Deep Pastor

Position: Deep Pastor (4th - 5th Grade)
Department: Antioch Kid's Ministry (AKM)
Reports To: Kid's Pastor
FLSA Status: Exempt, Ministerial
Position Type: Part-Time, 30 hours per week
Schedule: Sunday: 7am - 1 pm, M-Th 8:30 am - 2:30 pm
Benefits Eligible: Yes

SUMMARY / OBJECTIVE:
The Deep Pastor will lead and develop a team of volunteers that cultivate a dynamic and fun environment where kids can encounter God, be discipled, and trained to live on mission. The Deep Pastor will build relationships through the primary love languages of kids: time and play, while walking with and equipping parents to disciple their kids at home.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works in coordination with the overall goals and objectives of Antioch Waco.
• Assists other staff members, when needed, to support teamwork and contribute to the successful completion of their objectives and strategies.
• Basic personal responsibilities:
  • Understand, engage, and personally own the mission, vision and values of Antioch Waco and the overall church goals.
  • Maintain a vital and growing personal walk with Jesus through committed time to the Word, worship, and prayer.
  • Maintain proper priorities in your home including your spouse and children (if married and/or with children).
  • Faithfully support the ministries of Antioch Waco by maintaining wise stewardship measures over the resources entrusted to you.
  • Perform duties and responsibilities in a manner to glorify Christ and further the mission and ministry purposes of Antioch Waco (Colossians 3:23-24).
  • Teach the Word of God according to Antioch’s doctrinal statement and topical position papers.

ROLE SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partner with the elementary team to produce, manage and implement curriculum for Sunday Services.
• Intentionally pastor and reach out to elementary families to support discipleship.
• Build, minister to, equip, and schedule a Volunteer Team to disciple elementary kids.
• Partner with Kids Pastor in developing discipleship materials that can be used by elementary parents in the ongoing discipleship process with their children.
• Create, develop, and implement regularly scheduled events for elementary students (Halloween Outreach, Neighborhood Outreach, etc.), and assist the larger AKM team to plan and execute special events for the larger Kids Ministry (i.e., Kids Camp, RCON/USCON, etc.)
• Evangelize, disciple, and mentor elementary kids in an engaging way (i.e., making yourself available to lunch at school, attendance at extracurricular activities, visitation, times of crisis, etc.).

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities of permanent staff. However, they do manage both Sunday and weekday volunteers.

MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Below are common ministerial functions associated with this position, qualifying it to be classified as ministerial under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

• Administers the sacraments
• Conducts religious worship
• Management responsibility at Antioch Waco
• Ordained, commissioned, or licensed
• Considered to be a religious leader by Antioch Waco

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Possess leadership gifting, pastoring and teaching abilities, preferred
• Demonstrate passionate discipleship while embracing and operating in the gifts of the Spirit; equip kids to do the same
• Build strong rapport with children and effectively motivate them to passionately follow Jesus
• Exhibit strong leadership presence with exceptional interpersonal skills; cast vision dynamically and engage both small and large groups
• Develop and implement creative lesson plans and sermons
• Display high initiative and follow-through with collaborative approach; adapt quickly to changing priorities

PHYSICAL / MENTAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform he essential functions.

• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods.
• Moving about accomplishing tasks.
• Adjusting or moving objects up to 25 pounds in all directions.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Assessing the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Noisy environments.
• Small and/or enclosed spaces.

REQUIRED IF HIRED:

• Member of Antioch Waco or willing to become a member as a condition of employment
• Active participation in an Antioch Waco Lifegroup