About the Role
This role focuses on learning to lead and participate in effective Young Life ministry through training and direct field experience.
Responsibilities
- Develop a yearly personal growth plan that fosters a vibrant spiritual life.
- Seek and maintain relationships and disciplines within a church community.
- Actively participate in the spiritual life of the Young Life community.
- Lead teams and individuals in spiritual development.
- Meet with volunteer leaders and area leadership regularly.
- Recruit and train new leaders to build a leadership team.
- Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners, and camping.
- Assist in training leaders, team leaders, and committee members.
- Raise financial support and maintain good donor care practices.
- Communicate ministry updates and progress to personal donor partners.
- Network and develop strategic relationships with key adults in the community.
- Assist with camp fundraisers.
- Actively engage in all three levels of contact work.
- Lead a team to plan and conduct a Young Life club and Campaigners/discipleship ministry.
- Lead a team to implement a summer and school-season camping strategy.
- Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life camp each year.
- Adhere to all Young Life policies and procedures.
- Manage finances with stewardship, accountability, and transparency.
- Maintain accurate information on kids, leaders, and donors.
- Provide clear, prompt, appropriate, and professional communication.
- Set yearly strategic ministry plan and initiatives.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Proven relational skills with both kids and adults.
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Must profess a belief in Jesus Christ as personal Savior and Lord.
- Must subscribe to Young Life's statements and policies, including the Statement of Faith.
- Must be ready, willing, and able to fulfill ministry functions.
- Must refrain from conduct and statements that detract from biblical standards.
- Must abide by all policies and practices of Young Life.
Skills
- Prayer and spiritual disciplines
- Fellowship
- Growth and health
- Church relationships
- Understanding God's Word
- Key volunteer care
- Recruiting
- Team building
- Training
- Supervision
- Vision casting
- Contact work
- Club ministry
- Campaigners
- Camping
- Events
- Major donor care
- Public relations (branding)
- Accounting
- Administration
- Communication (internal)
- Data management
- Strategic planning
- Fundraising
Location
- Uptown
Work Type
- Mission Staff
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry Level
Education Level
- College degree preferred
About the Company
- Young Life is a Christian organization with exclusive Christian purposes of evangelism and discipleship.
- Young Life's position is that employees and volunteers should minister as a servant of God with the primary responsibility of proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Equal Opportunity
- Young Life requires all employees to sign a Statement of Faith.
- Young Life shall only employ individuals or enlist volunteer leaders who profess a belief in Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord and subscribe to the required statements and policies.
