Student Pastor – Grace Community Church

Job Description

Church Information

• Name: Grace Community Church
• Website: http://www.roswellgrace.com
• Location: 935 W Mescalero Rd Roswell, NM 88201
• Year established: 1998
• Sunday average attendance: 800-1000

Position Overview

Are you passionate about reaching the next generation with the gospel? Grace Community Church in Roswell, New Mexico is on the lookout for a Student Pastor who is ready to lead, disciple, and walk alongside Mid-High, High School, and Young Adult students. We’re looking for someone with a heart for ministry, a love for people, and a desire to see lives transformed through Christ. If you’re energized by relationships, gifted in teaching, and ready to join a healthy, supportive church staff in a thriving ministry environment—we’d love for you to consider joining us on mission here at Grace!

Responsibilities

1. Primary Responsibilities: Student Ministry
   • To give overall leadership to the Student Ministry of the Church at the Mid High, Senior High, and Young Adult (18-25) levels.
   • To develop programs for teenagers based on a biblical philosophy of ministry that is practical and relevant.
   • To teach the scriptures to teenagers, promote a relational style of community among them, and assist them in relating to the church as a vital, integral part of the congregation.
   • To build a culture of one-on-one relationships and mentoring with teenagers, through developing, equipping, and training a team of adult volunteers to serve in the Student Ministry.
   • To develop an effective outreach to un-churched students.
   • To develop an effective music ministry.
   • To meet regularly with the Family Ministry Staff for the purpose of review and future planning.
   • To serve as a team member of the Church Staff, working toward the health and growth of the congregation as a whole.
   • To oversee the scheduling and cleaning of the Student Ministry Building.
2. Secondary Responsibilities:
   • Preach occasionally when called upon by the Senior Pastor.
   • To serve in other routine pastoral duties as needed, i.e., weddings, funerals, hospital visitation, etc.

Qualifications

1. A born-again baptized believer, in agreement with the Church’s evangelical and biblical commitments.
2. A serious disciple of Jesus Christ, committed to personal spiritual growth.
3. A pastoral heart with a commitment to the local Church.
4. Spiritual gifts in, and a passion for, Student and Young Adult Ministry.
5. Ability to work with volunteers, parents, and Church Staff.
6. Must be well acquainted with and willing to implement the Purpose Driven Church model in the Student Ministry.
7. A willingness to support the total Church program of stewardship, worship, missions, fellowship, and education.
8. A college degree in Ministry and 3 to 5 years of experience in ministry are preferred.
9. Experience and a desire to develop skills in preaching/teaching.
10. Gifts in music are an asset, but not required.

Benefits

• Health Insurance for family
• Cell phone payment reimbursement
• Retirement
• PTO leave
• Life Insurance
• Paid continued education

Essential Beliefs

• We acknowledge the Creator-God as our Heavenly Father, infinitely perfect and intimately acquainted
• We proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, God in the flesh, the object of our worship and the subject
• We recognize the Holy Spirit as the third member of the Godhead, incessantly at work convicting, comforting, guiding and gifting.
• We affirm our confidence in God’s inspired, authoritative Word. We treasure the truths of the Bible and respect its reproofs.
• We confess that Adam’s fall into sin left humanity without the hope of heaven apart from a new birth, made possible by the Savior’s death and bodily resurrection.
• We believe the offer of salvation is God’s love gift to all. Those who accept it by faith in Christ, apart from works, become new creatures in him.
• We anticipate our Lord’s promised return, which could be at any moment.
• We are convinced that all who have died will be brought back from beyond — believers to everlasting communion with God and unbelievers to everlasting separation from God.
• We know the Lord is continuing to enlarge his Family, the Body of Christ universal, over which he rules as Head.
• We are grateful to be a part of a local Church which exists to proclaim God’s truth, to administer the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, to stimulate growth toward maturity and to bring glory to God.
• We believe in the biblical definition of marriage between one man and one woman and in the sanctity of life.

Application Details

• Please send a resume or cover letter to nmarsh@roswellgrace.com