Background
Young life is a world-class ministry for adolescents that has been in existence since 1941Our staff and volunteers enter the world of kids, focusing on what matters to them — fun, adventure, friendship and a sense of significanceIn doing so, we earn the privilege of talking to them about something that matters most of all — the truth about jesus christ.
In washington, d.cAnd surrounding counties we have a long, robust history of reaching teenagers for christOver these next few years we plan to expand our outreach in washington, d.cTo all types of teenagersThere are over 30,000 teenagers in washington d.cAnd we are currently reaching just over 300 teenagers each yearOur vision is to triple our impact in the next three yearsWe are searching for a leader who is capable and called to lead this important effort.
Leadership qualifications
The young life city director will be someone who is:
Committed to jesus christ and has a desire to help others grow in their faith.
Able to recruit and train volunteers and board members who will work directly with teenagers and serve on a local young life board.
Knowledgeable about the culture, geography and network of washington, d.c.
Capable of fundraising and networking to grow the financial support for all young life ministry across the city.
Competent in supervising staff and volunteers.
Willing to learn young life ministry models and adapt them to reach all groups of teenagers in washington, d.c.
Committed to the faithful outreach and discipleship of diverse groups of teenagers of all ethnicities, religious backgrounds, sexual orientations, socioeconomic backgrounds, and genders.
Regularly participating in a local church and willing to partner with a diverse group of churches throughout washington, d.c.
Ministry functions:
Spiritual development — “following jesus.” includes: prayer and spiritual disciplines, fellowship, growth and health and church relationships
Develop a yearly personal growth plan that fosters a vibrant spiritual life including time for solitude, retreat, reflection, prayer and a sincere commitment to understanding god’s word.
Seek and maintain relationships and disciplines, in the context of active participation in a church community.
Actively participate in the spiritual life of the young life community.
Lead teams and individuals in spiritual development.
Ensure that all young life ministry in the region, is designed and carried out with a dependence on prayer that takes place out of the overflow of a personal relationship with jesus christ.
Leadership development — “equipping leaders, committee and staff.” includes: key volunteer care, recruiting, teambuilding and training, supervision and vision casting.
Assist regional director in casting vision for reaching “every kid” within the region.
Assist regional director in developing diverse volunteer leadership teams and ministries.
Work with the regional director to recruit, interview, hire and place staff within the region.
Supervise, develop and evaluate staff, providing resources and experiences needed to implement the vision.
Facilitate departures when necessary and as assigned.
Assist regional director in the development and implementation of regional trainings.
Conduct assignments or events as assigned by the regional director, including leadership weekends, recruiting days, staff development, leader training and more.
Resource development — “fueling the ministry.” includes events, major donor care, public relations (branding) and adult finance volunteer team.
Help areas develop community volunteer teams (committees)Communicate regularly with committee and committee finance chairs within the region.
Help develop and lead the region’s fundraising strategy, ensuring excellence in communication to donors.
Raise the necessary funds to carry out the regional ministry vision with the regional director.
Ensure a financial plan including vision statement and strategy and financial master plan is implemented and reviewed for each area under your direct supervision.
Expected to raise a portion of the person budget as agreed upon with the regional director.
Work with development staff to identify potential donors for missionwide efforts.
Coordinate and conduct quality events which reflect young life’s capacity to impact kids and warrant the investment of a participant’s personal and corporate resources.
Work with the area committee (adult volunteer teams) to develop good community and church relationships.
If appropriate, recruit, develop, encourage and sustain a diverse regional committee of adult volunteers.
Direct ministry — “proclaiming and discipling.” includes contact work, club, campaigners and camp.
Assist in the development of new ministries and identify interested adults to help the ministry to grow.
Visit area as needed or assign, including routine and emergency crisis visits.
Observe and evaluate local young life ministries to ensure the programs are carried out with excellence.
Assist the regional director to ensure a regional plan is in place to grow young life in the region, including multi-cultural and specialized ministries.
Maintain ministry contact with kids to the extent it is necessary to be effective in this role.
Provide networking opportunities to offer additional camping experiences using non-young life camps and discipleship experiences
Ministry support — “taking care of business” accounting, administration, communication (internal), data management and strategic plan.
Maintain professionalism concerning office hours, dress, conduct and time management.
Provide clear, prompt, appropriate and professional communication to everyone within the scope of ministry.
Develop an appropriate system for reporting, expense report responsibilities and the use of regional funds using young life accounting applications.
Set yearly strategic ministry plan growth and initiatives to grow the ministry; review them on a regular basis.
Implement and support regional initiatives, such as a student staff (student intern program), program, multi-cultural advance and national goal alignment (forward).
Accept both short and long-term assignments of projects.
Education:
College degree preferred.
Qualifications required for the job:
Must be able to supervise at a distance.
Proven spiritual leader.
Proven leadership in developing diverse staff and ministries
Proven relational skills with both adolescents and adults.
Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Has the potential and capacity to function as a regional director.
Assignment and working conditions:
Young life staff will at times serve at a young life camp on an annual “assignment” as discussed with their supervisorAn assignment is an opportunity to serve campers in various camp roles and be a part of the camp experienceThese assignments could include, e.g., heat/cold, dirt, long hours and the physical demands of hiking, horseback riding, boating, etcStaff person must be able to handle these conditions.
This description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skill, efforts or working conditions associated with this jobIt is intended to be an accurate reflection of the principal job elements essential for making compensation decisions.
