PromiseLand West is a four year old non-denominational church in Austin, TX with over 700 worshipers and well over 1,300 attendees.  The church was founded by Randy Phillips, of the music group Phillips, Craig and Dean, and his wife, Denise. PLW is on path to provide a new form of family ministry that addresses the issues, stages, roles and interactions of all family members to draw them into an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ and one another.   We are only considering very experienced “A players” who get the concept of ministering to the family as a whole. They must self initiate and lead in a “think outside the box” environment. This is an opportunity to lead the ministry the way they dreamed God would design it today. We want a visionary who can deliver excellence in ministry. PromiseLand West invests in our youth and will compensate at the top of the compensation range for that exceptional person.

Church Website: www.promiselandwest.com

Jr. High Pastor & Multimedia Specialist

Reports to: Lead Youth Pastor
Works with: Pastors in Family Ministry
Supervises: Volunteers
Minimum Years Experience: 2 years Youth Pastor

Contact: Tim Ball, Lead Youth Pastor

                512-220-6383

                tim@promiselandwest.com

Scope: The Jr. High Pastor is responsible to train jr. high students and volunteers to create a team ministry in the Student Ministry so that the students become passionate followers of Jesus Christ. The Jr. High Pastor must have a clear understanding of vision, values, goals, target audience, program purpose, personnel, parents, and God's power and their role within the ministry. The person is responsible for biblically accurate, culturally relevant, fun, vibrant, high energy teaching of students.

With Family Ministry: Contribute to a comprehensive educational path for the children & youth of PromiseLand West, nursery through graduation from Youth/Young Adult. With the other minister, plan semester calendars; discuss needs of Youth/Young Adult students; plan and implement vision and goals for junior high, high school and young adult groups.

Character: This person will demonstrate a commitment to our Lord Jesus Christ and to continual spiritual growth. Be a life-long learner in both spiritual and professional realms. Connect extremely well with teens and able to relate to adults as peers. Demonstrate the utmost integrity in relationships with minors and has appropriate relational boundaries. They are committed to team ministry. The successful individual will be a strong leader with solid work ethic.

Ministry to Jr. High & Multimedia (50%)
*Build Godly relationships with students
*Plan weekly ministries to creatively attract and build into students
*Oversee and coordinate youth ministry teams; food, music, setup, sound, reach-out, drama and video.
*Disciple student servant leaders
*Prepare Jr. High to spiritually handle Sr. High
*Hospital visits or home visits to students who are ill, need comfort, or prayer.
*Delegate opportunities to Young Adult volunteer leaders
*Expand and retain the number of students and families to which we minister based upon annual objectives
*Implement student registration, program management, security policies/procedures in support of weekly services and special events


Ministry to Parents & Youth Volunteer Staff (35%)
*Oversee the recruiting and interview process of all new lay volunteer candidates, selecting the correct persons, ensuring appropriate background checks and compliance with the procedures of the Youth ministry.
*Minister by phone, e-mail and letters.

*Counsel with parents.
*Review and evaluate vision, goals, and program with Lead Student Pastor.
*Lead volunteers to participate in leadership development
*Build a team of trained committed servant leader volunteers
*Oversee and direct the preparation of brochures, articles, budgets, etc.
*Oversee and direct the parent meetings and parent communications

Ministerial Issues (15%)
*Periodically observe, attend and teach in activities and staff meetings.

*Assist in planning & teaching seminars.
*Participate in Staff Meetings.
*Participate in church events.
*Contribute to Parent Equipping Cl and seminars targeted to parents of Youth/Young Adult students.
*Assisting Senior Pastor in service as needed
*Perform other duties as assigned