Pastor of Families & Teaching Pastor @ The Journey Church NYC

Pastor of Families/Teaching Pastor @ The Journey Church in NYC

Location: The Journey Church NYC (in Manhattan)

Job Type: Full-Time

Compensation: Competitive Salary – $75k range – life-stage, experience and expenses taken into consideration

Education: Master’s (or Equivalent) Preferred

Schedule: Sunday-Thursday (occasional evenings required)

To Apply: Send your resume along with a cover letter that includes answers to the four questions (listed below) to GreatStaff@JourneyNYC.com.  Sorry, applications received in any other format cannot be considered.

About Us:

The Journey is an established 20-year-old Baptist church plant in New York City (Manhattan), planted by a former North America Mission Board missionary, and currently meets in Times Square.  The Journey has baptized 4,000+ people during its first 24 years.

The Journey’s mission is to give the people of New York City the best opportunity to become fully developing followers of Jesus. The Journey has multiple in-person services each week as well as Church Online and we’re looking to expand our team with someone who shares our vision.  The Journey cooperates with the Baptist Convention of New York.

www.JourneyNYC.com

About the Role:
We’re looking for an “A” player to fill the role of Pastor of Families & Teaching Pastor at The Journey Church NYC.

This staff position would oversee our vibrant family ministry – working closely with parents and families (birth-5th grade) to invest in the spiritual development of our next generation.  An important part of this position is identifying and raising up new volunteers on our Journey Kidz Team and investing in and developing the current volunteers.

We are looking for an experienced, energetic leader who is ready to live in NYC, work hard, grow as a pastor and leader in this important role on our staff and make a tremendous difference for Jesus Christ in one of the most important cities in the world!

This role is ideal for someone with the gift of leadership, growing teams and communication – and who wants to develop as a minister and grow with the church. The position is available immediately.

Must be willing to relocate to Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens or nearby (within 30 min commute by public transportation).  Highly competitive salary.  Details and benefits will be discussed after resume and cover letter are received.

Key Responsibilies & Requirements:

Leadership, growth and innovation of The Journey’s children’s ministry – Birth through 5th-Grade and helping develop effective age-graded ministries for middle school and high school.

Leading the Sunday Journey Kidz experience on Sundays and planning and leading family events during the week (at least 2 a month).
Recruiting leaders and providing oversight for Growth Groups each semester (specifically related to family / parent oriented groups).
Being part of our teaching team and teaching 6-10 times a year.
Requires the ability to lead teams effectively, to raise up new leaders at a rapid rate and to communicate clearly.
Organizational and administrative skills are a must.
Must be extremely hard-working and bring a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the table.
Other desired characteristics include strong interpersonal skills; growing leader; team builder; sense of humor; risk-taker (seminary not required).
What We Offer:

Competitive Salary
Paid time off
Insurance options
Fun, fast-paced, mission-driven work environment
Casual dress and a supportive team culture
The opportunity to make an eternal impact!

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To Be Considered: Email your resume accompanied with a COVER LETTER that thoughtfully answers these four questions to GreatStaff@JourneyNYC.com.

The cover letter should be personalized for this position and should answer 4 questions:

(1) Why are you interested in this position?

(2) Have you read any of the following books by The Journey’s Founding Pastor Nelson Searcy?

·         Activate: An Entirely New Approach to Small Groups

·         Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into Fully Engaged Members of Your Church

·         Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers

(3) Why would you feel comfortable relocating to New York City?

(4) What about you makes you stand out from other candidates for this position?

*Also – if you have a recent video/audio of you teaching in front of a group (large or small) – please include that along with your resume and cover letter.

Again – please send your cover letter and resume to GreatStaff@JourneyNYC.com.

Only applications sent to GreatStaff@JourneyNYC.com with an up-to-date resume and a cover letter that answers all four questions will be considered.  No applications in any other format will be reviewed.