Description:

We are seeking to grow our YoungLives​ ministry in several school districts in Houston. We have several potential locations to start or re-start YoungLives​ ministry. In addition to building relationships with girls and sharing the Gospel with them, this job will also involve building connections with school districts, building a volunteer team and bringing awareness of YoungLives​ to the community.

Ministry Functions:

Spiritual Formation:​ “Following Jesus” includes prayer and spiritual disciplines, fellowship, growth and health, and church relationships.

• 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.
• Seek and maintain relationships and disciplines, in the context of active participation in a church community.
• Actively participate in the spiritual life of the YoungLives​ community.
• Lead teams and individuals in spiritual development.

Leadership Development: “Equipping leaders, committee and staff” includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision and vision casting.

• Recruit, train, mobilize and retain mentors, childcare and other volunteers that reflects the community.
• Supervise and evaluate volunteers in leadership development, spiritual formation and ministry with teen moms.
• Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners and camping to other leaders.
• Assist in training leaders, team leaders and committee how to work effectively in teams and develop a yearly ministry strategy.
• Meet regularly with the volunteer team for on-going training, ministry planning and community building.

Resource Development:​ “Fueling the ministry” includes events, major donor care, public relations (branding) and TDS team.

• Impart vision for the YoungLives ministry to potential donors.
• Raise financial support as directed and maintain good donor care practices.
• Communicate ministry updates and progress to personal donor partners.
• Observe and learn to network and develop strategic relationships with key adults in the community including: principals, pastors, parents and potential committee members as assigned by the area director.
• Learn to plan and execute area fundraising events under the direction of an area supervisor and committee.
• Speak to civic and church groups to promote and publicize YoungLives.
• Develop relationships with schools, teen parenting programs, crisis pregnancy centers and other applicable community organizations.

Direct Ministry: “Proclaiming and modeling” includes contact work, club, Campaigners and camp.

• Actively engage in all three levels of contact work.
• Lead a team to plan and conduct an existing YoungLives​ club and Campaigners/discipleship ministry with excellence.
• Lead a team to implement a summer and school-season camping strategy for a ministry.
• Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life camp each year.

Contact Work

• Create an effective contact work strategy to reach teen moms.
• Be active in all three levels of contact work.
• Train and engage the team on effective contact work.

Club

• Plan and implement regular club meetings with excellence.
• Train and engage the team in leading club.
• Ensure that YoungLives health and safety policies are executed.

Campaigners and Discipleship

• Create an effective discipleship strategy for teen moms.
• Plan and implement regular Campaigners meetings with excellence.
• Train and engage your team in leading Campaigners and the discipleship of teen moms.
• Ensure that YoungLives​ health and safety policies are executed.

Camp

• Partner with the respective area director to plan and implement a summer and school season camping strategy for YoungLives.
• Engage and lead the community to help in all aspects of YoungLives​ camping.
• Set the example of passionately pursuing teen moms to attend camp.
• Highly encourage, recruit and train mentors to attend camp.
• Recruit childcare workers for summer camp.
• Create and implement a prayer strategy for camp.

Committee

• Partner with the respective area director to build a YoungLives​ board.
• Regularly communicate and participate with the local Young Life board.

Ministry Support: “Taking care of business” includes accounting, administration, communication (internal), data management and strategic plan.

• Adhere to all Young Life policies and procedures and maintain professionalism concerning office hours, dress, conduct and time management.
• Manage finances with stewardship, accountability and transparency using missionwide applications.
• Maintain accurate information on kids, leaders and donors for area records.
• Provide clear, prompt, appropriate and professional communication to everyone involved in ministry.
• Set a yearly strategic ministry plan and initiatives to reach every kid; review them on a regular basis.
• Perform other duties as assigned and congruent with gifts, experience and area needs.
• Comply with volunteer management procedures concerning YoungLives​ volunteers.

Note:​ This description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the principal job elements essential for making compensation decisions.​

Qualifications:

• Proven relational skills with both kids and adults.
• A heart for multiethnic ministry.
• Self-starter, high energy, innovative.
• Leadership skills that allow for collaboration with board members, the community and volunteers.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

How to Apply:

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