Children’s Ministry Director

CCKids Director (Children’s Ministry) 40 hours / week, full-time, exempt

Overview

The CCKids Director plays an integral role in Christ Church East Bay’s Next Generation Ministries and serves the congregation by overseeing our CCKids Ministry in such a way that newborns, toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary students are led into deeper relationships with Christ and his church through community, and for the city. While parents are primarily responsible for the formation of their children before God, our CCKids Ministry exists to supplement this formation and help lay down the foundations for a lifelong communion with Christ and his church by providing a safe, intentional, and engaging church environment and fostering a church culture for the children of Christ Church and their neighbors to be nurtured in (or introduced to) the Christian faith within the context of an intergenerational local church community. The CCKids Director, therefore, 1) directs and executes the programming of our institutional ministry to children when their families gather to worship and fellowship (primarily on Sunday, but also during midweek gatherings and special events); 2) provides prayerful care and thoughtful resources for children and parents in need of support and assistance; and 3) facilitates missional community amongst the children and parents of Christ Church East Bay, providing ways for them to connect with one another in covenantal relationships and ways for them to connect with their neighbors in missional relationships.

Key Responsibilities

Sunday & Midweek Spiritual Formation (17 hours)

• Plan and oversee the Sunday children’s ministry program with appropriate accommodations and modifications based on our children’s needs
• Identify and implement Sunday curriculum sets for each age level
• Develop a regular plan for Scripture reading and memorization with points of accountability for the children
• Provide parents with age-appropriate discipleship goals and pathways for their children with suggested family resources and aspirational rhythms
• Maintain record of baptized (and not baptized) children and communing (and not communing) children
• Prepare children for first communion in collaboration with Pastor of Care & Discipleship and Next Generation Ministry Coordinator
• Keep current with best practices on kids’ spiritual formation and prevailing wisdom on contemporary kids issues.
• Plan and provide content for age-appropriate fellowship, service, and outreach gatherings for kids (perhaps in collaboration with Next Generation Ministry Coordinator)
• Organize parenting seminars in collaboration with pastors
• Support and encourage parents and kids toward child baptisms and first communions in collaboration with pastors
• Responsible for recruiting, training, resourcing, managing, and caring for teachers and volunteers
• Collaborates with pastors and Worship Arts Director for kids’ involvement in corporate worship (Scripture reading, welcoming, offering, special events, holiday elements, Nativity plays, Palm Sunday, kids music, etc.)

Church Community Development (10 hours)

Administration / Communications (13 hours)

Other duties as requested

Schedule : Sunday – Thursday

Reports to : Pastor of Care & Discipleship

Works with : Next Generation Ministry Coordinator

Supervises : CCKids Coordinator and / or Assistant

Position Qualifications :

Desired Background and Skill Set

Application Deadline

06 / 30 / 2023

Job Type : Full Time

Salary Range : $55k-$70k

General Information

Church / Organization Name

Contact Name & Contact Info

(510) 644-4949

careers@christchurcheastbay.org

Church

Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC)

City, State

Description of Organization

Christ Church exists to lead people into a deeper relationship with Christ and his Church through community and for the city.

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