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Living Water Church of the Nazarene Children’s PastorJob Description

 

Job Title:                  Children’s Director or Pastor (depending upon the calling of the applicant) 

Job Status:               ChurchStaff 

Location:                 1550 Market St, San Diego, CA 

Reports to:               Lead Pastor, Living Water Church of the Nazarene

Purpose:                   Help develop and run a new after school program with special attention to children experiencing homelessness or living in low-income housing in downtown San Diego with the goal of showing the love and hospitality of Christ to the most vulnerable people in our community and integrating them into the life of our church.

Stipend:                    $500/month (90-day probationary period)

 

Responsibilities: 

·       Develop and run a mid-week children’s outreach ministry

o  Help us further develop our vision for this mid-week program 

o  Build a program that lives into the vision 

o  Help us think creatively and collaboratively to partner with local schools and organizations in order to find and fill holes in local services, recruit volunteers, and develop a strong and sustainable program that invites local children into the hospitality of Christ through the Church 

·       Oversee children’s programming for Sunday worship services

o  Intergenerational services leave 30-40 minutes of structured teaching time (during the sermon)

o  Manage curriculum for this time

o  Manage volunteers to help with this ministry of the church 

o  Get to know the children of the congregation and share the love of Christ with them 

·       Participate in and contribute to the larger life of the church 

o  Tasks and responsibilities will be shaped, in part, according to the gifts and passions of the applicant 

o  Tasks and responsibilities will also be shaped by the ever-changing needs and callings of a young church plant community 

 

Qualifications:

·       Experience working with children suffering poverty in an urban core (especially children who have experienced homelessness)

·       Bachelor’s degree in a related field

 

We are looking for: 

·       A Builder 

o  Someone who can lead the charge to build a program that does not yet exist 

o  Someone who can work independently, think critically, and manage complex systems and stressful situations

o  Someone with the maturity and patience to build slowly, survive “highs” and “lows”, and be flexible in an always-changing environment 

·       An Organizer 

o  Someone with the ability both to think creatively and to organize plans, thoughts, and people to run a children’s program consistently and efficiently 

o  Someone who can communicate needs and integrate this work into the larger life of the church 

o  Someone who can rally the church and community, building a strong core of volunteers 

·       A Teacher 

o  Someone with a heart for teaching children the basics of the faith

o  Someone who can competently manage curriculum, instilling within the children the rich stories of the holy scriptures 

o  Someone who can identify teachable moments, especially to show children that they are loved by God and the church 

 

If interested, please email Pastor Chris Nafis at chris@livingwaternazarene.com