Pastor/Director of Youth and Families

Charlottesville, VA

Overview

-       Full-time with benefits

-       Assistant Pastor or Director

-       Oversight of ministry to families; specific programmatic focus on middle school and high school students

-       For Assistant Pastor position, additional general pastoral duties (shepherding, teaching, prayer)

 

Youth and Family Ministry

-       Provide oversight of ministry to families, in coordination with Director of Children’s Ministry and under the direction of the Senior Pastor and Session

-       Develop and implement a vision for discipleship of children from birth through young adulthood

-       Provide primary leadership of ministry to middle school and high school students: develop vision, programming, and curriculum; lead team of staff and interns; recruit and train volunteers; teach regularly; disciple students; plan and lead retreats and service/missions opportunities

-       Engage and equip parents; partner with parents in ministry to their children

-       Lead our entire congregation in a vision to fulfill their baptismal vows to support parents in the Christian nurture of their covenant children

 

Pastoral Care

-       Care, counseling, discipleship, and visitation in coordination with other pastors, with special emphasis on families

-       Outreach and evangelism to community

-       Consistent prayer, individually and as staff

 

Preaching, Teaching, and Worship (for Assistant Pastor position)

-       Preach and administer sacraments as needed at Sunday morning worship and at occasional Sunday evening services

-       Preach occasionally at Wednesday evening young adult ministry (the “Hub”)

-       In addition to regular teaching to youth, teach adults occasionally in Christian Education and other settings

 

General

-       Meet regularly with pastors and directors as member of senior leadership team

-       Attend and participate in session meetings (Assistant Pastor)

Serve on additional committees, as needed

Full Time

Qualifications - Character and gifting requisite for the office of elder, as described in 1 Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9, and 1 Peter 5:1-4 - Joyful commitment to Reformed theology, as summarized in the Westminster Standards - For Assistant Pastor position: seminary degree (M.Div. or equivalent); ordained (or ordainable) as a Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church in America - For Director position: some seminary training preferred, with possibility of ongoing part-time education while serving in this role

06/01/2025

Chris Colquitt

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If you would like to pursue this position, please send a cover letter and resume to [email protected]. Feel free also to reach out with any questions or to set up a time to discuss the position.

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