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 & 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.
  • Contacting: meet new students, learn names & develop relationships through weekly school involvement, as well as other places where students gather
  • Building times: spend time in shared experiences with students to build new relationships and grow existing ones
  • Appointments: meet with students to focus on their individual needs
  • Small groups: meet with several students to have an interactive discussion about relevant topics & connect them to God's truth
  • Core: develop a team of Christian leaders who together, follow Jesus in a way that naturally invites friends to discover Jesus with them
  • Club: create community with a welcoming, high energy, large group meeting designed to help lost people discover who Jesus is by connecting relevant topics to scripture
• 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

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." Matthew 22:37

• We abide in Him

• We strive for holiness

• We find our identity in Christ

ENDURING HUMILITY

"I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing." John 15:5

• We embrace a growth mindset

• We admit when we are wrong

• We model servant leadership in our actions

RELENTLESS TRUST

"Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other." Romans 12:10

• We trust in each others' character, integrity, & intentions

• We fill in the gap between what we know and what we don't know about a team member with trust rather than skepticism

• We address conflict directly using Matthew 18 as a guide

JOYFUL CAMARADERIE

"Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind & purpose." Philippians 2:2

• We carry each others' burdens with delight

• We do the work we love together

• We have fun

COURAGEOUS FAITHFULNESS

"So my dear brothers and sisters, be strong & immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless." I Corinthians 15:58

• We embrace the difficult

• We display grit & resiliency

• We do whatever it takes to reach every young person with the Gospel

KINGDOM INSPIRED DIVERSITY

"The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ." I Corinthians 12:12

• We appreciate & celebrate the diversity in others

• We demonstrate empathy

• We are dedicated to the Kingdom vision of every tongue, tribe & nation

Position Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS & SPECIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• 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