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Associate Student Pastor
JOB
DESCRIPTION
Revised: 06/2023
JOB TITLE: Associate
Student Pastor
CLASSIFICATION: Full Time STATUS:
Exempt
MINISTRY: Students MANAGER: Student Pastor
GENERAL WORK WEEK: Sunday – Thursday LOCATION: Argyle
Campus
JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE:
The Associate Student Pastor will assist the
Student Pastor in guiding, leading, and equipping students in our Student
Ministry and the local community. The Associate Student Pastor must have
excellent relational and communication skills. This role requires passion, hard
work, a teachable spirit, and enjoyment about being part our fast-growing
community. Commitment to assisting in all areas of student ministry and
partnering with the Kids Ministry Team for the success of kids, students and
families is critical for this role.
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:
·
4-year degree or equivalent preferred
·
Ministry experience, specifically Student Ministry
preferred
·
Able to develop (write) and teach content and
curriculum for Student Ministry
·
Must possess a confident, articulate, and engaging
stage presence
·
Experience in managing Serve Team (volunteer)
members preferred
·
Experience with organizing, coordinating, and
executing events
·
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:
·
Assist in teaching students on Wednesday and Sunday
nights
·
Oversee Students on Sunday mornings, including but
not limited to, management of content and curriculum, recruiting and leading
Serve Team, and setup and
·
tear-down of Student Ministry events
·
Build relationships at local schools through
visibility within the community, attending school and/or community functions
with an emphasis on Argyle Middle School, Argyle High School, and Liberty
Christian
·
Oversee, maintain, and develop the Serve Team
on-boarding process
·
Own the first-time guest process on Wednesday
nights
·
Maintain and develop Serve Team relationships
through regular meetings with current Serve Team members and through recruitment
of new Serve Team members
·
Assist in writing and creating the curriculum for
Wednesday nights, Sunday nights
·
Help organize and coordinate Student Ministry
events
·
Stay informed on current student educational
methods, materials, and promotional ideas
·
Baptism follow-up
·
Other related duties as assigned by the Manager
·
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, 8:30
a.m. - 5 p.m.
o Friday 8:30
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 25-50 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.