Children’s Ministry Director

Job Description

That Neighborhood Church is an accredited church with the Christian & Missionary Alliance and is united in governance, fellowship, and service in order to promote unity of faith in the fullness of Jesus Christ as Savior, Sanctifier, Healer, and Coming King.

The mission of TNC is to create environments that connect people to Jesus: Restoring hope, freedom, and purpose. To this end, we intentionally seek to create environments to love God, love people and prove it. Our church is a community of believers who want to be sold out for the gospel of Christ, and chooses to live a sent life.

We are an inner city church who serve those in generational poverty. Our neighbors feel the oppression that poverty brings to our broken community. Here are some key ways our children need this redemptive work:

• 90% of our children experience some type of abuse; the primary form of abuse in our neighborhood is neglect.

• 87% of 3rd grade children are unable to read at grade level

• 1 in 5 children experience hunger daily

• 83% of our children grow up fatherless

Job Overview

The CMD will oversee the discipleship ministries from birth through elementary school. The Director will give direct oversight to the volunteers and implement the vision of TNC which is to create environments where kids learn to love Jesus. This position is part-time with opportunity to grow as our ministry and programming grows.

Personal Qualities

• Kingdom Minded o Represents Jesus well by being invested in the local and global church community for the sake of demonstrating God’s eternal and coming kingdom.

• Biblically Grounded o Engages in the process of learning, understanding, and applying the truth and information through the lens of a biblical worldview in order to gain a greater leadership effectiveness

• Spirit Dependent o Engages in the process of being conformed to the image of Christ through the power of and absolute dependency on the Holy Spirit for the sake of others.

• Competently Skilled o Constantly developing a holistic set of skills that will catalyze a lifetime of leadership

• Self-Aware o Regularly seeks to grow in the understanding of self, their motivations, the impact of their past, and their natural abilities and liabilities in order to display a God-honoring life and engage in God-honoring ministry.

• Self-Discipline o Displays Christ-like rhythms which lead to greater self-awareness, receptivity to God’s work in their lives, and productivity for His Kingdom.

Leadership Qualifications

• Self-starter, able to reach objectives without oversight, but knows when to collaborate and ask for help

• Has a passion to love Jesus and teach children to do the same

• Ability to lead, train and grow a team of volunteers

• Ability to delegate and empower individuals

• Ability to maintain a reputable community presence and influence.

• Ability to engage in a team environment through communication and collaboration

• Seeks to grow their knowledge of the culture for the neighborhood we serve

Responsibilities

• Prepare curriculum & environments for Weekly Church Services for birth - elementary

• Teach and develop a teaching team for elementary aged children

• Model discipleship and encourage volunteer team to do the same,

• Provide insight, leadership, and ideas to the overall structure and implementation of summer programming. Sports Camps, Friday Nights, Student Launch, and Bless A Child. It will not be required of you to attend every program offering for kids during the summer, but we do want you to heavily influence implementing the vision.

• Provide leadership and direction to volunteers or lay leaders who serve in children’s ministries.

• Recruit and train leaders who want to serve in children’s ministries.

• Participate in training opportunities and continuing education.

• Attend weekly staff meetings and be part of the team that creates and implements the vision for TNC.

• Provide leadership for new programming specifically, the after school program.

To be considered for this position, please complete the application to include your testimony, resume and other background information related to the position.

If the district office has reviewed your application and they think you may be a potential match for the position, that the hiring manager will reach out to you for next steps.

This position may require licensing with The Christian & Missionary Alliance. To learn more about The Alliance and requirements for licensing, please visit our website