Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Student Pastor Job Description

First Baptist Church of Beverly Hills, FL

The Student Pastor will lead our student team in shepherding and discipling our students (grades 6-12) to love God, neighbor and one another. This position is part-time (20 hours per week) and structured with both fixed hours and flexible ministry hours.

Ministry Philosophy

“For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.”

-1st Corinthians 2:2

The heartbeat of our student ministry is the  gospel of Jesus Christ . The Student Pastor’s role in a small church is in many ways an evangelistic disciple-maker. That means he should consistently and faithfully proclaim Christ crucified, risen, and reigning. This philosophy means:

We want our student ministry to be the best part of the week for teenagers; a place where they meet their friends to learn, worship, and have fun together through Christ-centered community.

Students in our church are taught to orient their lives around a desire to  first  know Jesus and enjoy His presence. Everything we do (games, music, events, teaching) should flow out of a deep conviction and joy from knowing Jesus as Lord. We are here to partner with parents as their student grows into a disciple of Jesus.

Weekly Rhythm (20 hours per week)

Sunday (8:00am–11:00am)

• Teach  BH Students Small Group
• Shepherd and engage students/families during Sunday morning services

Monday (10:00am–3:00pm)

• Attend weekly staff meeting (10:30am)
• Private mentoring and accountability meeting with Senior Pastor
• Planning, communication, and follow-up work from Sunday

Wednesday (1:00pm–8:00pm)

• Once a month: attend Executive Council meeting at 1:00pm
• Prepare Wednesday night sermon, organize volunteers, plan games/music/program
• Lead Wednesday night  BH Students (5:30pm–8:00pm), including: a 15-minute self-written sermon and Games, music, fellowship, and discipleship

Flex Hours (7 hrs/week)

These hours are self-managed but must be  logged and reported weekly . Typical uses include:

• Visiting the local high school or middle school, attending student events (games, graduations, concerts)
• Counseling or discipling students
• Collaboration with local churches or in our association
• Vision planning and sermon prep
• Outreach and evangelism with families

What Success Looks Like

• Planning & Communication
• Plan engaging activities that connect students to Christ and one another
• Learn and utilize  Planning Center for logging group meetings, scheduling, and event coordination
• Maintain frequent communication with students and families through newsletters, announcements, and updates
• Manage and update BH Students social media channels with ministry highlights and information

• Teaching & Discipleship
• Lead Sunday morning small group using curriculum provided
• Write and deliver a 20-minute sermon each Wednesday
• Build lasting friendships with students and leaders
• Create a safe, welcoming space where students belong

• Evangelism & Outreach
• Serve as an evangelist by intentionally inviting students and families into the life of the church
• Build presence in the community through school visits and student events

• Collaboration & Accountability
• Attend Monday staff meeting and weekly mentoring session with Senior Pastor
• Participate in major church events and ministry initiatives as needed
• Recruit and train adult/student leaders to serve in student ministry

• Safety & Communication Standards
• Communicate with students only through  open, church-approved channels (no private texting, DMs, or one-on-one closed communication)
• Ensure compliance with child safety guidelines
• Must personally attend Sexual Abuse and Misconduct training on his own and train all student leaders to comply with guidelines.

Lifestyle Expectations

Student Pastors often serve in the role of a student ministry leader while not necessarily being a Pastor/Elder to the whole congregation. However, we would like for someone in this role to have the hope of eventually becoming an Elder able to lead the church as a whole. For this reason, we are looking for our candidate who is qualified to one day oversee the flock according to scripture. The qualifications for that role is found in 1st Timothy 3:1-7:

[1] The saying is trustworthy: If anyone  aspires  to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.

[2] Therefore an overseer must be  above reproach  ,  the husband of one wife  , sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable,  able to teach  , [3] not a drunkard, not violent but gentle,  not quarrelsome, not a lover of money  .* [4] He must  manage his own household well  , with all dignity keeping his children submissive, [5] for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church? [6] He must  not be a recent convert  , or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. [7] Moreover, he must be  well thought of by outsiders *, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil. (ESV)

• v1 Must  desire  the office of pastor/elder/overseer.
• v2 Must  demonstrate  excellent Christian character.
• v2 Must be unmarried, or currently married to his first and only wife.
• v2 Must be  respected  as a teacher.
• v3 Must have an easy temperament, not prone to vice of money or pride.
• v4-5 Must  disciple  his own household. We cannot expect anyone to have a perfect family, but we do expect our pastors to be actively leading their family spiritually.
• v6 Must not be a new believer who sees his role as a status symbol.
• v7 Must not have an ongoing public record of misconduct (whether among our community or the state) which would disqualify him from ministry.

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Expectations From Our Local Church

Besides those expectations given in Scripture, we as a church, ask that the student pastor satisfy these expectations as well:

• Be an active member of  First Baptist Church of Beverly Hills, FL
• Model a Christ-centered life and lead students by example
• Safeguard our children and congregation by every means possible from abuse, both real and apparent.
• Submit weekly flex-hour reports to the Senior Pastor
• Prioritize discipleship and leadership development over entertainment-driven programming
• Build healthy relationships with students, parents, and leaders
• Take an active interest in the spiritual life of our church as a whole
• Take steps to grow spiritually as a disciple of Jesus with the church body

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