Pastor / Director of Children’s Ministry

Our Vision, Mission and Values
We envision “a world full of healthy local churches.”

We work toward that Vision by being laser-focused on spiritual maturity. Our mission is, “To help as many people become as much like Jesus Christ in the shortest time possible.” Grace Pointe is growing, changing, and learning to be a community where everyone can mature in Christ.

To help guide us in our Mission toward our Vision, we have 4 Core Values that make up the heart of our church:

• The Word is the Filter: The bible helps discern His voice.
• Pray at all Times: A running dialogue with Him keeps us on track.
• Love Shapes Character: Because God is Love.
• Go to Grow: The order matters.

To help accomplish our vision, mission and values, we're looking for a full-time Director of Children's Ministry at our campus in Plainfield, IL.  You can visit our website at gpp.church.

Questions the Successful Candidate Will Answer:

Main question: How can I lead our Children’s ministry to best disciple kids?

Secondary Question: How can I foster a team that helps me accomplish the answer to the main question?

The Ideal Candidate Will Be…

• Be humble and hard working
• In Love with God and His church
• Be theologically solid
• Be a leader of leaders
• A creative problem solver
• A good communicator- written and oral
• Able to work well on a team
• Tech capable
• A learner

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Cast Vision and Implement Strategy
• Lead the ministry in a way that practices our Core Values
• Recruit, Train, and Disciple Kids’ Ministry Team Leaders
• Recruit, Train, and Disciple teachers
• Coordinate with Facility Team (and others) on major and minor projects for Kids’ Ministry
• Manage the overall Kids’ Ministry Schedule & Coordinates with other GPP Ministries
• Develop /Maintain Policies & Procedures for Kids’ Ministry
• Manage the Kids’ Ministry Budget
• Manage Background Checks
• Oversee & Coordinate choice & procurement/development of curriculum
• Communicate with the church body as necessary.
• Ensure Kids’ Ministry portion of GPP website is accurate, up-to-date, and interesting
• Plan/Coordinate Special Events for Kids’ Ministry

Accountable to:

Campus Pastor