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Kentucky Christian University

Kentucky Christian
University

Website First Church- Wheatfield

Youth Director
​Job Description
Vision for the Youth Ministry at First Church
Generation After Generation Becoming Fully Devoted Followers of Jesus.
Wild Success is:
Thriving Youth Ministry, Excellent Generational Transitions and On-ramps, Heart for our House
Thriving Youth Ministry looks like:

  • 15% of weekend attendance is youth
  • 15% of weekend attendance are students at Tuesday and Wednesday night gatherings
  • 20% of students attending Tuesday and Wednesday night professing Christ annually
  • 33% of students participating in summer trips
  • Students who beg parents to come back to church
  • Vision focused, passionate volunteers who are empowered and engaged with students
  • Varsity and JV Leadership Teams are lifted up and discipled
  • First Hoops basketball a healthy pipeline of new students with over 500 students participating

Excellent Generational Transitions and Onramps look like:

  • Students involved in teaching younger kids
  • Students volunteering in every area on Sunday
  • 75% of students (who have professed faith in Christ) continuing to follow Christ at a local church two years after graduation
  • Students passionate about First Church’s vision and mission
  • Kick Start Class organized and effective (14% of church attendance total per year)
  • Absentee and first time phone calls excellent and effective

Heart for our house looks like:

  • Support and submission to the Senior Pastor and Leadership Team
  • Joyful willingness to serve Jesus in any capacity that is asked
  • Respect and honor for those above, beside, and below
  • Actively working to build the reputation of church and co-workers and leaders.
  • Disagreements handled biblically
  • Teach on Sundays on mission 2-3 times a year

Reports to:

The Family Ministries Director

*This position is a full-time salary position.

“If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.” (1 Cor. 13:3)

To apply for this job email your details to rlatham@slingshotgroup.org