Direct Ministry II - Macon, GA

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Because of Young Life’s exclusive Christian purposes of evangelism and discipleship as set forth in its Articles of Incorporation and in these Bylaws, and to reflect what has always been and will continue to be the position of Young Life, specifically the Christian belief that each and every employee and volunteer of the corporation should minister as a servant of God with the primary responsibility of proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ and, as such, is an integral part of the Christian mission and ministry of the corporation, Young Life shall only employ individuals or enlist volunteer leaders who: (a) profess a belief in Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord; and (b) subscribe to the statements and policies required of all Young Life staff, including the Young Life Statement of Faith. Therefore, employees and volunteers of Young Life, during working and nonworking hours, shall: (i) be ready, willing and able to fulfill such ministry functions as may be required by the organization; (ii) refrain from conduct and statements that detract from the biblical standards taught and supported by Young Life, and (iii) abide by all policies and practices of Young Life including, without limitation, those related to religious belief or ministry activities. Job Specific Working Conditions: This role will lead ministries in Macon, GA. Ministry Functions: Spiritual Development — “Following Jesus” includes prayer and spiritual disciplines, fellowship, growth and health and church relationships. • Maintain a genuine and sincere commitment to understanding God’s Word and the disciplines of personal and corporate prayer. • Seek out and maintain relationships and disciplines, in the context of active participation in a church community, that lead to a vibrant spiritual life. • Actively participate in the spiritual life of the Young Life community. • Lead teams and individuals in spiritual development. • Develop a yearly personal growth plan that fosters a vibrant spiritual life, including time for solitude, retreat, reflection, prayer and Scripture reading. Leadership Development — “Equipping leaders, committee and staff” includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision and vision casting. • Meet with your volunteer leaders on a regular basis. • Learn principles of leadership and recruitment and training of new leaders to build a leadership team that reflects the makeup of the community. • Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners and camping to other leaders. • Attend and be involved with area leadership as assigned. • Assist in training leaders and committee how to work effectively in teams. • Train and lead a team in developing a yearly ministry strategy. Resource Development — “Fueling the ministry” includes events, major donor care, public relations (branding) and TDS team. • Raise financial support as directed and maintain good donor care practices. • Communicate ministry updates and progress to personal donor partners. • Observe and learn principles to develop strategic relationships with key adults in the community, including: principals, pastors, parents, potential committee members and more as assigned by the area director. • Learn to plan and execute area fundraising events under the direction of an area supervisor. • Become a respected Young Life steward to the community for both kids and adults. • Attend committee and adult functions as necessary and assigned. Direct Ministry — “Proclaiming and modeling” includes contact work, club, Campaigners and camp. • Actively engage in all three levels of contact work. • Lead a team to plan and implement a regular outreach meeting with excellence. • Lead Campaigners meetings with excellence as assigned by the area director. • Lead a team to implement a summer and school-season camping strategy for a ministry. • Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life camp each year. • Research community and school demographics to assess ministry effectiveness and support the area’s effort in reaching “Every Kid.” Ministry Support — “Taking care of business” includes accounting, administration, communication (internal), data management and strategic plan. • Adhere to all Young Life policies and procedures and maintain professionalism concerning office hours, dress, conduct and time management. • Manage finances with stewardship, accountability and transparency using the mission-wide applications. • Set yearly ministry and personal goals and objectives; review them on a regular basis. • Maintain accurate information on kids, leaders and donors for area records. • Provide clear, prompt, appropriate and professional communication to everyone involved in ministry. • Perform other duties as assigned and congruent with gifts, experience and area needs. Training: Mission-Wide Training • Completion of at least two years as a Staff Associate. • Core Training — phase one to be completed as a Staff Associate • Full-time staff are expected to complete a Training Timeline experience in non ASC years. Regional Training • There is no missionwide regional-level training curriculum. • Actively engage in training provided by the regional director. Area Training • Actively engage in training provided by area leadership. • Individualized training supervised by the area director designed to develop personal spiritual maturity and enhance personal character. • Individualized program to learn and gain competency in ministry skills (e.g., the five C’s. • Become familiar with area strategy and ministry health as assigned by the area director. • Must have completed Leadership I and II as a Staff Associate Education: • College degree preferred. Qualifications Required for the Job: • Must have completed Core Training —Phase One. • Experience in direct ministry. • Must have 1 or more clubs • Proven relational skills with both kids and adults. • Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills. • Ability to maintain confidentiality. This offer from "Young Life" has been enriched by Jobgether.com and got a 78% flex score.