PURPOSE:

The College & Young Adults Pastor (CYAP) inspires college students and young adults, with a specific emphasis to men, toward deeper involvement and community at F/C, providing them with the next steps to get there. This includes ministry execution, teaching, ministry planning, facilitating gatherings, and providing care.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Responsibility #1: Facilitate regular College Gatherings and Groups

Plan, develop, promote, communicate, teach, and lead regularly scheduled gatherings for College Students.
Identify, develop, and equip leaders to lead college students in discipleship and community.
Direct systems of assimilation for College Students to participate in ministry-specific groups.

Responsibility #2: Facilitate regular Young Adult Events and Groups

Plan, develop, promote, communicate, teach, and lead regularly scheduled gatherings for Young Adults.
Identify, develop, and equip leaders to lead Young Adult groups in discipleship and community.
Direct systems of assimilation for Young Adults to participate in groups.

Responsibility #3: Direct Discipleship of College Students and Young Adults

Provide ongoing pastoral care and spiritual counseling for College Students and Young Adults in the ministry and larger community through systems of regular meetings.
Execute a leadership development system of recruitment, equipping, and ongoing resourcing for leaders and volunteers to be key influencers to those in the ministry.
Participate in Groups Ministry communication, planning, training, and initiatives.
Direct the Summer Internship Program to encourage participants’ spiritual growth, vocational aspiration, and leadership development, while involving them in our church’s ministries.

Responsibility #4: Connect unconnected College Students and Young Adults to the

Ministries

Maintain and grow an on-campus presence at local colleges and universities.
Identify and engage college students and young adults who attend weekly worship services yet are not connected to the ministries, and execute strategies to connect them.
Utilize effective communication to promote and champion the ministries and stories.

Responsibility #5: Assist in the organization of trips and events for discipleship

Participate in scheduling, promotion, communication, and coordination of mission trips and potential additional trips, retreats, community service events, and/or conferences for college and young adults.
Demonstrate that missions are a high priority within the ministries, modeling and fostering a strong commitment to both local and global missions.

Responsibility #6: Evaluate the ministry and manage the budget

Evaluate the key performance indicators for the ministry and manage the budget.
Report findings, diagnose problems, and find solutions.

Location

Jackson, Mississippi

Department

Groups

Employment Type

Full-Time

Fondren Church

College & Young Adults Pastor