Director or Asst Pastor

NOTE: This document is a summary of a more detailed ministry description.Purpose Statement: GCPC’s Director or Assistant Pastor of Youth and Families will seek to develop, implement, and oversee a thorough and holistic ministry to the covenant children of GCPC in Middle School (grades 6-8) and High School (grades 9-12) and to their families which is faithful to our theological and covenantal commitments, our commitment to shepherd all members of our church, and our ministry philosophy. Objective: To develop and lead the ministry to families and Student Ministries of Grace (SMoG), emphasizing discipleship, shepherding families and their students, and recruiting, training, and supporting adults to assist in the ministry. A. ShepherdingThe heart (and burden) of every staff person’s call is to be a shepherd to the people God has called them to serve. The staff person or Assistant Pastor of Youth and Families will be a shepherd, whose focus will be on three groups:1. YouthThe staff person or Assistant Pastor of Youth and Families will provide robust shepherding to the middle school/high school students primarily through various discipleship opportunities.  2. FamiliesThis person will train, develop, and encourage the parents of SMoG students in what it means to shepherd their children; assist and counsel them in areas of family worship, discipline, and addressing the heart in struggle and conflict (including counseling where appropriate).3. Leadership GroupThis person will identify, recruit, train, encourage, and equip gifted adults (including but not limited to parents of our students) to assist him in all aspects of the ministry.4. If we call an ordained or ordainable man, he will also asked to involve himself with large group teaching to adults and occasional preaching at worship services, as agreed with Senior Pastor and Session.B. Discipleship He would determine and provide regular, careful, and doctrinally sound instruction in the Scriptures for students and their parents. This person would teach both the Middle School and High School students in some capacity throughout the year, and would be required to engage other adult leaders to teach as needed.C. Developing and Nurturing Inter-Generational Connectedness Intentional Involvement — Although we recognize that students have unique ministry and social needs, we want to be careful that we not create a “youth ghetto” which separates our young people from the church at large. This person will seek to involve SMoG students in every aspect of church life and service, and to involve GCPC members in the SMoG ministry.Expectations: This ministry will be a hands-on, deeply relational, and practical ministry. The opportunities for discipleship, leadership development, pastoral counseling and shepherding are limitless. Through the leadership and practical ministry of this person, families and students will be given the opportunity to grow in the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ through person-to-person ministry and the pursuit of personal holiness. Lines of Authority: The this person will report directly to the Senior Pastor. If we call an Assistant Pastor, pursuant to the PCA’s Book of Church Order, he is called by and under authority of the Session of GCPC.This person will meet regularly and intentionally with the Senior Pastor for supervision/direction, training, and mutual encouragement in ministry, as well with other members of the Session of GCPC.This person will also work closely with the shepherding Elder for the families with students in the SMoG ministry, keeping the Elder informed and ministering hand in hand with the shepherd-Elder for the families of our students.Qualifications: • Agrees with and supports overall ministry vision of GCPC• Must be a good administrator• Must be able to work well with people, able to “gather” people of diverse backgrounds to minister with• References (at least 3, preferably including someone who has supervised the candidate, someone who has worked with the candidate (peer), and someone who the candidate has supervised). • If a vocational minister is called, then an M.Div. degree or its equivalent will be required.