Wabash County Lead

PURPOSE

Focus on furthering the mission and vision of YFCNIN and developing our ministry programs throughout specific communities in our region.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Ministry Development

• Lead Manchester High School or Northfield ministry site 
• Grow vibrant relational ministry in multiple sites (all of the high schools and middle schools in Wabash County) 

Ministry Excellence

• Ensure ministry standards are being met with proper training, development, curriculum, and techniques

Staff Leadership

• Lead, coach, serve, and encourage staff and ministry leaders in Wabash County  
• Build and retain the right team to carry out the mission of YFCNIN
• Invest in key site leaders to multiply into teams

Community Engagement

• Steward growing community collaboration (community support team, youth pastor network, etc.) in partnership with the Regional Director

Financial Development

• Working with the Regional Director, the County Lead will oversee and be responsible for managing and securing the annual department budget by overseeing donor relationships, leading his/her team, growing community funding relationships, and overseeing agreements with local foundations.

Operational Management

• Oversee the operations of ministry within Wabash County

Ad Hoc Leadership Functions as Assigned

FUNDRAISING RESPONSIBILITIES

All leaders will be given the opportunity to be involved in the stewardship functions of YFCNIN. These opportunities could include fundraising events, YFC donor contacts, and other opportunities as provided.

SPIRITUAL REPSONSIBILITIES

Youth for Christ is a Christian faith-based, 501c3 organization that requires all staff to be actively living out their Christian faith and committed to a local church body.

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 lifelong 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 and a minister of the Gospel, YFCNIN 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 facial expression.

Additionally, YFCNIN employees will have an opportunity to be commissioned or licensed as a minister of the Gospel through the established YFC process, and/or ordained by an outside body recognized by YFC USA.

OUR CORE VALUES

CHRIST-CENTERED

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” Matthew 22:37

• We abide in Him

• We strive for holiness

• We find our identity in Christ

ENDURING HUMILITY

“I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5

• We embrace a growth mindset

• We admit when we are wrong

• We model servant leadership in our actions

RELENTLESS TRUST

“Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.” Romans 12:10

• We trust in each others’ character, integrity, & intentions

• We fill in the gap between what we know and what we don’t know about a team member with trust rather than skepticism

• We address conflict directly using Matthew 18 as a guide

JOYFUL CAMARADERIE

“Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind & purpose.” Philippians 2:2

• We carry each others’ burdens with delight

• We do the work we love together

• We have fun

COURAGEOUS FAITHFULNESS

“So my dear brothers and sisters, be strong & immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.” I Corinthians 15:58

• We embrace the difficult

• We display grit & resiliency

• We do whatever it takes to reach every young person with the Gospel

KINGDOM INSPIRED DIVERSITY

“The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.” I Corinthians 12:12

• We appreciate & celebrate the diversity in others

• We demonstrate empathy

• We are dedicated to the Kingdom vision of every tongue, tribe & nation