Overview Direct ministry with local high school and middle school students by fostering the following five essentials :
Loving Relationships
Faithful Bible Teaching
Collaborative Community Strategy
Adults Who Empower
Key Objectives
Deliberately engage with many Christians to intercede on behalf of the ministry site-prayer must strategically permeate all values, areas, and actions of your daily ministry.
Consistently pursue high schoolers and middle schoolers, engage them in life-long relationships with Jesus using the following seven Relational Ministry Actions which are Campus Life’s Specialized skill set to move loving relationships forward :
Appointments
Building Times
Contacting
Clubs
Small Groups
Summer Youth Camps
Accurately handle Biblical truth, regularly coaching high schoolers and middle schoolers to apply it in their lives. Focus on competent preparation and relevant presentation
Intentionally work together with local churches, agencies, and other partners to provide sustainable youth and family ministry
Strategically develop leaders to reach young people from every people group. Campus Life staff build and lead teams of Christian adults (and students) who are committed to investing in the relational ministry process with lost teens.
Job Functions and Duties Camp : Residential and Wilderness Camping Ministry
South Central Minnesota Youth for Christ owns and operates Prairie River Camp— www.prairierivercamp.org . An important part of this job is to be an active participant in planning and executing three weeks of summer camps.
Office Work Daily
Respond to phone calls
Plan your schedule
New student information for your use
Plan out High School Ministry
Meet with Ministry Director
Monthly
Monthly ministry reports
Monthly receipt letters
Monthly support letters
Monthly staff meeting
Newsletter Information
Supervision Contact with supervisor-weekly
Attend weekly South Central Minnesota Youth for Christ ministry staff meeting
Evaluation yearly
Funding Responsibilities Participate in community fundraising events (only when appropriate)
Maintain positive budget account and write a periodic support letter
Training Attend training events if possible
All YFC employees are expected to regularly and actively participate in faithful activities that advance the stewardship functions of YFC / USA. These activities will include—but are not limited to— extending invitations to fund raising events, recruiting personal circle of influence / YFC donor contacts, sending letters, handwritten notes, personal calls, and personally ministering to donor contacts.
Knowledge & Skills Knowledge and demonstrated skills in each of Youth for Christ’s Cultural Attributes (Christ-Centered, Kingdom Inspired Diversity, Joyful Camaraderie, Relentless Trust, Enduring Humility and Courageous Faithfulness)
Administrative abilities
High level of spiritual and emotional maturity
Powerful passion for the evangelism and discipleship of youth
Strong interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills
Ability to manage and minister to people
Ability to work in the “YFC culture”
Ability to lead and motivate people
Experience with computer hardware and general office equipment
Motivated “self-starter”
Ability to prioritize based on integrity and values over outcomes
Teachable and can take input from supervisors and peers
Ability to learn mission and relationship based fundraising techniques
Recruit and oversee / manage building care
Education & Experience : 2 + years
On the Job training : As Directed by Supervisor
Travel Requirements : Minimal Travel
EEO Statement Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates within each leader role, the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such does at all times and in all instances reserve the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry.
We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation.
We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.
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South Minnesota Area • Saint James, MN, United States