Description:

Young Life Bloomington-Normal is looking to fill multiple positions. There are many different ministry opportunities available. We are just seeking the right fit for each of them. If you are interested in middle school or high school ministry, we would love to start those ministries at other schools in our area. We have schools of 500 students and schools of 1,900 students in which we would love to see Young Life and WyldLife flourish.

Bloomington-Normal, Ill., ranks as one of the top 40 college towns in America based on its quality of life and among the top 10 for arts and entertainment opportunities. The area has everything to offer of a metro city with a small town feel of 150,000+ people.

We are seeking to fill multiple positions on our team to continue to grow the impact of the Kingdom in our community.

This position has the opportunity to work with our area director, committee, leaders, donors and community leaders.

Responsibilities:

• Execute Young Life’s mission to “introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith” through the power of relationships.
• Lead all aspects of the high school or middle school ministry including supervising a volunteer leader team of college students and adults.
• Spend significant time each week building relationships with students.
• Plan and run weekly programmatic events for students such as Young Life club (large group outreach event) and Campaigners (Bible study).
• Learn to recruit and train new leaders to build a leadership team that reflects the community and school in which you are serving.
• Lead multiple summer and school season camping trips.
• Raise financial support as directed and maintain good donor care practices.
• Develop a yearly personal growth plan that fosters a vibrant spiritual life including time for solitude, retreat, reflection, prayer and a sincere commitment to understanding God’s Word.

Qualifications:

• A deep love for Jesus and passion for outreach ministry.
• Strong Christian faith, knowledge of God's Word, and ability to lead others to Christ.
• Spiritually and emotionally healthy and willing to get the support/mentors needed to maintain.
• Proven track record of self-starting and taking initiative.
• Ability and desire to maintain a varying schedule that includes evenings and weekends.
• Willingness to live in the local area.
• Possess high capacity and high energy level.
• Comfortable relating to adults of all ages.
• Proven relational skills with adults and kids.
• Ability to build, train, recruit and grow teams of people (student leaders, adult leaders and committee members).
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Young Life experience is helpful but not required. Some sort of youth ministry experience is strongly preferred.

Benefits:

• Salary based on education, experience and responsibilities.
• ​Medical, dental and vision coverage (at no cost to you).
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• 401(k) matching plan (up to four percent).​​
• Health club benefit.
• And more!

How to Apply:

Please submit an online application, including resume and cover letter, via the button below.