Children's Ministry Director

Community Covenant Church

Community Covenant Church is a growing, Christ-centered church in Eagle River, Alaska, committed to bringing Christ's hope, healing, and wholeness to our community and to our world. For more than 30 years, CCC has been part of the Eagle River community, and today we are experiencing an exciting season of growth and renewal. We believe ministry belongs to the whole church, and our staff serve by developing, equipping, and releasing people to use their gifts in service to Christ and others.

Position Summary

The Children's Ministry Director provides vision and leadership for Community Covenant Church's ministry to children from age three through fifth grade. This role leads Sunday and midweek children's ministries, partners with parents and families, develops volunteers and emerging leaders, and cultivates environments where children can know Jesus, grow in faith, and experience the love of God.

Reports to: Lead Pastor

Classification: Part-time | Hourly | Non-exempt

Works closely with: Pastoral staff, Children's Ministry Associate, ministry volunteers, children, and families

Primary focus: Children's discipleship, family partnership, volunteer development, and the overall health and direction of children's ministry

Relationship To Mission

The Children's Ministry Director helps advance CCC's mission by creating environments where children are known, loved, taught Scripture, and invited to follow Jesus. This role also partners with parents and develops volunteers so that the spiritual formation of children becomes the shared work of families and the church rather than the responsibility of staff alone.

Primary Responsibilities

Children's Discipleship and Family Ministry

• Provide overall leadership for the discipleship of children from age three through fifth grade.
• Plan and oversee Sunday morning, midweek, summer, and special children's ministry opportunities.
• Select, evaluate, and oversee curriculum that is biblically grounded, age appropriate, engaging, and aligned with CCC's mission and theology.
• Build relationships with parents and caregivers and help equip families for discipleship at home.
• Cultivate ministry environments where children are safe, welcomed, known, and encouraged to grow in their relationship with Jesus.

Volunteer Recruitment, Development, and Care

• Recruit, train, schedule, encourage, and support children's ministry volunteers.
• Build a healthy volunteer culture where people feel known, equipped, supported, and valued.
• Identify and develop emerging leaders who can take increasing responsibility within the ministry.
• Help volunteers grow not only in what they do, but as followers of Jesus.

Ministry Oversight and Collaboration

• Provide vision and direction for the overall children's ministry of CCC.
• Continually evaluate curriculum, ministry environments, systems, and practices and thoughtfully adapt as the needs of children, families, and the church change.
• Stay engaged with developing best practices in children's ministry, family discipleship, volunteer development, and child safety.
• Oversee ministry planning, communication, budgeting, scheduling, and safety practices.
• Collaborate with pastors and other ministry leaders as part of the larger staff team and mission of CCC.

Essential Qualities

• Deeply committed to Jesus, the authority of Scripture, and the spiritual formation of children.
• Warm and relational, with a genuine love for children and families.
• Able to recruit, encourage, equip, and develop volunteers and emerging leaders.
• Organized and dependable while remaining flexible and responsive to ministry needs.
• Curious and teachable, with a desire to continue learning and growing in healthy ministry practices.
• A collaborative team player who contributes to a healthy staff culture.

Preferred Experience And Education

• Experience serving or leading in children's ministry, family ministry, Christian education, or a related ministry context.
• Experience recruiting, developing, and caring for volunteer teams.
• Experience planning or overseeing ministry programs and curriculum.
• Ability to think both pastorally and strategically about children's ministry.
• A bachelor's degree in ministry, education, child development, theology, or a related field is preferred, or equivalent relevant ministry and leadership experience.

Success In This Role Will Look Like

• Children's discipleship: Children are encountering Jesus, learning Scripture, building relationships, and growing in faith.
• Family partnership: Parents feel supported and increasingly equipped to disciple their children at home
• Volunteer culture: Volunteers feel known, equipped, encouraged, and increasingly confident in using their gifts.
• Leadership development: New leaders are being identified and given meaningful opportunities to take responsibility within the ministry.
• Ministry health: Curriculum, environments, systems, safety practices, and ministry approaches continue to develop as the church grows and learns.