12 Witnesses

Skelly Drive Baptist Church, the church where I serve as Lead Pastor, has voted to create a position for a Student Pastor who will be charged with focusing on students from birth through High School.

As you know, we are transitioning from an Traditional (Institutional) church to a Missional church.  You can read more about what I understand that to mean by reading the series of articles linked on the IVM page (Institutional v. Missional).

If you are interested in the descritption listed below, please email your resume to art@sdbctulsa.com.  Also, you can check out the listing at churchstaffing.com.

Student Ministry Pastor

Purpose:
To facilitate the church’s ministry to students and their families in ages ranging from 1st grade to High School.

Responsibilities:
Administrate the programs within the church structure relating to the various age groups of students, including, but not limited to, camps, small groups and special activities.

To serve as a Pastor to Skelly Drive Baptist Church, exercising leadership and nurturing ministry as the occasion demands.

Personality/Philosophy of Ministry:
The candidate must work well within a team atmosphere as both a leader and a follower in the appropriate situation.

The candidate must understand the concept of a “Missional Church” and be willing to join the process of transitioning our church into a more missional mindset and structure.  Reading that will reinforce these concepts include the pastor’s blog concerning Institutional vs. Missional Church structure - www.twelvewitnesses.com/ivm - as well as books such as Breaking the Missional Code (Stetzer), The Missional Leader (Roxburgh/Romanuk), Simple Church (Rainer/Geiger), Transformation (Roberts), Glocalization (Roberts), The Shaping of Things to Come (Hirsch), Journeys (Wright/Duren).

The candidate must be able to facilitate the discipleship of students through personal relationships, church teachers and mentors and, most importantly, relationships within the family.

Education/Experience:
The candidate must have pursued conservative theological learning and must continue to be a learner throughout his life.

The candidate should have some experience in ministry to students prior to this staff position.

Skills:
The candidate should be well organized and a good planner; able to lead students in worship; be a good communicator/teacher/preacher; and have at least an average knowledge of audio/video/communication technology.