Overview

Lakeview Church is looking for a dynamic leader to give leadership to our youth ministry. We have an incredible team of volunteers who are eager to work alongside a new Youth Pastor to help our students trust and follow Jesus. Our youth ministry has been growing and we need a strong leader to steward this momentum. This is a great opportunity to join a healthy pastoral team in serving the families of our church.

Visit our website, scroll down and click on the Youth Pastor job posting to view the full job description and see what Saskatoon has to offer you!

LAKEVIEW MISSION AND POSTURES

Our Mission: Joining God in the Renewal of All Things.

Our Postures:

Backward: Locating ourselves in God’s story.

Forward: Anticipating God’s movements.

Inward: Creating sacred space to encounter God.

Outward: Collaborating with God locally and globally.

 

POSITION PROFILE

Position Overview

The Youth Pastor is responsible for leading all Lakeview Youth ministries (grades 6 to 12) as part of the collective ministry strategy at Lakeview Church. They will collaborate with our Pastoral team, working closely with our Youth Ministry Associate.

Lakeview Youth Vision: Helping each other trust and follow Jesus.

Position Terms: Full-time Permanent. Salary to be negotiated.

Expected Hours of Work: 40 to 45 hours per week

Minimum Education and Job Related Experience Requirements:

  • High School Diploma
  • Experience leading a youth ministry, developing leaders and providing pastoral care.

Preferred Education and Job Related Experience Achievements:

  • Bible College Degree.
  • Multiple years working full-time in youth ministry.

 

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Nurturing Spiritual Formation

  • Oversee strategies to engage students with God’s story.
  • Oversee strategies for guiding students in spiritual practices.
  • Develop strategies for integrating students into the life of Lakeview.
  • Oversee youth baptisms and confirmation with Family Formation Pastor.

Leader Development

  • Recruit, train, and develop a team of volunteers.
  • Provide pastoral care and support to volunteers.
  • Cultivate community among volunteers.
  • Develop student leaders.

Community Building

  • Cultivate an inclusive and hospitable environment where all students feel like they belong.
  • Cultivate community among students from Lakeview families.
  • Create opportunities for students from beyond Lakeview to connect in community.
  • Nurture small group connections as the primary space of community for students and leaders.
  • Provide pastoral care and support to students.

Creative Programming

  • Organize program logistics, communication, and administration.
  • Provide age appropriate experiences for JrHigh and SrHigh students.
  • Ensure that all programming is in compliance with Plan to Protect.

 

REQUIRED BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS

Spiritual Maturity: Living out a growing relationship with Jesus and showing signs of maturity and transformation in the form of the fruit of the Spirit.

Emotional Stability: Incorporating healthy habits and rhythms to maintain a balanced emotional demeanour capable of leading through stressful or escalated situations.

Leadership: Discerning direction, casting vision, and aligning people, priorities, and programs with our ministry priorities and the way of Jesus.

Planning and Organizing: Determining goals and priorities and assessing the actions, time, and resources needed to achieve those goals.

Developing People: Reviewing and analyzing others’ strengths and weaknesses, to identify their talents, gifts, and development needs, and training, enhancing, and empowering them appropriately.

Community Building: Mobilizing people into shared experiences and helping others form new relational bonds.

Delegating: Assigning responsibilities and authority to the right people, taking their interests, ambitions, development and competency into account. Following up on delegated tasks.

Innovative Power: Directing one’s energy toward initiating new strategies, programs, and initiatives.

Compelling Communication: Sharing ideas and insights in a way that is captivating and formative for the audience.

Creativity: Coming up with original ideas and solutions, adopting points of view outside the usual parameters.

 

APPLICATION

If, after prayerful consideration, you feel called to this position we want to hear from you. Please submit the following to resumes@lakeviewchurch.com with the subject “Youth Pastor”:

  • A cover letter expressing why you are interested and how your experiences have prepared you for this ministry.
  • Your comprehensive resume.
  • Your faith story.
  • Your philosophy of ministry.

Applications will be received until a suitable candidate is found.

To apply for this job email your details to resumes@lakeviewchurch.com.

About Lakeview Free Methodist Church

Lakeview Church's mission is Joining God in the Renewal of all things. We have been active in Saskatoon for over 100 years and are a part of the Free Methodist Church, a worldwide movement with historical ties to the abolishment of slavery, early advocation of women's rights, child labour reform and the establishment of hospitals and schools.

Our church community is wonderfully diverse and passionate. We have people of all ages and stages who come from a variety of cultural backgrounds. Our average attendance at our worship services is approximately 500 people. Sunday worship services and Home Church are the central expression of church life at Lakeview. We value gathering as a collective community, and we also value cultivating deep relationships.