Redeemer Church

Student Ministries Pastor/Director

Bellingham, Washington

Why I Love This Opportunity

Chris Lagerlof

Senior Associate

I love Redeemer Church and their passion for reaching students and families. Redeemer is in an exciting season of growth and optimistic about their student ministries. From the top down, Redeemer has repeatedly demonstrated its commitment to investing in student ministries with a high level of commitment from volunteers, and a make-it-happen attitude. This is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to serve in a healthy and thriving church.

About This Organization

The ministry of Redeemer Church is fueled by a core vision for Everyone, everywhere, to experience the Gospel. They are committed to building a church where people are irresistibly drawn to Jesus and inspired by Gospel-centered teaching and ministry.

Redeemer started in 2007 with a group of about 40 adults and kids with a desire to make disciples THAT make disciples and plant churches THAT plant churches. The church has grown steadily over the years, and that original desire is still in their heartbeat. Redeemer is grateful that they have sent a few different teams to plant churches nationally and globally and resourced many other churches to start residency programs through Acts 29.

One of Redeemer’s core values is “the culture of our church really…really matters,” which translates into a church that preaches the Gospel and feels like grace.

Position Description

The Student Ministries Pastor/Director is responsible for leading Redeemer Students in fostering the spiritual growth and discipleship of students in 6th through 12th grade. This includes designing and executing student gatherings, selecting curriculum, recruiting and developing volunteers, and managing operations to ensure a vibrant and impactful ministry. The role involves creating opportunities for students to grow in their faith, connect in community, and serve others, all while equipping families to be the primary disciple-makers in their students’ lives.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Cast vision and provide leadership for all aspects of Redeemer Students, ensuring alignment with the mission and values of Redeemer Church.
  • Lead and develop a high-functioning volunteer leadership team to execute ministry programming effectively.
  • Apply strong biblical principles and age-appropriate teaching strategies to meet the needs of middle and high school students through curriculum selection, programming, and milestones.
  • Recruit, train, and deploy new volunteers, fostering a culture of discipleship and leadership development.
  • Provide a welcoming, safe, fun, creative, and engaging environment for students to encounter Christ and grow spiritually.
  • Communicate and advocate for the needs of students to other staff and church leaders, ensuring their voices are represented.
  • Oversee and coordinate events for both middle school and high school, with a focus on meaningful first impressions and ongoing engagement.
  • Preach periodically to the entire congregation and support the Lead Pastor in teaching responsibilities as needed.

 

What a Strong Candidate Would Look Like:

  • Robust love of Gospel Doctrine and Gospel Culture.
  • Deeply committed to the mission, vision, strategy and culture of Redeemer Church.
  • Agrees with and committed to the five Acts 29 distinctives (can be found at https://www.acts29.com/about-us/distinctives/)
  • Strong theologically, pastorally, and operationally.
  • Be a high level leader who is able to get things done, catalyze and develop new leaders, and inspire others to get things done.
  • Extremely strong operationally, with a high attention to detail.
    Relationally “Warm.”
  • Flexible, driven, teachable, gracious.
  • Ability to architect and implement processes, strategies, tactics and procedures across a wide variety of ministry categories.
  • Love of serving and desire to do whatever is needed to advance the mission of the church.
  • Ability to connect with both students and adults.

 

 

Salary Range:
65,000
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80,000

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