Children’s Pastor, Westside Community United Methodist Church, Hustonville, KY

Positing Title: Children’s Pastor
Company Name: Westside Community United Methodist Church
Location of Job: Hustonville, KY
Company Address:

2875 Highway 127

Hustonville, KY United States

Contact Person: Faron Owen
Contact Email: faronowen@gmail.com
Contact Phone Number: 859-333-3902

Position Description:

Reporting Relationship:

The Children’s Pastor reports directly to the Senior Pastor and is accountable to the Staff-Parish Relations Committee.

Job Definition:

The Children’s Pastor will be a person committed to the Christian faith and life who seeks to understand and work under the mission and vision of Westside Community UMC. They will serve as the leader of all programming activities for children from nursery through the 5^th grade with the goal of leading students to a personal faith and lifestyle of discipleship. They will develop a Children’s Ministry Team (CMT) and together they will organize and oversee the children’s ministry of WCUMC. The Children’s Pastor is responsible for the day-to-day details, but the execution of those details can be handled by a volunteer minister. This person will be committed to establishing and nurturing relationships with both children and families.

Weekly Expectations: Generally, 6 to 9 hours per week plus full participation in congregational life.

Essential Functions:

Leadership:

Prepare, recruit volunteers and if necessary, lead weekly Wednesday night children’s events during the school year.
Curriculum is expected to be rooted in scripture and Methodist theology.
Working with the Senior Pastor, schedule and deliver weekly children’s sermons during congregational worship.
Fill in as teacher when necessary.
Recruit, train and lead children volunteer ministers
Develop and oversee a volunteer Children’s Ministry Team that meets once per month.

Communication:

Establish regular communication with children’s families, volunteer ministers and the congregation via face-to-face, social media, digitally and phone.
Working with the church secretary, promote children’s ministry and The Community Park at Westside via social media, mail and digital platforms.
Meet with the pastor regularly, attend any staff meetings and attend administrative council meetings.

Events:

Plan, organize, promote and purchase supplies for all children’s events to include but not be limited to Christmas Children’s Living Nativity, Easter Egg Hunt, Vacation Bible School, Back to School Celebration, Trunk or Treat, and Teacher Appreciation spring and fall meals at Hustonville Elementary.

Administration:

Establish and maintain a database of children’s family contact information, birthdays, favorite candies and activities, and any other pertinent information to effective children’s ministry.
Maintain an inventory of ministry supplies for Children’s ministry and prepare materials for weekly ministry as established by the CMT.
Working with the Senior Pastor and CMT, develop an annual plan for children’s ministry by November 1st of the current year for the following year.
Establish and oversee an annual children’s ministry budget that is reflective of the annual plan.

Website Address for Applying Online: https://www.westsidecommunityumc.org or you can submit resumes to Faron Owen at faronowen@gmail.com.