The 4.5 Ministry Coordinator is responsible for leading and developing the church's ministry to 4th and 5th grade students and their families across all campuses. This role provides vision, curriculum development, volunteer leadership, discipleship programming, and event coordination to create engaging environments where preteens can know Jesus, grow in their faith, and build meaningful relationships within the church.

This position serves as the primary leader for the 4.5 ministry at Frisco East Campus while partnering closely with Kids Pastors and ministry leaders across all campuses to ensure consistency, excellence, and spiritual impact.

Curriculum Development & Content Creation (Approximately 80% curriculum development, adjusted as needed)

• Develop and prepare engaging, age-appropriate curriculum for 4th and 5th grade students.
• Create lesson plans, teaching materials, small group discussion guides, and supporting resources.
• Ensure curriculum aligns with church theology, vision, and ministry strategy.
• Evaluate and improve curriculum effectiveness through feedback and observation.
• Coordinate curriculum distribution and implementation across all campuses.
• Curriculum Writing 
• Work with HK Curriculum Team to develop all programming ideas for weekend experience
• Script writing and editing
• Create elements not scripted, including offering, Bible lesson, memory verse, game, small group questions, activities, etc.
• Build ProPresenter presentations for weekend services
• Create slides and videos needed but not provided by curriculum 
• Upload ProPresenter presentations to the network for FRE, MCK, FRW, and PRO to upload. 
• Create videos to equip volunteers for services 
• Memory verse videos
• Other videos as needed (including game instructions)
•  Input weekend service schedule and elements/attachments in Planning Center 
• Submit all communication requests for: parent cue cards, curriculum posters, handouts, slides and video edits, etc
• Send curriculum information to social media team to post online
• Purchase, prep, and send all supplies for weekend services
• Purchase supplies for all campuses on Amazon or at store
• Manage budget
• Submit expense reports weekly
• Pack and send supplies per series
• Receive and put away supplies from the campuses per series
• Manage supplies at central storage and curriculum storage
• Develop event curriculum
• VBS opening and closing
• Christmas and Easter
• All church series

Volunteer Recruitment & Leadership

• Recruit, onboard, train, and develop volunteer hosts and small group leaders, primarily at the Frisco East campus.
• Build healthy volunteer teams that create welcoming, engaging, and safe environments.
• Provide ongoing coaching, encouragement, communication, and support to volunteers.
• Identify and develop potential leaders within the volunteer team.
• Maintain appropriate volunteer staffing levels for all ministry environments.

5th Grade Discipleship Leadership

• Lead the vision, strategy, and execution of the church's 5th Grade Discipleship program.
• Recruit, train, and equip leaders who facilitate discipleship groups.
• Develop resources and training materials for discipleship leaders.
• Monitor program effectiveness and make adjustments to increase spiritual engagement and growth.

Campus Partnership & Support

• Serve as the primary 4.5 ministry resource for Kids Pastors and leaders across all campuses.
• Provide coaching, curriculum support, volunteer development assistance, and ministry consultation as needed.
• Visit one non-home campus each month during weekend services to build relationships, provide support, and ensure ministry alignment.
• Foster consistent ministry experiences while allowing campuses flexibility within their unique context.

Event Planning & Execution

• Plan, organize, and execute church-wide 4.5 ministry events in partnership with Kids Pastors.
• Coordinate logistics, volunteer staffing, communication, programming, and follow-up.
• Ensure events effectively engage students and families while supporting overall ministry objectives.
• Manage event preparation timelines and collaborate with appropriate church departments.

General Staff Responsibilities

• Participate in staff meetings, training opportunities, and church-wide initiatives.
• Support weekend ministry environments as needed.
• Maintain effective communication and collaboration with staff and volunteers.
• Adhere to church policies, procedures, and ministry standards.
• Contribute positively to the overall culture and mission of the church.
• Perform other duties as assigned by ministry leadership.

Required

• Growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Alignment with the church's beliefs, values, and ministry philosophy.
• Experience serving in children's, preteen, student, or family ministry.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to recruit, train, and lead volunteers.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.

Preferred

• Experience developing curriculum or educational content.
• Experience leading volunteers in a church or ministry setting.
• Experience in a multi-campus ministry environment.

Core Competencies

• Leadership Development
• Volunteer Recruitment and Care
• Curriculum Development
• Team Collaboration
• Event Planning and Execution
• Communication
• Organization and Follow-Through
• Relational Ministry
• Problem Solving

Success Indicators

• Curriculum is prepared, distributed, and implemented effectively.
• Volunteer teams are healthy, engaged, and adequately staffed.
• 5th Grade Discipleship groups are growing and producing meaningful engagement.
• Church-wide 4.5 events are executed with excellence.
• Kids Pastors feel supported and equipped in their campus-specific 4.5 ministry efforts.
• Students and families are increasingly connected to the church and growing in their faith.

Weekly Meetings 

• HK Staff Meeting (1st and 3rd Monday and sometimes 5th)
• EC, K3, and 4.5 creative meeting (once a month after HK staff meeting)
• Weekly Curriculum Team meeting on Tuesday morning
• Weekly one-on-ones with Curriculum team members
• Weekly one-on-one meeting with Damon
• Monthly All Staff meeting

What You Will Need

You’ll thrive in the role of 4.5 Curriculum/Ministry Coordinator if you have a 

• Fun attitude
• Supporter mentality
• Editor skills
• Detail oriented
• Organized
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-starter, proactive, and highly responsible to drive tasks to the finish line with excellence
• Ability to adapt quickly while still producing quality results in a fast-paced, creative environment
• Ministry experience

If you don’t meet 100% of the above qualifications, we encourage you to apply still! Studies show that meeting just 50% of a role’s requirements may put you in consideration.

Schedule:

• Office Time: Monday through Thursday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
• Weekends
• 3 out of 4 weekends will be spent at FRE leading the volunteer teams.  The Children’s pastor at FRE will take on the planning center responsibilities. 
• Spend one weekend a month observing at other campuses and supporting the ministries as needed.  Partner with the Campus Kids Pastor to equip leaders as needed. 
• Other Times
  • Hope Kids Staff Meetings

This role is constantly adjusting to meet the ever-changing needs of our families who attend and the ministry-style changes at Hope. This role will change as you develop it and grow as a leader. Responsibilities are not limited to the current description.