Job Description
Job DescriptionSalary: $45k-$47.5K
Student Pastor / Director
Updated 11.3..2025
Description
The Student Pastor / Director is responsible for being the champion of our JH ministry as well as owning the BELONG (outreach and evangelism) vertical within the student ministry department as we partner with students to build Gods Kingdom in Castle Rock as in Heaven through the power of Gods Spirit. This position reports directly to the Lead Student Pastor.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
- Being the champion and advocate for our JH students and families and leading out in strategically programming our JH ministry to help them live as disciples of Jesus.
- Responsible for creating strategies, systems, and processes to help us be outwardly focused at theCREEK Student Ministries through evangelism and opportunities to be with students on their turf.
- Responsible for ensuring that every new student that attends theCREEK on Sunday nights would immediately feel so intentionally loved, valued, and cared for so well that they would want to return and BELONG.
- Knowing intimately the makeup and vibe of each student small group and their leaders so as to be able to place new students in the small group that would be most likely to be a great fit.
- Recruiting, training, prepping, and releasing a platform team to assist with announcements and games at a high level in order to move students from spectators to participants.
- Fulfilling the requirements of a spiritual Shepherd as outlined in Ezekiel 34:4 and the qualifications for elder in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9.
Requirements & Skills
- College degree or equivalent experience required
- 3-5 years of full-time student ministry staff (Young Life experience is a plus)
- Passion for students and seeing them flourish in their faith
- Ability to make those under their leadership feel incredibly loved, seen, valued, and well cared for
- Hungry to learn and grow as a leader and shepherd
- Willing to receive and apply feedback in order to grow
- Ability to lead up and down the org chart
- Ability to dream, plan, and execute high level missional events and trips
- Ability to delegate responsibility and exercise authority
- Working knowledge of student culture
- Ability to cast vision
- Working knowledge of Mac computers, software programs, and office equipment
- Ability to recruit, motivate, encourage, and mentor staff and contributors
Spiritual Qualities & Passions
- Intimacy with God, Intentionality with Family, and Influence with Others
- Has a growing relationship with Jesus evidenced by the fruit of Gods Spirit
- Passion to see students flourish in their relationship with Jesus
- Passion for pursuing unreached and disengaged students
- Leads others to discover and use their spiritual gifts
Job Specific Responsibilities & Tasks
- Have a deep sense of the culture and vibe of each individual small group in order to take a lead role in placing new students in small groups where they can flourish.
- Participate with student ministry team to strategically develop, organize, implement, and supervise all outreach events and opportunities.
- Constantly working to improve our new student pipeline and experience including the pre-service and beginning of service elements (such as games and announcements).
- Create a team that will creatively move students from spectators to participants through skits, games, bits, recurring characters, etc.
- Create and oversee a student follow-up strategy and process for new students and students who have missed multiple Sundays in a row.
- Develop a strategy to increase consistency in student attendance on Sunday nights.
- Ensure we have a consistent presence in local schools.
- Create custom events calendars so small group leaders know when student events are occurring.
- Help to plan Winter Camp as a plug in event for new or fringe students.
- Meet weekly with a variety of students and contributors in order to cultivate relationships.
- Assist as part of the student ministry team in planning and conducting contributor training meetings
- Assist as part of the student ministry team in the recruitment of contributors for all areas of student ministry including Sunday nights and special events/programs.
- Assist in the oversight of student ministry residents and interns.
- Provide counseling (not ongoing) for students and parents when needed.
- Pray regularly for contributors, students, and others involved in the ministry.
- Communicate with and care for contributors serving within your area of oversight.
- Other duties as assigned.
Anticipated Time Commitments
- 40-45 hours/week
Evaluation Process
- On-going bi-annual performance reviews
This description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with this job. It is intended to be a reflection of the principal job elements essential for making compensation and employment decisions.