Student Ministry Resident 2026

Position Information

Department: Family Ministry

Reports To: Middle School Ministry Director, High School Ministry Director

Summary of Position

To provide programmatic and pastoral support for the middle school and high school ministries.

Essential Functions

• Works with the student ministry team to prepare content for weekly youth group gatherings
• Offers pastoral care and support for students in the middle and high school ministries
  
  

Other Key Responsibilities

• Rotates with other members of the student ministry team for teaching/ preaching in large group student services
• Small group leadership
• Works with student ministry leadership to help provide oversight to middle school, high school, and young adult ministries on both campuses
• Works with student ministry leadership to help provide oversight to student camps, retreats, and service trips
• Assist with volunteer recruiting, coordinating, and leadership development
• Partners with the student team to brainstorm & develop thoughtful teaching series as well as engaging camp and retreat teaching content
• Ensure that weekly and special event programming is executed with the proper human and physical resources
• Become familiarized with our administrative program and assist with organizational tasks
• Participate in Christ Church staff life by attending all-staff meetings, church sponsored events, worship, training events and contributing to a culture of collaboration and encouragement.
• Support church-wide initiatives and special events – assist with Christmas, Easter, Mother’s Day services, outreach and mission events by serving in flexible roles beyond primary ministry responsibilities.
• Engage in ongoing personal and professional development through training, reading, coaching or mentoring, in order to grow as a leader and servant of Christ.
• Collaborate across ministries to ensure alignment, share resources, and strengthen unity on our staff teams.
• Demonstrate and model Christ Church’s core values in daily work, relationships and service to others.
• Maintain a posture of flexibility by assisting with projects or assignments outside the immediate scope of the role when needed.
• Contribute to a culture of grace, care and prayer by being available to support, encourage and pray with staff and volunteers and congregants as appropriate.
  
  

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience: In a large church or non-profit organization, a plus.

Spiritual Development

• Support and model individual spiritual formation i.e. Worship, Grow and Serve. (Weekly worship, prayer, scripture reading, small group, volunteering/service, etc.).
• Regularly attends worship and participates in ministry events at Christ Church or a Christ Church campus unless exempted by Christ Church leadership.
• Seeks opportunities and participates in authentic worship, exalting and enjoying God as one of life’s greatest purposes and pleasures.
• Lives as an attractive witness, living to draw others to Christ in personal, daily mission.
• Intentionally seeks to become like Jesus, growing purposefully and intentionally.
• Values and contributes to genuine community, doing life together with colleagues and congregation.
• Enrolls in genuine service, living a life of service, humility and generosity.
• Engages fully in life-changing love by loving people extravagantly.
  
  

Ministry Traits

• Detail-oriented with high capacity to manage multiple projects at high level of detail and organization.
• Desire to continuously learn and serve others.
• Honest and trustworthy.
• Integrity for work habits and results.
• Ability to discern needs and respond appropriately, sensitively and proactively.
• Appreciation for own and others’ giftedness.
• Ongoing desire and effort to grow more Christ-like in character.
• Able to keep high degree of confidentiality.
• High degree of professionalism.
• Approachable and accessible.
  
  

Work Schedule



Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Morning

8-12

10-12

9-12

11-12

10-12

Afternoon

12-3

12-3

12-3

12-3

Evening

5-9

Total hours

6

5

6

4

5

Total Weekly Hours

20-29

Qualifications

Core Competencies

• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Superior organizational, logistical and planning skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks under tight deadlines while maintaining high standards of work quality.
• Ability to coordinate and implement communications strategies and to manage projects and/or events.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to multi-task, meet deadlines and maintain composure under pressure.
• Begin and end projects within reasonable timeframe.
• Entrepreneurial self-starter who sees the big picture.
• Team builder who builds relationships and manages by influence.
• Energized by non-routine assignments.
• Creative and innovative.
• Communicates with clarity and warmth across diverse audiences
• Demonstrates integrity, humility, and alignment with Christ Church’s values
• Collaborates effectively across teams and ministries
• Organizes and prioritizes work to meet goals with excellence
• Learns quickly and adapts to new tools, systems, and challenges
• Coaches and develops others, bringing out the best in people
• Resolves conflicts constructively and maintains healthy relationships
• Innovates and improves ministry systems to better serve people