Young Life
Mission Staff (Church Partnership) - La Mesa, CA
Young Life, La Mesa, California, United States, 91942
Overview
The Mission Staff (Church Partnership) – La Mesa, CA role with
Young Life
(in partnership with Journey Community Church) is a full-time position piloted in the San Diego Metro area. The role includes a 30-hour per week split with Journey Community Church and a 10-hour per week commitment with
Young Life , totaling 40 hours per week. We are looking for a pastoral evangelist who loves the local church AND Young Life and would like to be on campus with kids. The position will interview with both Journey Community Church and local Young Life supervisors.
Note: Young Life requires all employees to sign a Statement of Faith. We recommend you read this statement before applying for any position.
Qualifications The position requires successful youth ministry experience as a pastor and/or Young Life staff, the ability to develop leaders and build teams, and proven skills in running successful youth ministry in a church context. This position is required to be/become a member of the Journey Church community.
Mission / Authority Through both training and direct field ministry experience, learn how to lead and participate in effective Young Life ministry.
Ministry Functions
Spiritual Development
— Following Jesus includes prayer and spiritual disciplines, fellowship, growth and health and church relationships.
Develop a yearly personal growth plan that fosters a vibrant spiritual life including time for solitude, retreat, reflection, prayer and a sincere commitment to understanding God’s Word.
Seek and maintain relationships and disciplines, in the context of active participation in a church community.
Actively participate in the spiritual life of the Young Life community.
Lead teams and individuals in spiritual development.
Leadership Development
— Equipping leaders, committee and staff includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision and vision casting.
Meet with your volunteer leaders and area leadership on a regular basis.
Learn to recruit and train new leaders to build a leadership team that reflects the community.
Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners and camping to other leaders.
Assist in training leaders, team leaders and committee how to work effectively in teams and develop a yearly ministry strategy.
Resource Development
— Fueling the ministry includes events, major donor care, public relations (branding) and TDS team.
Raise financial support as directed and maintain good donor care practices.
Communicate ministry updates and progress to personal donor partners.
Observe and learn to network and develop strategic relationships with key adults in the community, including: principals, pastors, parents, potential committee members as assigned by the area director.
Assist with camp fundraisers.
Direct Ministry
— Proclaiming and modeling includes contact work, club, Campaigners and camp.
Actively engage in all three levels of contact work.
Lead a team to plan and conduct a new or existing Young Life club and Campaigners/discipleship ministry with excellence.
Lead a team to implement a summer and school-season camping strategy for a ministry.
Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life camp each year.
Ministry Support
— Taking care of business includes accounting, administration, communication (internal), data management and strategic plan.
Adhere to all Young Life policies and procedures and maintain professionalism concerning office hours, dress, conduct and time management.
Manage finances with stewardship, accountability and transparency using the mission-wide applications.
Maintain accurate information on kids, leaders and donors for area records.
Provide clear, prompt, appropriate and professional communication to everyone involved in ministry.
Set yearly strategic ministry plan and initiatives to reach every kid; review them on a regular basis.
Perform other duties as assigned and congruent with gifts, experience and area needs.
Training Missionwide Training
None is required.
RTD training events such as New Staff Training, Winter Training, Focus Conferences and Young Life University are available on a request basis with approval of the regional director.
Regional Training
There is no mission-wide regional-level training curriculum.
At the regional director’s prerogative, certain regional training events may be required.
Area Training
Actively engage in training provided by area leadership.
Individualized training supervised by the area director designed to develop personal spiritual maturity and enhance personal character.
Individualized program to learn and gain competency in ministry skills (e.g., The 5 C’s).
Become familiar with area strategy and ministry health as assigned by the area director.
Introduction to personal fund-raising principles including familiarity with Basic Elements for Part-time staff.
Education
College degree preferred.
Qualifications Proven relational skills with both kids and adults.
Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
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Young Life
(in partnership with Journey Community Church) is a full-time position piloted in the San Diego Metro area. The role includes a 30-hour per week split with Journey Community Church and a 10-hour per week commitment with
Young Life , totaling 40 hours per week. We are looking for a pastoral evangelist who loves the local church AND Young Life and would like to be on campus with kids. The position will interview with both Journey Community Church and local Young Life supervisors.
Note: Young Life requires all employees to sign a Statement of Faith. We recommend you read this statement before applying for any position.
Qualifications The position requires successful youth ministry experience as a pastor and/or Young Life staff, the ability to develop leaders and build teams, and proven skills in running successful youth ministry in a church context. This position is required to be/become a member of the Journey Church community.
Mission / Authority Through both training and direct field ministry experience, learn how to lead and participate in effective Young Life ministry.
Ministry Functions
Spiritual Development
— Following Jesus includes prayer and spiritual disciplines, fellowship, growth and health and church relationships.
Develop a yearly personal growth plan that fosters a vibrant spiritual life including time for solitude, retreat, reflection, prayer and a sincere commitment to understanding God’s Word.
Seek and maintain relationships and disciplines, in the context of active participation in a church community.
Actively participate in the spiritual life of the Young Life community.
Lead teams and individuals in spiritual development.
Leadership Development
— Equipping leaders, committee and staff includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision and vision casting.
Meet with your volunteer leaders and area leadership on a regular basis.
Learn to recruit and train new leaders to build a leadership team that reflects the community.
Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners and camping to other leaders.
Assist in training leaders, team leaders and committee how to work effectively in teams and develop a yearly ministry strategy.
Resource Development
— Fueling the ministry includes events, major donor care, public relations (branding) and TDS team.
Raise financial support as directed and maintain good donor care practices.
Communicate ministry updates and progress to personal donor partners.
Observe and learn to network and develop strategic relationships with key adults in the community, including: principals, pastors, parents, potential committee members as assigned by the area director.
Assist with camp fundraisers.
Direct Ministry
— Proclaiming and modeling includes contact work, club, Campaigners and camp.
Actively engage in all three levels of contact work.
Lead a team to plan and conduct a new or existing Young Life club and Campaigners/discipleship ministry with excellence.
Lead a team to implement a summer and school-season camping strategy for a ministry.
Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life camp each year.
Ministry Support
— Taking care of business includes accounting, administration, communication (internal), data management and strategic plan.
Adhere to all Young Life policies and procedures and maintain professionalism concerning office hours, dress, conduct and time management.
Manage finances with stewardship, accountability and transparency using the mission-wide applications.
Maintain accurate information on kids, leaders and donors for area records.
Provide clear, prompt, appropriate and professional communication to everyone involved in ministry.
Set yearly strategic ministry plan and initiatives to reach every kid; review them on a regular basis.
Perform other duties as assigned and congruent with gifts, experience and area needs.
Training Missionwide Training
None is required.
RTD training events such as New Staff Training, Winter Training, Focus Conferences and Young Life University are available on a request basis with approval of the regional director.
Regional Training
There is no mission-wide regional-level training curriculum.
At the regional director’s prerogative, certain regional training events may be required.
Area Training
Actively engage in training provided by area leadership.
Individualized training supervised by the area director designed to develop personal spiritual maturity and enhance personal character.
Individualized program to learn and gain competency in ministry skills (e.g., The 5 C’s).
Become familiar with area strategy and ministry health as assigned by the area director.
Introduction to personal fund-raising principles including familiarity with Basic Elements for Part-time staff.
Education
College degree preferred.
Qualifications Proven relational skills with both kids and adults.
Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
Religious Institutions
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