Job at Eastridge Church

Leading miiddle, high school and young adult ministry

Job Description

The Associate Pastor will lead middle school, high school and college/young adult ministries. The ideal candidate will serve as a player/coach while developing the leadership and spiritual maturity of students and volunteers alike. Responsibilities include vision casting, team building, delegation, multiplying leaders, networking and preaching.
Key Qualifications
• Proven leadership experience in youth and college/young adults ministries. • Compatibility with the Evangelical Covenant Church. • Strong communication and organizational skills. • A passion for youth discipleship and ministry health and growth. • Ability to build, train and lead a team of volunteers for each of the three age groups. • Committed to practicing the way of Jesus as evidenced by ministry fruitfulness. • Strong pastoral care skills, with the ability to minister to students and families. • Preferred credentialed minister with educational credentials in ministry or a related field. Ministry Responsibilities
• Recruit, train and mobilize three strong teams to lead middle school, high school and college/young adult ministry.
• Provide oversight, guidance, and support to the leaders of these three teams.
• Ensure efficient and effective functioning of all youth and young adult ministries. • Create and implement strategies for discipleship that equip students and volunteers to grow in their faith and leadership roles. • Plan and execute all youth and young adult activities (including camps, retreats and special events) while communicating clearly and creatively via social media and church communications.
• Provide pastoral care, including praying with students, parents, and church members during times of crisis or difficulty. • Partner with parents. • Deepen intergenerational connections through our intergenerational prayer initiative, mentoring and integrating students into other ministries. • Ensure that the curriculum and teaching is Gospel centric and based on biblical principles. • Maintain consistency in messaging, culture and updates to all three teams, especially with bi-vocational staff.
• Coach and mentor the youth and young adult’s staff.
• Work cooperatively with church staff to support the overall mission and vision of the church. This includes participating in the weekly staff meeting, worship services and church-wide events. • Preach in the main worship service four to six times per year. • Participate in the weekly Preaching Collaboration Team. • Lead the Outreach seven systems team. • Engage with local (Together PDX youth workers), regional, and national youth ministry networks and events.

Eastridge Church

Eastridge is a future focused church in a suburb of Portland, one of the most unchurched cities in America. Happy Valley is one of the fastest growing communities in the Portland metro area. We are strategically located between two large high schools.
Eastridge’s approach to ministry is shared leadership through strong teams. Our thriving community is an ideal opportunity for a passionate and experienced pastoral leader to influence students and young adults with the Gospel of Jesus. Together, we make disciples who make disciples.
Our mission is to help all people meet, know and follow Jesus. We see Eastridge as a lighthouse of hope where love is felt, and lives are changed through the Holy Spirit.
We currently have a strong middle and high school youth group, both led by part-time staff. The college/young adult group is a growing need but is yet to be formed.