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Student Ministry Director Middle School & High School Reports to:

Strategic Leadership Team Primary Focus:

Equipping and multiplying volunteer leaders to disciple students to Love God, Love People, and Change the World. Role Purpose The Student Ministry Director exists to build a disciple-making culture among middle and high school students by recruiting, equipping, coaching, and multiplying volunteer leaders who walk with students through identity formation, spiritual growth, and missional living. This role is not primarily to run youth group, but to develop leaders who disciple students and form future leaders of the church. Primary Win A spiritually healthy, multiplying leadership team that: Models authentic faith and integrity Knows how to disciple adolescents relationally and biblically Builds strong, gospel-centered community Raises up student leaders and future adult leaders Core Responsibilities1. Equip and Develop Volunteer Leaders (Primary

• about 40%) Recruit, train, coach, and care for all Student Ministry volunteers.

Identify and develop Small Group Leaders and Coaches. Provide clear onboarding, role clarity, and expectations. Meet regularly with key leaders for prayer, encouragement, and development. Build a leadership pipeline that moves people from attender to volunteer to small group leader to coach to ministry leader. Develop leaders who shepherd students, not just supervise gatherings.

Key question:

Who am I developing, and who are they developing? 2. Form Disciples in Identity, Faith, and Mission (about 20%) Ensure every environment helps students grow in three areas: Love God

• personal faith, Scripture, prayer, worship, theology Love People
• authentic community, confession, accountability, compassion Change the World
• mission, service, witness, calling Equip leaders to guide students through identity in Christ, biblical worldview, spiritual disciplines, sexual integrity, and peer influence and cultural pressures.

3. Build a Relational Discipleship Culture (about 15%) Champion small groups as the primary discipleship engine. Train leaders to pursue students, not wait for attendance. Create safe, trusted spaces for spiritual conversations. Develop student leaders who disciple their peers. 4. Partner with Parents and the Church (about 15%) Equip parents to disciple their teenagers. Communicate clearly and consistently. Align Student Ministry with Sunday worship, small groups, and serving pathways. Help families see student ministry as part of the whole-church disciple-making process, not a silo. 5. Systems, Safety, and Excellence (about 10%) Maintain safe, organized, and engaging environments. Ensure compliance with student protection policies. Build simple, scalable systems that support leaders and students. Regularly evaluate and improve ministry effectiveness. Leadership Development Pipeline The Student Ministry Director is expected to intentionally build this pipeline: Identify spiritually responsive and influential leaders, both adults and students. Invite them personally into discipleship roles. Equip them in gospel and theology, relational discipleship, adolescent development, leading small groups, and safety and care. Coach through consistent connection and feedback. Multiply by helping leaders raise up new leaders and students raise up student leaders. Measures of Success Success is not only measured by attendance, but by: Volunteer retention and spiritual health Number of trained small group leaders and coaches Depth of student engagement in groups and serving Parent trust and partnership Evidence of spiritual growth and ownership of faith Students discipling students Leaders reproducing leaders First 90-Day FocusMonth 1

• Listen & Learn Meet with all current leaders and key students. Understand culture, systems, and relational dynamics. Assess strengths, gaps, and spiritual health. Month 2
• Clarify & Align Cast clear vision for disciple-making and leadership development. Define team structure, leader roles, and expectations. Identify potential coaches and future leaders. Month 3
• Equip & Multiply Launch regular leader huddles and training rhythms.

Begin intentional coaching and leadership development. Establish a student leadership pathway.