Arbor Drive Community Church

JOB TTLE: Associate Pastor For Discipleship and Youth

REPORTS TO: Lead Pastor
DATE: April 8, 2014
Location: York, NE
Phone: (402) 362-2491
E-Mail: adccpastorsearch@gmail.com


Purpose

The Associate Pastor for Discipleship and Youth (APDY) shall provide oversight, in agreement with the
Elders, for all Arbor Drive Community Church (ADCC) ministries to children and youth. He shall also be
responsible to see that parents are equipped to disciple their children biblically.


Scope

The APDY shall meet and have demonstrated the biblical qualifications for Elder as found in 1 Timothy
3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9. He shall be in full agreement with the mission, doctrinal statement and constitution
of ADCC. He shall be accountable to the Lead Pastor and work with all other ADCC pastors and staff in
achieving the vision and goals established by its Elders.

He will be responsible for overseeing the children's and youth ministries of the church. He will work
alongside, and not in place of, the families of Arbor Drive. This will be for the purpose of introducing lost
children, students and parents to Jesus Christ and developing them spiritually in their relationship with the
Savior. He will also be responsible for developing and discipling leaders for youth and children's
ministries.

The APDY shall also serve as a member of the ADCC Elder Board.


Duties/ ResponsibiIities

. ProfessionaI:

A. Ministry:
1. The primary and most import aspect of this position is the oversight of children and youth
ministries as well as providing discipleship tools and pastoral care for parents and ministry leaders to
equip them to disciple others. (Eph 4)


2. The APDY shall work together with the existing children's and youth ministry leaders to see that
the children, students and parents are being discipled and that the leaders are trained to effectively
minister in each area.
a. The current ministries are:
Children: BLAST, Sunday School, Children's Church, Nursery.
Youth: Junior High (The Wave) and Senior High (Aftershock)




b. The effectiveness of these ministries shall be measured by the growth of each
participant in:
Outreach The individuals are regularly reaching out in their schools, jobs, and
lives to share the gospel and make disciples.
iii. Growth nvolve children, students and parents in ministries that encourage
them to grow in their faith and become Christ-like disciples that make disciples. A
key metric will be parents actively involved in discipling children and youth and youth
actively involved in discipling others.
Equipping For the work of ministry, those who have been called and are ready
to serve, by providing opportunities for children, students and parents to participate
in all levels of the ministry. This will include (but is not limited to) care, prayer,
worship, leadership, outreach, evangelism, service, counseling, motivating,
promoting, managing, giving, planning, and ministering to one's peers through
discipleship.


3. The APDY shall personally develop relationships with the ministry volunteers in the
children's and youth ministries. He shall provide pastoral care for them and their families as well as for
the family members and families directly involved in his ministry.


4. The APDY will model a lifestyle of discipleship to children, youth and parents as Christ did. This
will be focused on preparing them, in an age appropriate manner, for each successive life stage as
obedient followers of Christ.

B. Administrative:
1) The APDY shall be responsible for conducting annual reviews of all youth and children's
ministries in conjunction with the Lead Pastor and respective ministries teams.

2) He will assist in executing the vision of the Elders under the direction of the Lead Pastor. He
will direct the ministries for which he is responsible in a way that moves toward that vision.

3) He shall work with the Lead Pastor in developing the youth and children's ministries to fit the
vision of the Elders. He shall regularly communicate the ministry plans and activities of the children and
youth to the Lead Pastor and shall provide monthly updates to the Elder Board. He shall also submit
written semi-annual and annual reports for those respective congregational meetings.

4) He shall be responsible for creating, overseeing and discipling leaders related to his areas of
ministry and provide them with support and training necessary to fulfill their responsibilities and disciple
others.

5) He shall be encouraged to attend approved conference, seminars and continuing education
courses at the expense of ADCC for the purpose of developing his ministry skills.


6) He shall support all church services/ministries and utilize his gifts by having
responsibilities in leading worship, preaching and teaching under the leadership of the Lead Pastor.




II. PersonaI:

A. GeneraI
1. He shall be responsible to maintain his own spiritual growth and that of his family (1
Cor 11:3, Eph 6:4)
2. He shall have a mindset that discipling his family is the most important ministry and shall
make spending time with his family a priority.
3. He shall maintain accountability relationships with one or more elders.


B. KnowIedge, SkiIIs, Competencies and Experience
1. Doctrine
The APDY must be in complete agreement with the mission, constitution and doctrinal
statement of this church. He shall be a member of ADCC. He shall be a member of Arbor Drive
Community Church

2. Education and experience
An accredited Bible college degree and/or seminary preferred.
Previous experience in discipling others into spiritual maturity required.

3. CriticaI skiIIs/Competencies
Must have demonstrated proficiency in verbal and communication skills.
Must be a self-started who can work in an unsupervised environment.
Must be capable of seeing needs and pursuing solutions to meet those needs.
Must practice conflict resolution according to Matthew 18.
Must be proficient in administrating, teaching and organizational skills.
Must have a passion and desire to disciple others into spiritual maturity and see them make
disciples.
Must be proficient in technology including basic computer knowledge, Microsoft Office and social
media.


The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this
job. t is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. The
principal duties and responsibilities enumerated are essential job functions.