General Information
Job Title:
Pastor/Director of Student Ministries: Village Seven Presbyterian Church
Job Description:
Duties and Responsibilities:
A. Implement V7PC’s Philosophy of Ministry: Communicates Village Seven Presbyterian Church’s philosophy of ministry to students (care and nurture; teaching; discipling; reaching) to parents and the congregation as a whole; Uses articles, website, and other means to communicate to and educate parents on topics such as parenting, teaching students, understanding students.
B. Program Planning and Oversight: Direct the planning of Student Ministry programs and events; Oversee Student Ministry staff; interact with students and parents to get to know them and assess needs for providing relevant ministries.
- Coordinate and supervise all ministry needs (Sundays, midweek, and church-wide events)
- Develop and maintain doctrinally sound programs in a welcoming, student-friendly, and safe environment.
- Help lead and participate in all student ministry programs
C. Leadership: Provides leadership to the Student Ministry staff and volunteers through vision, strategic planning, budgeting, and implementation of church policies.
- Interview and train all student volunteers
- Lead youth staff meetings
- Lead student ministry team (consists of staff and a small group of volunteers)
- Be a member of the staff leadership team
- Attend monthly Session meetings
- Help recruit, interview, and lead summer staff
D. Leadership Development: Provide training and continuing education opportunities for staff and volunteers in areas like teaching, communicating with children and parents, classroom management, etc.
E. Recruiting: Assist the Youth staff and potential coordinators in recruiting volunteers for the various Student Ministries.
- Recruit and coordinate volunteers from within the church membership.
- Maintain appropriate adult/student ratios; prepare to teach/assist as needed.
- Maintain volunteer reminder system.
Position Qualifications:
Experience/Other:
- At least five years of youth or college ministry experience including curriculum selection, leading youth staff, volunteer recruiting, and large event organization.
- A strong call to develop and shepherd adults to disciple students in a way that they grow to be Christ-changed, hope-filled, productive adults.
- Love for students and a desire to see them grow in their faith.
- Church membership, including a commitment to Village Seven’s vision and mission.
- Desire to grow in personal faith through faithful attendance in Sunday morning worship.
Minimum Requirements:
Faith: This position must be held by an individual who is an active, practicing evangelical Christian who is committed to the church’s vision and mission, agrees with our Statement of Faith, and subscribes to the Westminster Confession and Catechisms. There is no other background that can substitute for this requirement.
Education: Degree in student ministry or comparable experience (5+ years) in student, college discipleship. For a pastoral position, a seminary degree and ordained or in the process of ordination.
Application Deadline
11/30/2025
Job Type:
Full Time
Salary Range:
$71k-$90k
General Information
Church/Organization Name
Village Seven Presbyterian Church
Contact Name & Contact Info
Industry
Church
Denomination
Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)
City, State
Colorado Springs, CO
Description of Organization
Village Seven Presbyterian Church (V7PC) is a body of believers in Colorado Springs on mission to make and equip joyful disciples of Jesus Christ, who live out and proclaim the gospel in Colorado Springs, the West, and the World.
V7PC is a member of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), founded in 1972, and is the largest church (over 1400 members) in the Rocky Mountain Presbytery (Colorado, Wyoming, Montana). In the last five decades, V7PC has planted four PCA churches in the Colorado Springs area in addition to helping start and support several city-wide ministries.
Our Sunday morning worship reflects the Reformed faith and combines a diverse range of music with rich liturgy. We enjoy utilizing modern music as well as music written centuries ago in a dynamic, specially arranged, and orchestrated way that best reflects our passion for worship and our unique style.
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