Job Board

Purpose

The Kids Ministry Director is the primary leader of our gospel-centered kids (Birth – 5th grade) ministry. He or she will serve to develop, equip, and multiply disciple-making parents and leaders, while also creating a vibrant environment for children to experience sound biblical teaching.  This will be accomplished in three major areas: (1) recruiting and discipling volunteer leaders, (2) spiritual formation of kids (Birth – 5th grade), and (3) equipping parents as disciple-makers.

The ideal candidate is someone who:

• Has strong character that is evidenced by the fruit of the Spirit. Someone who is faithful, honest, humble, even-tempered, self-controlled, and above reproach.
• Loves God’s Word and is committed to sound biblical teaching no matter what age is being taught.
• Affirms and embraces the mission, vision, values, and doctrine of Firewheel Bible Fellowship.
• Has strong leadership skills – both strategic and day-to-day.
• Has excellent communication skills and is able to communicate clearly and consistently within the church staff, to volunteers, to parents, and to the congregation as a whole.
• Is able to research and think through how to solve problems and is willing to try solutions rather than allow problems to continue.
Volunteer-Focused Discipleship

• Build a leadership structure within the kids ministry.
• Communicate weekly with team leaders.
• Prepare and email Sunday morning & Wednesday evening curriculum: lessons, crafts and activities.
• Meet with volunteers monthly for specific leadership development.
• Recruit, train and pray for current and new kids team leaders.
• Ensure all team members are current with Kids Ministry standards (maintaining background checks, MinistrySafe training, etc., attending in-house training regularly, etc).
Kid-Focused Spiritual Formation

• Create a safe, secure, and exciting environment for kids and volunteers on Sundays & Wednesdays.
• Prepare or select a biblically-sound curriculum for Sundays & Wednesdays.
• Make copies, research crafts/activities, purchase supplies.
• Ensure all necessary supplies, materials, and facility needs are in place prior to Sunday morning.
• Plan and orchestrate summer Vacation Bible School.
• Communicate with Student Ministry Leadership to effectively bridge elementary to junior high transition.
• Prepare and implement a transitional celebration for children entering into the student ministry (from 5th – 6th).
• Meet with Team Leaders and teams prior to the start of Sunday morning programming. Ensuring all team members are in place and ready for the children and parents to arrive.
• Meet and greet families as they arrive and leave on Sunday mornings.
• Replace, reorganize, and restock supplies, in all Kids classrooms, in preparation for Sunday morning programming.
Parent-Focused Equipping

• Cast vision for parents to own their role as primary disciple-makers of their children (Deuteronomy 6:4-9).
• Identify opportunities to train and encourage parents.
• Resource parents with tools to build their discipleship capacities.
• Identify & implement a church-wide family discipleship strategy in cooperation with Lead Pastor and Student Ministry Leadership Team.
Staff Participation

• Attend weekly staff meetings and be an active participant in discussions.
• Engage directly with the student pastor to ensure continuity within the kids/student ministry.
• Commit to maintain a level of excellence in all kids ministry activities.
• Plan and implement kids budget for calendar year
• Work with staff during certain church wide events.

About Us:

• Firewheel Bible Fellowship is an independent, non-denominational, elder-led church.
• Our mission is to magnify Christ and make disciples of all the nations.
• Our core values at Firewheel Bible Fellowship are sound biblical teaching, intentional discipleship, and loving community.