Job Description

General Information

Position Title: Student and Family Pastor

Commitment: 40 hours per week, Covenant Member

Reports to: Discipleship Pastor

Positions Reporting to: Preschool Director, Elementary Director, Elementary Worship & Route 45 Coordinator, Student Ministry Coordinator

Others Relating to: All Family Ministry Leadership Teams; Pastoral Team

Position Summary

The Student and Family Pastor (SFP) plays a vital role in advancing the mission of Fellowship Dallas by offering spiritual, pastoral, and administrative leadership for all aspects of Family Ministries, spanning from birth through 12th grade. This individual serves as the primary leader of Student Ministries, while also providing thoughtful and prayerful shepherding to children, teens, parents, and volunteers engaged in every facet of Family Ministries. The Student and Family Pastor (SFP) is a relationship builder who develops and empowers leadership teams while leading, managing, and ensuring accountability for Family Ministry staff and volunteers. This role involves cultivating strong partnerships with parents and families, discipling children and students from birth through 12th grade, and spearheading the development and implementation of key spiritual milestones.

Leadership

• Embraces Fellowship’s Leadership Core Values: Love First, Radiate Jesus, Be Transformed, We Not Me, and Own It.

• Collaborates with staff and leaders to carry out the church's mission.

• Is responsible for the championing, leadership, management and accountability for the Family Team staff and volunteers.

• Builds and invests in the Family Ministry Leadership Teams.

• Manage the Family Ministry budget and oversees the creation or selection of curriculum, events, and outreach programs for all age groups.

• Provides strategic leadership for the ministry while recruiting, developing, and overseeing leaders and volunteers.

• Fosters seamless vertical and horizontal integration across all age groups and ministries.

• Collaborates with other teams for events, training, and church-wide initiatives.

• Pursues ongoing personal development.

Discipleship

• Actively engages in discipleship and relationship building with students.

• Creates relevant, engaging experiences for families, students and kids.

• Recruits and develops a diverse team to lead teaching, small group, service and worship experiences.

• Recruits and develops volunteer leaders and a sustainable framework for ministry growth.

Pastoral Care

• Prays faithfully for the family team, parents, children, and volunteer team.

• Purposes to know each family, student and child by name and ensure that they have a personal relationship at Fellowship.

• Offers pastoral care for families with students from birth through 12th grade, walking with them, and providing support through resources, counsel and care ministry as needed.

• Guides children and students through milestones like baptism.

Parent/Family Partnership

• Engages parents as key spiritual influencers.

• Designs opportunities to help parents and students stay connected.

• Establishes rhythms for milestone events, communication, and parental support.

• Equip leaders to connect with parents and offers resources for family discipleship.

• Reaches out to parents consistently and welcomes new families to the ministry.

Mobilization

• Creates opportunities for the next generation to discover and begin to live out their God-given purpose in Christ.

• Facilitates opportunities for students to serve in various ministries within Fellowship as they serve their church and move outside the walls on mission.

• Trains adult leaders to raise up kids/students' leaders within the ministry.

• Partners with the Outreach Director on summer mission trips for families, students and adult leaders. Takes the lead with student trips.

Qualifications

• Church Membership: Be a committed follower of Jesus and an active covenant member of Fellowship Dallas, fully aligned with its doctrine, mission, vision, and values.

• Education: Graduate of accredited college or university.

• Experience: Ministry experience with insight into today’s child and student culture.

• Communication: Excellent teaching and interpersonal skills.

• Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with church staff, volunteers, and parents.

• Teachable: Possess a humble attitude before God, colleagues, families and volunteer leaders.

• Discipleship: Passion for mentoring and guiding young people in their spiritual journey.

• Creativity: Innovative and adaptable approach to meet the evolving needs of today’s families.

• Leadership: Demonstrated organizational and leadership abilities.

Time Requirements : Full-time role; 40-hour per week minimum; Sunday through Thursday work week.

To apply, email interest letter and resume to apply@fellowship.org

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