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Lead Kids Pastor
JOB DESCRIPTION
Revised: 05/2023
JOB TITLE: Lead
Kids Pastor
CLASSIFICATION: Full Time STATUS: Exempt
MINISTRY: CT Kids MANAGER: Associate Pastor
GENERAL WORK WEEK: Sunday – Thursday LOCATION: Argyle
JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE:
The role of Lead
Kids Pastor is an oversight and leadership role casting vision for the CT Kids
ministry and CT Kids team aligning with the overall church vision and mission
set by the Lead Pastor. This role
demonstrates leadership by working alongside the team understanding the inner
workings of each area within the kids’ ministry. This role works under the
direction of the Associate Pastor and in close collaboration with the church
ministries team. The Lead Kids Pastor
will create and oversee the welcome and check-in process for kids as well as a
new family assimilation process. The Lead
Kids Pastor must always be prepared to step in and teach within the ministry
and help with stage transitions or speaking in service for various elements
when asked. This role will work to bring
a cohesive and smooth connection for our families between Kids ministry and
Student ministry.
STAFF CULTURE:
Culture is
critical to the success of Cross Timbers and its employees. We define our culture in this way. “The
environment we create by how we work and how we work with each other”. We continually strive for a high
output, happy and healthy team; H3. We
invest in our staff to develop their skills, so they thrive in their roles as
well as focusing on helping them to develop spiritually.
STAFF
EXPECTATION:
As a condition of employment with Cross Timbers, it
is essential (required) that employees and their families become active
participants in the life and ministry of CT.
This includes regular attendance to services and finding a way to
volunteer with a ministry not in the scope of this job.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
·
5-7 years’ experience working kids ministry or
related kids environment
·
3-5 years of managerial experience with staff and
volunteers
·
Previous experience in a pastoral role is highly
preferred
·
Established public speaking abilities
·
Must be highly relational, discerning, and
exemplifying discretion and confidentiality at all times
·
Teachable and coachable
·
Willing and open to change, be flexible in a
variety of situations
·
A team player giving and receiving input, willing
to compromise & cooperate
· Exhibit clear and effective verbal and non-verbal communications
skills
· Able
to develop people and systems to optimize growth and effectiveness
·
Forward thinker who assumes responsibility and
takes initiative
·
Must possess a genuine humility and work well in
the context of a team
·
Clearance of a criminal background check
PASTORAL
RESPONSIBILITIES:
A Cross Timbers Church pastor exhibits the heart to
pray for, provide spiritual guidance, encourage, and lead people to Christ. The
church qualifies and commissions a pastor as an individual who has been given
the responsibility and or authority to administer in full or in part the
following:
·
Biblical
Teaching to the congregation or sub-part of the congregation (i.e., kids;
students; college, financial freedom)
·
Lead
or have oversight of a church ministry, program, or department
·
Perform
religious/spiritual functions of the church
·
Baptisms
·
Weddings
·
Funerals/memorial
services
·
Pastoral
(not licensed) counsel
A Cross Timbers Church pastor will become a part of
the Pastor On-Call rotation cycle which helps the organization accomplish and
meet the needs of various pastoral aspects in the life and ministry of the
church.
PRIMARY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Provide direction and support for the Kids ministry
helping to develop the strategy and processes to set and achieve annual goals
and objectives that align with the vision and mission of the church
·
Lead in maintaining a fresh and relevant approach
for reaching and encouraging new children, and families in their relationship
with Jesus and becoming active in the life and ministry of the church
·
Oversight and direction of the Parent Cue as a
resource tool for families within the Kids ministry
·
Oversight & team delegation and director of kids’
events as well as parent resources and related
·
Oversee that all areas of CT Kids align with the
Orange strategy including but not limited to curriculum execution and function
·
Lead the new family assimilation process in
conjunction with the Kids Team. This
would include but is not limited to developing a Serve Team (volunteers) to
support this process greeting new families entering through the main lobby or
the CT Kids lobby as well as the CT Kids check-in for our current families
·
Oversight of the Serve Team process from Find My
Fit to placement in CTK ministry. Also,
build a Serve Team Leadership structure (coordinators, captains, etc.)
