On the Job Training

As Directed by the Supervisor

Minimal Travel

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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