Crossview Church

Position: Youth Pastor

Term: Long-Term Ministry
Location: Steinbach, MB

Ministry Info

RESPONSIBILITIES

Church Culture - The Youth Pastor actively models the Crossview Church
culture; beginning in their own personal life
and spreading through the staff and volunteer teams in which they function.

Vision & Strategy - In collaboration with
the Lead Pastor and Executive Pastor, the Youth Pastor develops a long-term
strategy for the youth ministry of the church; this strategy needs to align
with the Crossview Church Vision, Mission and Values and shall be reviewed and
updated annually.

Leadership - The Youth Pastor provides ongoing leadership to all aspects
of Crossview Church youth ministries; training and developing youth ministry
volunteers, planning and executing weekly youth programming and special events
including annual retreats. As the leader of a Crossview ministry area, the Youth
Pastor works to create a sense of community and connection among the volunteers
in the youth ministry. The Youth Pastor
participates in staff meetings, representing the youth ministry perspective and
contributing to a broad range of discussions regarding Crossview culture and
activities.

Leadership Development - The Youth Pastor recruits, trains, motivates and develops
volunteers; mentoring them using intentional strategies which promote both
leadership skills and spiritual growth and maturity.

Personal Development - The Youth Pastor
pursues growth as a follower of Jesus and as an effective leader of
people.

Budget - In collaboration with the Executive Pastor, the Youth
Pastor develops an annual budget and manages within the approved budget to wisely
utilize church resources and maximize ministry opportunities.

Reporting to the Executive Pastor, the performance of the Youth Pastor is
evaluated against the above identified responsibilities and annually defined
objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS

• As a Crossview Church leader, the Youth
Pastor’s life needs to demonstrate wisdom, and integrity in family, church
and community life; successful and healthy relationships characterized by
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness
and self-control.

• Agree with the Statement of Faith as
set out in the Crossview Church Constitution.

• A member of, or willing to become a
member of Crossview Church.

• Strong interpersonal skills: clear
verbal and written form communication that consistently places high value
on healthy relationships.

• Previous leadership experience in a youth-related
position is considered an asset.

• Demonstrated record of effective
teamwork in both participant and leadership roles

• Organizational and time management
skills and ability to delegate effectively.

• Sign the Crossview Church Personal
Lifestyles Commitment

• Clear criminal record check (including
Vulnerable Sector check) and Child and Adult Abuse Registry checks.

Located in Steinbach, Manitoba, Crossview
Church is a non-denominational mid-sized church hosting in person and
livestream weekend worship services. As shown in the graphic below, our
foundation is the Bible, and we strive to worship Jesus with our whole lives!
The teaching at Crossview encourages us to live motivated by love, not fear
with an emotionally healthy spirituality and rhythm of life (Crossview services
and sermons may be viewed on YouTube).
While we offer ministries and programs for all ages birth through
seniors; we are a young church with children age birth through Grade 6 making
up approximately 25% of the church. The
Crossview youth program led by the youth pastor and 20+ volunteer leaders,
draws approximately 120 youth (Grade 7 – 12) each Wednesday evening! This church
demographic is exciting and brings energy and joy to Crossview!

Contact Info

For more information or to submit an application, please contact Orville Friesen (Crossview Executive Pastor) ([email protected]). When submitting an application, please include three references; a person you’ve worked for, a person you’ve worked with and a person who has worked for you.