Opportunities at Current

Director of Student Ministry

Reports to Executive Director, Full-Time

Summary

Exciting opportunity for a strategic, gospel-oriented self-starter to build up a quickly growing youth ministry within a thriving church in Silicon Valley. This position is charged with intentionally cultivating a robust community of youth who know and love Jesus, equipping them to navigate the post-Christian area they live in with truth and grace.

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The Director of Student Ministry is responsible for the growth and spiritual formation of Current’s MS & HS-aged students, aiming to bring students into the faith via gospel-centered community and teaching them to live for God’s kingdom first.

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This is a full-time staff leadership position, with potential to hold a Pastoral title given the right experience or qualifications. Salary to be determined by experience and expertise. 

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About Current

Current Silicon Valley is a nine-year-old growing church startup of over 500 people. We are a young, multi-ethnic community filled with professionals working in tech - many of whom come to Silicon Valley to find career success and are finding life change through Jesus, learning to put the kingdom first in all they do. In a very post-Christian area, our mission is to love God, love one another, and love the world. By God’s grace, we’ve seen many (including those who described themselves as atheist or “anti-church”) put their faith in Jesus. The harvest is plentiful, and we’re praying for more laborers!

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Key Objectives For The Role

1. Oversee and structure all Youth programming in a holistic, strategic manner to reach three key groups of students (and their families):

• Curious: students who are exploring who Jesus is and/or whose families don’t regularly attend church
• Convinced: those who have put their faith in the Lord and need to grow
• Contagious Contributor – those eagerly invested, desiring to grow in faith and be equipped for ministry. This includes helping them actively serve & reach their friends.

2. Make reaching new families a priority. Cast the vision for the students to welcome newcomers warmly and make invitations to friends who do not regularly go to church. Lead & model this!

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3. Implement age-appropriate programs for the spiritual growth of MS & HS students:

• Make gospel-focused curriculum decisions to help students learn the gospel through the Bible, discussing how it is applied in real life, getting to know Jesus in relationship, and that all stories point to Him
• Define goals for each age group and season as the ministry grows

4. Recruit, train & lead a team of volunteers to carry out the vision of Current Youth

• Train and mentor Youth volunteers to invest relationally in Current’s students
• Recruit, onboard, & manage gospel-believing adult volunteers, ensuring they are aligned theologically with Current

5. Equip parents/caretakers to be primary faith nurturers, helping our youth believe and learn to live out the gospel in real life. Encourage families to live for Jesus in Silicon Valley. Seek opportunities to create Christ-centered community for the youth families.

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6. Manage & improve student ministry-related operations & administration. This includes but is not limited to: newcomer follow-up, volunteer engagement, training, communication, curriculum prep, activity logistics and culture.

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7. Other duties as discussed – team player in startup environment! This position will be asked to help with projects outside of the student space. We have a fun but also a fast-paced, high capacity working environment. We seek to cultivate a team player mindset among our staff.

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Qualifications

• Strong, growing personal relationship with Jesus
• BA or BS from an accredited university
• A life-long learner with a teachable spirit
• A student of culture with the ability to connect with people of all faith traditions, political persuasions, socio-economic situations, races, orientations, and backgrounds
• Effectively develops personal relationships, with spiritual maturity to disciple students and team members
• Proven ability to identify, recruit, train, and empower volunteers, aligning them to the broader church vision
• Flexibility in a startup ministry environment
• Some theological training & teaching experience preferred

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General Ministerial Duties Include:

• Sharing the Gospel message with clarity
• Teaching youth lessons & organizing religious initiatives
• Praying and giving spiritual advice for others
• Leading others to worship through acts of service & use of gifts

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Staff Guidelines:

• Maintain a personal, growing relationship with Jesus and understanding of our personal need for the gospel
• Live out our faith & Current’s values to be authentic, accessible, expectant, missional, and generous
• Be immersed in the Current community relationally
• Take initiative & ownership of the mission to move people in the Silicon Valley toward Christ
• Be trustworthy and maintain confidentiality on private information