Whitley County Middle School Coordinator

Whitley County Middle School Coordinator

This position exists to reach 11-15 year olds with the Gospel through authentic Christ-sharing relationships by leading Campus Life ministry within the local community at all 3 sites. This includes casting vision, implementing strategies, establishing fruitful and sustainable ministry while maintaining YFC USA's policies for compliance.

Five essentials for fruitful and sustainable ministry:

• Widespread Prayer: Deliberately engage lots of Christians to intercede on behalf of the ministry site.
• Loving Relationships: Consistently pursue lost kids & engage them in lifelong relationships with Jesus using relational ministry actions (RMAS).
• Faithful Bible Teaching: Accurately handle Biblical truth & regularly coach kids to apply it in their lives.
• Collaborative Community Strategy: Intentionally work together with local churches, agencies, & other partners to provide sustainable youth & family ministry.
• Adults Who Empower (AWE): Strategically develop leaders to reach young people from every people group.

Direct ministry with students:

• Implement YFC's Relational Ministry Actions (RMA) Framework below to develop authentic Christ-sharing relationships with young people.
• Participate in trips and events

Direct ministry with ministry leaders:

• Recruit, train and empower a team of ministry leaders to carry out weekly ministry using the RMAs
• Meet weekly with at least one current or potential ministry leader

Administration:

• Plan & prepare for club, meetings, events, etc.
• Attend weekly staff meetings, trip & event planning meetings, & meetings with supervisor as scheduled
• Complete weekly & monthly ministry reports
• Ensure that all ministry leaders complete & comply with annual training requirements

Community relations:

• Develop a community support team (CST) to join you in prayer, ministry, fundraising, & community relations
• Develop a strong relationship with the school system
• Develop relationships with pastors & youth workers to partner together in the mission
• Develop relationships & provide good communication & support with parents
• Conduct weekly appointments with like minded partners

Function within Whitley County:

• This role is unique in that you will service multiple campuses within the Whitley County community, engaging with 11-15 year old, middle school students at each district site, including Indian Springs MS, Churubusco Jr. High, and Whitko Jr. High.
• Building Teams: You will work alongside your supervisor to build and equip and shepherd local teams of adult and student leaders who can engage in RMA's at each of these sites under your leadership.
• Vision Casting: Collaborate with supervisor to create vision of reaching "every young person" with the hope of Jesus. This includes, but is not limited to, identifying individual and community needs for students and families, thinking creatively of how to reach students through various RMA's, inviting the right people into this mission, and prayerfully engaging the community to be a vital part at each site.

Fundraising responsibilities:

All leaders will be given the opportunity to be involved in the stewardship functions of YFCNIN. These opportunities could include fundraising events, YFC donor contacts, and other opportunities as provided.

Spiritual responsibilities:

Because the overriding religious purpose and mission of Youth for Christ USA is to communicate and introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ to young people and their families, and in that regard to make, educate and encourage lifelong disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is very important that you as an employee in the movement of Youth for Christ be recognized as an associate minister of the Gospel.

As an employee and a minister of the Gospel, YFCNIN expects all leaders to:

• Seek God's guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole as well as for specific ministry initiatives.
• Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC.
• Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at YFC staff meetings, conferences, camps and events.
• Model empathy, humility and care for all people. This includes promoting equity and inclusion in word and in the practice of facial expression.

Additionally, YFCNIN leaders will have an opportunity to be commissioned or licensed as a minister of the Gospel through the established YFC process, and/or ordained by an outside body recognized by YFC USA

Our core values:

Christ-Centered

Enduring Humility

Relentless Trust

Joyful Camaraderie

Courageous Faithfulness

Kingdom Inspired Diversity

Position Requirements

Job requirements & specifications:

• An authentic and abiding personal relationship with Jesus Christ
• Passionate about seeing lost young teens find hope in Jesus
• A genuine hope for community transformation
• Ability to coach, motivate, and lead teams of adults, volunteers, and student leaders
• Spirit of collaboration with like-minded partners (individuals, churches, businesses)
• High level of spiritual & emotional maturity
• Strong interpersonal communication & problem solving skills
• Teachable team player
• Motivated self-starter
• Ability to learn mission & relationship based fundraising techniques

Education & experience:

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
• Experience in youth ministry (preferred)

On the job training: Yes

Equipment & software: Google Suite

Travel requirements: Student trips: YFC camp (summer), potential: Winter retreat, Spring break trip

Staff training: YFCNIN staff retreat (spring), Regional Conference (fall)

Manages budget: No

Supervisory responsibilities: None

EEO Statement

Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates within each leader role, the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC's mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such does at all times and in all instances reserve the right to make employment decisions based upon a person's religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry. We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation. We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.