Somerset MS Site Director - Youth For Christ

Position Summary

The Ministry Site Director provides both spiritual and organizational leadership to effectively carry out the mission of STYFC. This role requires the ability to recruit, develop, and lead volunteer teams, coach residents, and build strong partnerships with local churches and community leaders.

The Site Director is responsible for implementing relational ministry actions that foster Authentic Christ-Sharing Relationships with young people, while also managing ministry operations, fundraising efforts, and administrative responsibilities. With a commitment to personal spiritual growth, the Site Director embodies and advances the core values of STYFC, leading a healthy, growing ministry that impacts the lives of youth through the YFC ministry model.

STYFC Values

Gospel Centered:

We are committed to knowing, living, and sharing the good news of JESUS. He alone is our salvation, the true hero of our story.

Relationally Driven:

We relentlessly pursue authentic, Christ-sharing relationships with our students, leaders, donors, and partners, always shepherding with the love of JESUS.

Biblically Rooted:

We submit to the truth of God’s word to share His story, our story, and kids' stories, always finding our true identity in JESUS.

Spirit Empowered:

We rely on the Holy Spirit to lead, guide, and empower us to fulfill the mission that JESUS has called us to.

Discipleship Oriented:

We teach people the ways of JESUS, modeling obedience to Him. We empower them to do the same with others.

Essential Functions

Ministry Team Development (40%)

Recruit, train, and maintain volunteer ministry leader team in accordance with the processes found in the Knowledge Base
Conduct monthly training with volunteers
Coach residents in your assigned area
Conduct one-on-one meetings at least once a month
Create a strong connection between local churches and the ministry site
Provide training materials and ministry site standards for ministry leaders
Develop healthy ministry teams for each ministry site
Create a yearly vision and goals for the ministry site
Help every member of the ministry team see themselves in the yearly vision
Establish necessary support and guidelines to ensure healthy and growing ministry at all sites
Be an advocate in the community for young people
Attend ministry and staff meetings as directed
Meet regularly with supervisor for supervision, coaching, and shepherding
Meet at least once a month
Help manage and maintain any YFC buildings or property
Other duties as assigned
Report progress and ministry updates to STYFC

Relational Ministry Action Development (35%)

Responsible for managing, facilitating, and serving in the Relational Ministry Actions (RMAs)
Direct the ministry team at their site in accomplishing the standards outlined in the RMAs found in the Knowledge Base
Establish and develop programming materials
Train and evaluate ministry site leaders in the implementation of curriculum materials
RMA Requirements for site:
Contacting: 3x/week
Initiating new relationships with lost young people
Club: 1x/week
A welcoming, safe, high-energy, large group meeting designed to help lost young people discover who Jesus is by fostering authentic Christ-sharing relationships and connecting relevant topics to scripture
Building Times: 1x/week
Spending time in shared experiences with young people to build new relationships and grow existing ones
Appointments: 2x/week
Meeting with young people to focus on their individual needs
Small Groups: 1x/week (may have 2 groups to split gender)
A meeting with several young people to have an interactive discussion about relevant topics and connect them to God’s truth
Core: 1x/week
A team of adult and young leaders from a Campus Life Ministry Site who together follow Jesus in a way that naturally invites friends to discover Jesus with them
Trips, camps, and other overnight events:
Fall & Spring Retreats
Summer Camp
Attend staff retreat

Fundraising and Development (10%)

Grow and maintain new and current donors
Pray for all giving partners regularly
Thank and personally connect with each giving partner at least once a year
Make touchpoints with ministry updates every 60 days and maintain 60-day report
Update Letter
Maintain database
Help with fireworks stand — required to work on July 4th and Dec. 31st

Administration (10%)

Complete and maintain 60-Day Reports
Ensure monthly updates to Impact & Site Trackers
Respond to emails effectively and use them for documentation
Complete annual CPT Reports with the team
Maintain Ministry Budget:
Stay within monthly club expense limits
Turn in receipts in a timely manner
Confidentiality:
Maintain confidentiality: Ensure that confidential information about staff, volunteers, or kids is not shared inappropriately
Incident Reporting Protocol: When an incident is reported, refrain from discussing specific names or details with others on the team. Such matters should only be shared with your supervisor or within the leadership team as necessary. Beyond that, it is crucial to respect confidentiality and handle these situations with discretion
Empower others to uphold confidentiality: Lead by example and encourage staff, volunteers, and peers to prioritize confidentiality in their conversations and actions. Reinforce the importance of discretion and guide others to follow

