Dir. of Children's Ministry - UPC
Seattle Presbytery
Job Description
University Presbyterian Church of Seattle, WA (www.upc.org), a dynamic and Christ-centered church in the PC(USA) denomination, is looking for an experienced and qualified individual to join the staff as their Director of Children’s Ministry. This person would lead the Children’s Ministry staff while working under the mission and vision of Family Life Ministries to live out the church’s vision of “Every Member a Minister: Sharing Hope In Jesus Christ.” The goal of the ministry is to engage in dynamic Christ-centered ministry with children, students, families, and more. This person will be responsible for supervising both the Director of Early Childhood Ministry and the Director of Elementary Age Ministry. Together, they will collaborate with the Family Life Ministries staff to build a dynamic children’s ministry that engages children and families, Nursery – 5th grade.
Qualifications for this position include a deep and growing faith in Jesus Christ. The Director of Children’s Ministry implements the mission and vision of UPC by providing leadership for Children’s Ministry. The Director will lead the efforts of the Children’s staff, elders and volunteer leadership teams to support vision, build strong discipling relationships between volunteers and children, create quality programs, and support parents as the primary influence in their children’s faith development. A college degree is required and a Master’s is preferred as well as a minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience leading a church-based children’s ministry in a large church setting with multiple programs or equivalent (preferably in the same position.)
A cover letter and resume can be sent to drew.hulse@ministryarchitects.com.
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