Director of CHILDREN and Family Ministries

The Director of Children and Family Ministries provides leadership and works closely with staff and lay volunteers to create ongoing ministry to reach new children and families for Christ and support the growth of children of the church community in experiences of Jesus Christ and lead a program plan of Christian Education which will impart the fundamentals of the Christian faith to children 0-12 (6th grade) and their families.
The qualified candidate is a committed disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ.  They exhibit holiness in their personal relationship with God as well as their public life.  They are passionate about educating children in the historic orthodox faith of Jesus Christ.  They are prepared to work together on a team with volunteers, staff, families, and children to raise healthy and holy children.  They are prepared to continue developing and growing a vibrant and healthy children’s ministry at First United Methodist Church.

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Organizational Relationships
 
The Director of Children and Family Ministries reports to and will be reviewed by the Senior Pastor. 
The Director of Children and Family Ministries supervises:

• Child Care Staff
• Any other staff as designated by the Senior Pastor/ SPRC

 
The Director of Children and Family Ministries functions as a Staff Liaison to:

• Children’s Ministry Team
• Happy House Board
• Any other committee/group as assigned by the Senior Pastor/ SPRC

 
Tasks and Responsibilities

• Reach new children and families for Christ
• Responsible for developing children’s faith in Christ
• Ensuring the safety of children and families
• Oversight and leadership of Sunday morning Sunday School
• Recruit, train, and deploy volunteers
• Oversight of Outreach Ministries (Pioneer Club (Mid-Week After School Ministry), Vacation Bible School, etc.)
• Attend weekly staff meeting and Program Team meetings as scheduled
• Select and deploy curriculum for Christian Education with consultation with the Lead Pastor
• Work with the Happy House Director to include Happy House children and families into the life of the congregation
• Oversight of special events for children and families
• Leadership of our children and volunteers to summer camp
• Development of relationships with children and families
  
• Any other duties as assigned by the Senior Pastor.

 
Qualifications:

• Strong commitment to Jesus Christ
• Experience volunteering/working with Children’s Ministry
• Strong work ethic
• Creative
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong ability to work on and with teams
• Love for growing children into the likeness of Christ
• Ability to recruit, train, and deploy volunteers in ministry
• Commitment to confidentiality
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Computer Competency (Microsoft Office:  Word, Power Point, Publisher, Outlook, Excel)

The successful applicant will have been called and equipped by God to lead the children's ministry of First United Methodist Church.
Please email pastormattpennington@gmail.com to express your formal interest in serving First United Methodist Church Gonzales.