·
Oversight of department budget and expenditures
including but not limited to establishing event budgets
·
Oversight of baptism for the Kids ministry which
includes but is not limited to meeting with kids and parents to further the understanding
of baptism and then facilitate baptism during a service when the decision to
follow Jesus is made by a child
·
Ownership of Baby Dedication including stage
presentation twice a year during the main services; may be asked to do other
stage roles such as transitions, etc.
·
Work closely with the Associate Pastor and other
ministry leaders collaboratively supporting the mission and vision set by the
Lead Pastor
·
Help identify, recruit, train, and lead Serve Team
·
Help the Kids team develop a process that allows
them to attend service on a rotation.
·
Supervise and manage the Kids team including but
not limited to regular 1:1 meetings with direct reports, providing
opportunities for growth and development through clear and simple goals,
responsibilities and expectations
- The
statements contained in the document are intended to describe the general
nature of this role and level of work performed by employees in this
role. This job description in no
way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by
the employee occupying this role.
Employees will be required to follow any
other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties
required by their Manager.
WORK
HOURS:
·
The hours of work may vary within the 7:00 am –
7:00 pm work-window on a general basis.
The established work week is Sunday through Saturday for payroll
purposes and is based upon a 40-hour work week.
Full-time staff work weeks are categorized by position as Monday –
Friday or Sunday–Thursday. This role may
be approved for a flex schedule which include the potential for 1-2 days remote
working with the remainder of the workdays in-office. A finalized schedule will be established with
the Manager but typically falls within the general hours noted below.
·
A 1-hour lunch break is provided and required to be
taken by an employee. The actual time of
the lunch break is determined with the manager.
·
The hours listed below are generalized work hours
and may or may not be done in the office depending on the needs of the position
and approval of the manager on any given day.
Employees must understand that ministry does not always fall within a
normal schedule and working outside of that schedule can periodically including
weekends, evenings and holidays for CT sponsored events that are essential
(required). Additional hours outside the
normal scope of the role such as these will be coordinated with the manager and
may be accommodated with comp time and/or a temporary adjustment to the normal
schedule.
·
General Hours - This generalized schedule allows
for the flexibility needed to fulfill a 40-hour work week in a ministry
environment. The expectation of a
full-time employee is always 40 hours of work.
o
Monday - Thursday, 9:00
a.m. - 5 p.m.
o Friday 9:00
a.m. - 2 p.m.
o
Sunday 7
a.m. - 1 p.m. (hours will vary by need for Argyle Campus)
o Sunday 1
p.m. - 9 p.m. (hours will vary by need for the Hope Center)
·
All full-time employees are required to attend
essential staff meetings/functions. All
employees will have various essential (required) workdays such as Christmas and
Easter services and possibly the week leading up to each holiday or surrounding
other essential functions/events. The
essential dates may vary for each ministry area. The schedule for these services or other
special events (in-person or digital) can vary according to the needs and the
yearly calendar as determined by Leadership.
Vacation and personal time should not be scheduled during those times. Any exceptions or requests to be absent other
than illness must be approved by the manager and/or Human Resources.
WORK ENVIRONMENT – PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
·
Position
requires bending, stooping, and stretching to file, and occasional lifting of
boxes weighing up to 25 pounds. Work is generally performed indoors but may
involve limited exposure to outdoor weather conditions.
COMMENTS:
The above statements are intended to describe the general
nature of this job and the level of work performed by employees in this
position. This job description in no way
states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the
employee occupying this position.
Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions
and to perform any other job-related duties required by their manager.
The
employment relationship remains subject to the employment at will doctrine in
the State of Texas, meaning either the employee or the employer may terminate
the employment relationship at any time with or
without cause and with or without notice If you are in agreement with the
above, please sign and return this document to Human Resources.