TITLE: Family Minister
REPORTABLE TO: Senior Pastor or person designated by the Senior Pastor
The Family Minister shall support the church covenant and vision of Calvary Baptist church.
Principal Function:
The Family Minister is responsible to edify the body, by encouraging and equipping parents to disciple their families, facilitating community development across generational lines, and leading the ministries for birth through high school at Calvary Baptist Church, to the glory of God.
Specific Duties:
1) Development and Implementation of Ministries
• Oversee, direct, and be involved in Children’s Ministries (birth through 5th grade) and Youth Ministry (Middle and High School) by providing vision, organization, decision-making, curriculum, process development and program development.
• Participate in the overall church calendar seeking to ensure opportunities are scheduled that are Christ centered, will benefit the ministries of the Family Minister, and are in cooperation with all the ministries of the church.
• Ensure that the curriculum used at each level of spiritual development connects to the next and that transitions from one age group to the next is considered in ministry vision.
• The Family Minister as well as the ministry leaders under his/her direction shall have regular and effective communication to the homes with a goal of ensuring parents experience a clear partnership in the discipleship of their children.
• Provide a safe environment where participants and their families experience Bible-based learning experiences, witness and live in a way that represents the Christian faith and the love of Christ, whereby strong relationships will be naturally built between pastors, leaders, peers, and all membership.
• Teach and model to participants how to follow the Great Commission, by utilizing their Christian values and knowledge to be strong witnesses to their peers and contacts outside of the church environment.
• Serve on the Children and Student Partnerships representing families, students and children.
2) Equipping and Encouraging Parents
• Work with ministry leaders to develop coordinating curriculum across the age groups (children to adult) via Sunday School materials, Bible study courses or other opportunities in order to enhance quality discussions during family devotional time.
• Develop channels of resources that allow the parents to lead in their home in such a way that corporate unity is maintained.
• Develop and implement on-going parent training and encouragement to include, but not limited to, leading parents to study the Bible to help them understand their role and responsibilities.
• Coach and counsel parents and children privately on specific issues in their family. Provide referrals to outside counseling resources as necessary.
3) Intergenerational Connections
• Encourage intergenerational gatherings to help the young and all generations to recognize how God is working in the whole family of God.
• Work with the senior pastor and other ministry teams to ensure that there are opportunities for all generations to worship, learn and serve together.
Experience:
1. Bachelor’s Degree or greater in Family Ministry or closely related field
2. At least three to five years of experience as a minister in a church, preferably with young people
3. Demonstrates ability to teach, develop strategy, and solve problems
4. Demonstrates organizational skills and other management qualities
5. Displays strong and compassionate leadership
6. Excellent communication skills
7. Must have a passion for Children, Students, and their families

Calvary Baptist Church; Bel Air, MD

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