Student Pastor Saint Peter's Church

Saint Peter’s Church – Student Pastor SCOPE This pastoral role provides leadership and vision for all Students between the 6th-12th grades. RESPONSIBILITIES To Students : Form a community of students (6-12 grades)—who practice the way of Jesus at home, at school, and in our Lowcountry Community. Lead 2 weekly formational and fun touchpoints (currently Sunday morning and Wednesday evening). Lead missional service engagements for our students toward our local community and global partnerships. Provide pastoral care, crisis intervention and management, and referral connections as needed with students. If ordained, the pastor may share responsibilities such as: weddings, funerals, baptisms, pastoral appointments, visitations, mentoring, Sunday care, and on-call responsibilities. These are shared responsibilities amongst the pastoral staff. To Parents/Caregivers : Represent the NextGen team and its vision to parents/caregivers. Create regular environments for parents/caregivers to learn and grow around current cultural issues facing young people today. Equip parents/caregivers to be the primary discipleship-makers of their household. Provide regular and clear communication with students and/or parents/caregivers about student ministry events. To Staff : Participate and engage joyfully in Saint Peter’s staff culture. Provide weekly ministry updates to the Staff at Saint Peter’s via weekly meeting. Invest in each staff member individually and as a team, providing vision, direction, standards, and knowledge through weekly meetings. Participate in and develop pathways for NextGen Ministry programs and events such as Advent, Lent, Easter, etc. COMPETENCIES Competent in recruiting, developing, and coaching the volunteer teams. Availability and presence on Sunday mornings, providing proactive and responsive care as needed. Relationally oriented with a heart focused toward youth and family discipleship. Enjoys, and is comfortable, speaking in medium‑size group settings of adults and students. Team player: Humble and team oriented in leadership style fully participating in the overall leadership of our Church as a member of the Saint Peter’s Staff. Carefully plan and manage the Student Ministry’s budget. CHARACTER A person of prayer, and peace, who is committed to loving and serving our Lowcountry Community in the name and power of Jesus Christ. Has a relationship with the Presence of God and practices the way of Jesus. Lives by an established Christian rule of life and seeks to cultivate the fruit of God’s Spirit. Values self‑leadership, growing and developing their leadership gifting, and is willing to take risks for the advancement of God’s Kingdom. Relationally compatible with the Lowcountry culture. Lead with and honor the Saint Peter’s Leadership Covenant as revealed in the attached document. COMPENSATION Full time (40-45 hours). Salary negotiable based upon experience (we adhere to industry standard compensation bands). Life Insurance and Cell Reimbursement. PTO and access to ACNA Retirement plan. #J-18808-Ljbffr