The Maranatha Baptist Church is looking for a man to serve as our Family Youth Pastor.  We are a congregation of about 310 located in Columbus Ohio.

Qualifications:

• Shall meet the Biblical qualifications found in I Tim. 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9
• Shall be in complete agreement with the Confession of Faith, the Constitution, and the Standards of Service for this church.

Duties:

1. Shall be considered an undershepherd of this church and responsible for the concerns found in Ephesians 4:11-16, I Tim. 4:12, and I Peter 5:1-4.
2. Shall be responsible for the continuing development and oversight of our ministry to youth (junior and senior high), children and their parents in respect to the Biblical objectives of Gal. 4:19 and Col. 1:28-29
• Recruit and train leaders to work with him in ministry
• Teach  youth and direct Youth Activities and Ministries
• Lead Wednesday prayer time for our Youth Group
• Have oversight of ministries to children and youth including Sunday School classes, AWANA, and VBS.
3. Shall be responsible for nurturing relationshipswith families and seeking ways to partner with them in their ministry to their children and youth.
• Counsel parents and their youth and children as requested.
• Come along side and involve parents in ministry to their teens.
4. Shall be responsible to assist the Senior Pastor in the work of this church
• Helping with pastoral duties such as visitation as needed
• Assist with administrative duties as assigned
• Preach and teach as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned

For more info…

Grace Church, Powell,OHis offering a Summer Internship for the college person wanting to gain experience in Children’s Ministries.  Our internship is focused on empowering an intern to:

• Use and develop leadership skills while working with a team
• Teach children through engaging creative lessons
• Equipping parents to be the spiritual leader in the home
• Empowering and organizing 15+ home based Neighborhood Bible Clubs that will reach over 850 children
• Serve along side a church staff of 8 pastors and 6 support staff

Our internship is not designed to just be a learning experience, but rather an opportunity to lead and do ministry utilizing spiritual gifts and classroom training one has already acquired.

Church with attendance around 900+ during 2 Sunday morning services includes approximately 200 children each week.

Applicant should be pursuing Children’s Ministry degree (or possibly early childhood education) and have a passion for helping children learn about Jesus and the church!  The applicant should be over the age of 21 and have their own transportation.  We would also prefer someone who has had hands-on leadership experience in the area of Children’s Ministry. 

Salary is $3000.00 for work/ministry done over 12 weeks of summer,

mid-May to mid-August 2013, @ 40 hours/week.  A host home is one option for housing during the internship.

Summer Intern Responsibilities

• Tuesday-Friday 9:30 – 4:30, Sunday morning 8:30 – 11:30, and help with several Neighborhood Bible Clubs four evenings per week
• Tuesday morning – 9:00 Staff and prayer time; clean-up from Sunday, regroup

Neighborhood Bible Clubs

• Maintain all the NBC machines, supplies, and list of clubs using them – help people get them each day
• Recycle craft bags for next NBC’s
• Keep all game and decoration bags refreshed and ready for next NBC’s
• Turn in t-shirt money, donations – keep a record
• Make sure lesson posters and visuals are in good shape for next NBC’s
• Visit and support all NBC clubs

K-3^rd Grade Summer Sunday Mornings (mid May – mid August)

• Prepare weekly lesson for Kindergarten – 3^rd Grade teachers
• Gather materials for K-3^rd Grade small group bins and large group props
• Send out Tuesday lesson and devotion to leaders
• Make sure rooms are ready for Sunday
• Lead, assist, possibly Sub, oversee K-3^rd Grade Sunday teams

FCA Sports Camp

• (1 week during July) – help prepare and serve; huddle leader

Additional Summer projects

• Re-organize Grace Kids Office and class rooms
• Have fun and enjoy the people and the job!
• Pray for a peaceful and productive summer; pray for plans and preparedness for fall.

Applicant should send resume and video teaching sample to dustin.godshall@gracechurchpowell.org