Personal Growth (5%)

Grow Spiritually
Pray for YFC and Leaders
15 minutes daily inviting God into the day and praying through activities for the day
30 minutes at the start of the week to pray through the week, inviting God and surrendering the week to Him
4 hours monthly inviting and surrendering the month to Him and praying for strategic initiatives (supervisor will ask monthly what God is speaking about)
Pray
Abide
Grow as a Leader
Complete all Knowledge Base trainings, as well as any additional trainings assigned by supervisors or executive leadership within YFC.
Books, conferences, and other leadership development resources

Position Requirements

Primary and Secondary Steward Responsibilities

Employees may be assigned a Primary Steward of any of the following:

Volunteer(s)
Donor(s)
Vendor(s)
Chapter(s)
Process, Standard and Best Practices (PSBPs)

Specific assignments for the Primary Steward will be listed in the Task List.

All Employees are assigned the role of Secondary Steward, which plays a supporting role to the Primary Steward to serve a chapter in a specific way, for a specific timeframe as determined by the Primary Steward. Secondary Stewards can be assigned to focus on specific management issues like YFC compliance, legal, risk, strategic planning, fund development coaching, staff development coaching, new ministry site development, process stewardship or a variety of other equipping roles.

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.
Model empathy, humility and care for all people. This includes promoting equity and inclusion in word and in the practice of faith expression. 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.

Fundraising Responsibilities

At South Texas Youth for Christ (STYFC), every staff role—including this Ministry Director position—is a missionary role. That means raising personal financial support is not just encouraged—it’s required.

We believe in equipping leaders who are called, trained, and fully funded to serve in ministry with sustainability and joy. You won’t walk this path alone—STYFC and Youth For Christ USA provide comprehensive, proven training to help you build a healthy support team from your personal network. When leaders fully engage in the training and trust the process, they succeed.

As a ministry leader, you will be expected to:

Initiate and maintain personal fundraising efforts, reaching full financial support within the first year of employment.
Build and maintain relationships with supporters through personal meetings, handwritten notes, and consistent communication.
Invite your circle of influence to engage through fundraising events, monthly giving, and prayer support.
Lead by example in cultivating a support team that fuels the mission of reaching lost youth with the hope of Jesus.

Budget Responsibilities

This position oversees a budget and will be expected to learn and manage our budgeting processes, financial cycles, and reporting systems. Additionally, the role requires holding direct reports accountable for maintaining and staying within their assigned budgets.

Knowledge and Skills

Key Qualifications

Spiritual Maturity & Alignment: Demonstrates an authentic, passionate relationship with Jesus; integrates faith into leadership; embraces STYFC’s vision, mission, Statement of Faith, Blueprint for Leadership, and leads through YFC’s core values.

Character & Integrity: Approachable, teachable, and committed to servant leadership; consistently displays high biblical, moral, and ethical standards; strong moral character and of good repute.

Leadership & Team Development: Skilled at recruiting, developing, and managing diverse volunteer teams; honors and values diversity of gifts, cultures, and ethnicities; demonstrates perseverance through opposition and obstacles.

Relational & Communication Skills: Connects well with youth and adults; builds strong relationships; excellent oral, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills; empathetic and emotionally intelligent, balancing accountability and morale.

Organizational & Strategic Abilities: Strong planner with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities; develop systems for team efficiency; self-motivated; effectively handle administrative and scheduling tasks.

Youth Ministry Effectiveness: Able to engage, communicate, and minister to young people in both large group and one-on-one settings, fostering authentic Christ-sharing relationships.

Physical Requirements

Ability to communicate orally with customers, vendors, management, and other co-workers is crucial. Regular use of the telephone and e-mail for communication is essential. Sitting for extended periods is common. Hearing and vision within normal ranges is essential for normal conversations, to receive ordinary information, and to prepare or inspect documents.

Activities require the ability to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time, occasionally move about inside the office to access files or office equipment, operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, handheld devices, copy machine, and computer printer.

No heavy lifting is expected, though occasional exertion of up to 50 lbs. of force may be required. Good manual dexterity required for the use of computers, mobile devices, and other productivity technologies.

Extended periods of sitting and extensive work at a computer and phone are normal.

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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