Children’s Minister

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Role: Minister to Children within Church + Community
  Responsibilities

• In consultation with church staff and leadership, provide vision for children’s ministry growth and implementation of that vision
• Create meaningful ways to connect children to the church + the church members to children in collaboration with
  • Outreach team to plan Spring Festival/ Fall Festival
  • Worship team with Advent Celebration, Children’s Sabbath, Acolyte Scheduling, Blessing of Backpacks, Christmas Pageant, Baptism Celebrations, PB and Jam singing
  • Pastoral and Care team connected to support children in death of family member or, pet, hospitalization, anxiety
  • Missions team for child appropriate engagement into Sunday school, Children’s Church, 4th/ 5th grade ministry
• Engage families in relational ways helping them connect to the larger church – including Follow up with new families who have joined the church, follow up after extended absences, to offer child faith development support, provide care in times of family care need.
• Teach + remind children they are a beloved + needed part of the church community.
• Relational development of families who are current members
• Provide resources for families to engage in faith development at home
• Volunteer recruitment and engagement in connection with youth department/ CNLD
• Attend weekly staff meeting
• Coordinate with communications department regarding children’s ministry program communications

Role: Provide Weekly Children’s Programing
  Responsibilities

• Present for Sunday morning programing from 9-11 AM to ensure set up, greet families and do check in/ dismissal
• Teach as needed and ensure volunteers available and trained for Sunday school and be present throughout children’s Sunday school to offer support.
• Provide curriculum for + Lead PB and JAM on Sunday evenings in coordination with music department
• Ensure volunteers for PB and JAM equipped with needed training
• Utilize curriculum for United Methodist Bible-based lessons + children’s activities.
• Develop and lead programming for  4/5th graders transition into youth program in coordination with youth department
• Represent children’s ministry in the faith formation team meetings and outreach teams

Role: Lead + Support Children in Worship

    Responsibilities

• Attend Sunday morning worship leaders meeting as needed.

• Provide weekly Children’s Sermons for worship (currently 11 AM service only).
• Assist in special Sundays celebrating Children, such as Bible Presentation Sunday, Children’s Sabbath, Sonshine Kids Preschool Celebration, Vacation Bible School Celebration.
• Support children’s participation + presence in worship Train + oversee child acolytes for 11 AM worship service.

Role: Create Church + Staff Collaboration

   Responsibilities

• Attend staff meetings weekly + staff program planning meetings on Tuesday mornings (as available)
• Besides scheduled meetings, flexible office hours throughout the week – though week s around special events will require more intensive hours.
• Coordinate with Nursery, Youth + Music ministries + staff to collaborate in programming + scheduling.
• Ensure representation of Children’s Ministry at Church Administrative Council meetings.
• In consultation with pastoral staff, assist with pastoral care of children + their families.

Role: Equip Children’s Ministry Team for Program Support + Special Events
    Responsibilities

• Equip volunteers to regularly teach + supervise weekly programs – utilizing current church safety practices + policies.
• Meet regularly with children’s ministry team to provide vision and implementation of vision, equip and empower leadership
• Manage children’s ministry budgeting in consultation with finance coordinator

How to Apply

To apply submit resume to Rev. Alexandra Robinson, Senior Pastor, arobinson@fmumc.org
Contact Email: arobinson@fmumc.org
Contact Phone: 9723552711