Director of Children's Ministry

POSITION DESCRIPTION:          Director of Children Ministries

STATUS:                                           Salaried - Full-Time.

HOURS:                                             Various

General Purpose of Position:

Magnolia Bible Church seeks to fill a full-time position responsible for overseeing all aspects of children’s ministries for our 400+ size congregation.  Our building is 34,000 Sq/Ft with a large children's area that we are currently updating.  Our church was founded in 2001 and we moved into our present campus in 2012.

The primary purpose of the Children’s Ministry Director is to introduce young people to Christ; to disciple them in spiritual growth, and to train them in serving Christ with their life. Of equal importance is to assist parents or guardians in raising their children to wholesome spiritual maturity.

Organizational Relationship and Supervision:

The Children’s Ministry Director works directly under the immediate supervision of the Lead Pastor.  Furthermore, the Children’s Ministry Director is responsible to the Elders. 

Responsibilities:

General

• Develop the overall children’s ministry of Magnolia Bible Church.  Recruiting and training lay leaders, while providing coaching and oversight thought-out
• Participate in worship services when requested.
• Establishing and reaching ministry milestones. 
• Regularly attend church events.
• Continue growth and development through conferences, reading, and exchange of ideas with others.
• Serve at the discretion of the Lead Pastor.

Program Oversight

• Provide oversight of children’s staff. Assure the program maintains a balanced program of spiritual, physical, and social growth.
• Be acquainted with personal lives of the young people (for example, visit homes, attend school events, and make hospital visits). This also includes being aware of culture.
• Foster open communication with parents/guardians primarily through volunteers, or by other means of communication.
• Further develop the large gathering as well as small groups.

Leadership Training

• Maintain effective leadership for each program. Provide support and assistance as required.
• Provide formal (structured) and informal (by example) leadership training for the children’s ministry staff.
• Evaluate and make recommendations concerning teaching materials and methods used.
• Be an advisor / resource for leaders throughout the church.

Administrative

• Maintain a well-planned, carefully balanced program throughout the year coordinated with the church calendar of events.
• Assure responsibilities for all Children’s Ministry events (for example retreats, and special events).
• Pre-schedule all activities in their entirety, including post-activity plans. Publish it to staff and parents in a timely fashion.
• Ensure the children’s programs remain within the budget constraints from the church budget.
• Attend staff meeting and participate in service planning meetings as requested.
• With the input and support of the children’s ministry teams, establish and maintain a philosophy of ministry including outreach and growth goals.

Qualifications and Aptitudes:

• Must be a baptized, born again believer with a maturing relationship with Christ who willingly joins Magnolia Bible Church.
• Must have knowledge and skill in the philosophy, psychology, and principles of Christian education.
• Must be sensitive to needs and pressures of parents, kids, and teens with knowledge of possible solutions.
• Must be able to teach, train, and disciple lay workers.
• Must subscribe to the Constitution and doctrinal statement of Magnolia Bible Church.
• Must be in good physical and mental health.
• Must be able to exercise initiative and judgment as an independent worker.
• Must possess organizational and administration abilities.
• Must be able to respond to changing needs throughout the daily and weekly schedule.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, conflict management skills, and computer skills.
• Must possess a proven ability to work effectively with children, diverse individuals, and teams of volunteers.
• Must have the ability to establish and reach ministry related goals. 

Special Notices: 

1. All staff of Magnolia Bible Church are expected to live a life of Christian distinction and holy character.  The interpretation of this life of Christian distinction and holy character is based on the deeply held religious beliefs of MBC which are enumerated in the church documents (including but not exclusive to the Church Constitution and Doctrinal Statement of MBC) along with the Magnolia Bible Church Elders understanding and application of Scripture.    
2. All staff are expected to practice regular and consistent Christian disciplines, including regular Bible reading and prayer, faithful church attendance, and consistent tithing.
3. Applicant must pass all appropriate background checks.
4. There is a 90-probationary period starting from the start date.

Compensation includes:

1. This is a salaried position with total annual compensation of $45-55K annually including 401K match.
2. This position offers employee health/dental/vision insurance.  Proof of coverage must be provided by anyone declining health insurance coverage.
3. Paid holidays per church policy.
4. After completion of probationary period, 10 personal days to be used as either paid sick time or vacation days.

 Church History/Vision

Magnolia Bible Church History and Vision

Magnolia Bible Church (MBC) was founded 16 years ago as a church plant by Cypress Bible Church, Tomball Bible Church and Faith Bible Church.  Today we have about 350 or so members and regular attendees.  It began as a Bible study led by Scot Wall the son of Dr. Joe Wall, who served as pastor at Spring Branch Community Church and later at Cypress Bible Church. 

Pastor Scot has been a wonderful, compassionate teacher/leader since our beginning and we’re not losing him but rather sending him out as a missionary to our Texas State Legislature where he will serve in a chaplain type role.  We’re excited for him and are supporting/partnering with him. 

MBC’s history began as a Bible study that met in a home and grew into a small church meeting in a community center for 10 years until we built our own facility in 2012.  Today we have a 33,500 sq/ft multi-functional facility situated on the front 5 acres of a 10 acre tract of beautiful wooded property.  Our facility has plenty of parking and is located on a key road very accessible to the Magnolia area.  We hold our Sunday morning services in the main auditorium which can seat 500 and also serves as a basketball/volley ball court.  We have wonderful facilities for our youth/student ministry, children’s ministry and administration.  We have two fully functioning kitchens, library and adult Sunday school classrooms. 

MBC is an elder led church.  The pastor serves as an elder and reports to the elders.  We have male and female “Servant Leaders” who function as deacons and head our various ministries which include worship/AV, prayer, men’s, women’s, children’s and student/youth ministries as well as missions.  MBC is a non-denominational, conservative evangelical church that stresses a personal relationship with Jesus Christ; seeks to teach people God’s word and apply it to their lives; encourages them to use their time, talents and treasures to serve God’s Kingdom and prepare for the judgment seat of Christ. 

MBC has a lean full time paid staff which includes the senior pastor, student/youth pastor and our college/career pastor and therefore depends heavily on the volunteer support of our thriving men’s, women’s and student/youth ministries to serve our staff and elders.  We also have two part time administrative secretaries who serve our staff. 

Our goal is to partner with other evangelical churches in our area to see that the 130,000 people living in our metro area come to a personal relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ.  We are active in world missions and many in our church are actively involved in short term mission trips.  MBC, by tradition is a grace oriented, compassionate and giving church that strives to avoid legalism and divisions over non salvation issues.  We seek to teach people not to hide from this dark world but rather be a light, serving in our community and their sphere of influence using God’s power and Word.